In the 7 AM Hour: Larry O’Connor and Cassie Smedile discussed:

• WMAL GUEST 7:05 AM - INTERVIEW - MATT SCHLAPP - chairman of the American Conservative Union and CPAC

       TOPIC: React to State of the Union and CPAC coming up in Texas 

• NJ DEVILS CROWD GOES NUTS WHEN JACK HUGHES GOES OUT ON THE ICE IN HIS FIRST GAME BACK AFTER THE OLYMPICS.WMAL GUEST
• 7:35 AM - INTERVIEW - RON HALBER - Chief Executive Officer of the Jewish Community Relations Council of Greater Washington

       TOPIC:  Halber called out the political candidate questionnaire developed by the Democratic Socialists of America’s (DSA) Metro DC chapter for "encouraging the systematic erasure of Jewish and pro-Israel Americans from public life."

• Trump administration considers requiring banks to collect citizenship information

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Episode: Thursday, February 26, 2026 / 7 AM Hour