In the 6 AM hour, Larry O'Connor and Bethany Mandel discussed:


ELECTION INTEGRITY:HANS VON SPAKOVSKY analyzes the FBI search of the Fulton County election hub and the legal battles over 2020 ballot access.


STOP THE SCAMS: President Trump nominates Colin McDonald as the first-ever Assistant Attorney General for National FRAUD Enforcement.


ICE BAN: A Maryland Senate committee passes a controversial bill that would end all ICE agreements with local law enforcement across the state.


MAKE BELIEVE: Governor Tim Walz dismisses reports of rampant Somali home health care fraud in Minnesota as "make-believe" despite evidence of shell companies.

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Episode: Thursday, January 29, 2026 / 6 AM Hour

In the 6 AM hour, Larry O'Connor and Bethany Mandel discussed:
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ELECTION INTEGRITY: HANS VON SPAKOVSKY analyzes the <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/fbi-agents-search-election-hub-in-fulton-county-georgia">FBI search</a> of the Fulton County election hub and the legal battles over 2020 ballot access.
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STOP THE SCAMS: President Trump nominates Colin McDonald as the <a href="https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-names-first-ever-fraud-czar-raising-concerns-of-politicized-investigations/ar-AA1VeLrL">first-ever Assistant Attorney General</a> for National FRAUD Enforcement.
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ICE BAN: A Maryland Senate committee passes a controversial bill that would <a href="https://foxbaltimore.com/news/local/judicial-proceedings-committee-passes-controversial-bill-end-ice-agreements-maryland-immigration">end all ICE agreements</a> with local law enforcement across the state.
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MAKE BELIEVE: Governor Tim Walz dismisses reports of rampant Somali <a href="https://x.com/RNCResearch/status/2016689702770794946">home health care fraud</a> in Minnesota as "make-believe" despite evidence of shell companies.
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Episode: Thursday, January 29, 2026 / 6 AM Hour

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O'Connor & Company

"O'Connor & Company" is Washington, D.C.'s popular morning-drive news-talk radio show on WMAL hosted by LARRY O'CONNOR with co-hosts JULIE GUNLOCK, PATRICE ONWUKA and executive producer HEATHER HUNTER. O’Connor and his team cover all of the top national and local news of the day, including interviews with top newsmakers in Washington, D.C. and around the country. The show airs weekdays in the Washington, D.C. area (DC, VA, MD, WV) from 5-9 AM EST on 105.9 FM, online at WMAL.com, on the WMAL App or on your Amazon Alexa. To join the conversation, check us out on Twitter check us out on Twitter @LarryOConnor @JGunlock @PatricePinkFile @HeatherHunterDC @WMALDC

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"O'Connor &amp; Company" is Washington, D.C.'s popular morning-drive news-talk radio show on WMAL hosted by LARRY O'CONNOR with co-hosts JULIE GUNLOCK, PATRICE ONWUKA and executive producer HEATHER HUNTER. O’Connor and his team cover all of the top national and local news of the day, including interviews with top newsmakers in Washington, D.C. and around the country. The show airs weekdays in the Washington, D.C. area (DC, VA, MD, WV) from 5-9 AM EST on 105.9 FM, online at <a href="http://www.wmal.com">WMAL.com</a>, on the <a href="https://www.wmal.com/listenlive/">WMAL App</a> or on your Amazon Alexa. To join the conversation, check us out on Twitter check us out on Twitter @LarryOConnor @JGunlock @PatricePinkFile @HeatherHunterDC @WMALDC<a href="https://www.cornerstonefirst.com/"></a>
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Hans von Spakovsky, National Fraud Czar, Maryland’s ICE Ban

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