In the 6 AM hour, Larry O'Connor and Patrice Onwuka discussed:

• MEDIA CLAIMS DEBUNKED: Examining media claims that ICE detained a five-year-old in Minnesota, which DHS later clarified was a case of parental abandonment.

• VANCE IN MN: Vice President JD Vance visits Minneapolis to show support for federal agents following radical church protests.

• BETHESDA SQUATTER: Accused squatter Tamieka Goode is found guilty after taking over a $2.3 million home in an affluent Montgomery County neighborhood.

• STEM CELL BAN: The Trump administration halts the use of human fetal tissue in all NIH-funded research.

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Episode: Friday, January 23, 2026 / 6 AM Hour