WMAL GUEST: 8:15 AM - INTERVIEW - MELISSA ROBEY - Founder, We Back Blue
WEBSITE:https://webackblue.com/
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Virginia House repeals eligibility restrictions to veteran tuition benefits.
Virginia's House of Delegates voted unanimously Friday to restore free college tuition at state schools for families of veterans who were killed or seriously disabled while on active duty. The House bill now goes to the Senate, which is expected to take up the issue on Monday. Its future in the Senate is unclear.

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Episode: Monday, July 1, 2024 / 8 AM Hour 

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<li aria-level="1">WMAL GUEST: 8:15 AM - INTERVIEW - MELISSA ROBEY - Founder, We Back Blue</li>
<li aria-level="1">WEBSITE: <a href="https://webackblue.com/">https://webackblue.com/</a></li>
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<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/virginia-house-repeals-eligibility-restrictions-to-veteran-tuition-benefits/3652830/">Virginia House repeals eligibility restrictions to veteran tuition benefits.</a></li>
<li aria-level="1">Virginia's House of Delegates voted unanimously Friday to restore free college tuition at state schools for families of veterans who were killed or seriously disabled while on active duty. The House bill now goes to the Senate, which is expected to take up the issue on Monday. Its future in the Senate is unclear.</li>
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Episode: Monday, July 1, 2024 / 8 AM Hour 
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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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Melissa Robey on  Restoring Free College Tuition for Veterans in Virginia

In the 5 AM Hour: Larry O’Connor and Patrice Onwuka discussed:
Trump signs order outlining plans to make DC 'safe and beautiful'
Trump pulls Rep. Elise Stefanik's nomination to be US ambassador to UN amid tight GOP House majority
Ari Fleischer on X: "No one is talking about this part of the Signal call, but in many ways it’s the most important revelation. European Navy ships are militarily incapable of defending against Houthi attacks. A rag tag militia built by Iran is stronger than French, British, etc navies. Disgraceful 


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Episode: Friday, March 28, 2025 / 5 AM Hour 

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In the 5 AM Hour: Larry O&rsquo;Connor and Patrice Onwuka discussed:
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<li><a href="https://justthenews.com/government/white-house/trump-signs-executive-order-outlining-plans-make-washington-dc-safe-and?utm_source=mux&amp;utm_medium=social-media&amp;utm_campaign=social-media-autopost">Trump signs order outlining plans to make DC 'safe and beautiful'</a></li>
<li><a href="https://justthenews.com/government/congress/trump-pull-rep-elise-stefaniks-nomination-be-us-ambassador-united-nations">Trump pulls Rep. Elise Stefanik's nomination to be US ambassador to UN amid tight GOP House majority</a><a href="https://x.com/AriFleischer/status/1905234470266912830"></a></li>
<li><a href="https://x.com/AriFleischer/status/1905234470266912830">Ari Fleischer on X: "No one is talking about this part of the Signal call, but in many ways it&rsquo;s the most important revelation. European Navy ships are militarily incapable of defending against Houthi attacks. A rag tag militia built by Iran is stronger than French, British, etc navies. Disgraceful&nbsp;</a></li>
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Episode: Friday, March 28, 2025 / 5 AM Hour&nbsp;
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Cherry Blossom Bloom Is Here, Trump’s EO on DC, Stefanik Stays in House, SignalGate

In the 6 AM Hour: Larry O’Connor and Patrice Onwuka discussed:
WMAL GUEST: 6:05 AM - INTERVIEW - SEAN KENNEDY - President of Virginians 4 Safe Communities – discussed top MS-13 Leader Arrested by FBI 
SOCIAL MEDIA: https://x.com/VA4SafeComm
Top MS-13 leader arrested in Dale City, Virginia after months of surveillance, FBI says
Walz Urges Democrats to Double Down on DEI and Immigration / X
"Tim Walz: "We got ourselves into this mess because we did NOT embrace immigrants, wokeness, and DEI"
WMAL GUESTS: 6:35 AM - INTERVIEW - COLT BLACK - Frederick County School Board MemberINTERVIEW - TYSON LANGHOFER - Alliance Defending Freedom senior counsel and director of the Center for Academic Freedom
.Frederick County Board of Education member Colt Black's language at a January meeting did not constitute a federal Title IX violation, an independent investigation found
.ADF attorneys send letter to MD school board demanding end to unconstitutional lawfare 


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Episode: Friday, March 28, 2025 / 6 AM Hour 

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In the 6 AM Hour: Larry O&rsquo;Connor and Patrice Onwuka discussed:
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<li>WMAL GUEST: 6:05 AM - INTERVIEW - SEAN KENNEDY - President of Virginians 4 Safe Communities &ndash; discussed top MS-13 Leader Arrested by FBI </li>
<li>SOCIAL MEDIA:&nbsp;<a href="https://x.com/VA4SafeComm">https://x.com/VA4SafeComm</a></li>
<li><a href="https://wjla.com/news/local/fbi-top-ms-13-leader-arrested-in-virginia-attorney-general-pam-bondi-fbi-director-kash-patel-governor-glenn-youngkin-manassas-fbi-field-office-recent-criminal-operation-donald-trump-truth-social-gang-members#">Top MS-13 leader arrested in Dale City, Virginia after months of surveillance, FBI says</a><a href="https://x.com/i/trending/1905538431297454381"></a></li>
<li><a href="https://x.com/i/trending/1905538431297454381">Walz Urges Democrats to Double Down on DEI and Immigration / X</a><a href="https://x.com/EndWokeness/status/1905412156889464883"></a></li>
<li><a href="https://x.com/EndWokeness/status/1905412156889464883">"Tim Walz: "We got ourselves into this mess because we did NOT embrace immigrants, wokeness, and DEI"</a></li>
<li>WMAL GUESTS: 6:35 AM - INTERVIEW - COLT BLACK - Frederick County School Board MemberINTERVIEW - TYSON LANGHOFER - Alliance Defending Freedom senior counsel and director of the Center for Academic Freedom</li>
<li>.<a href="https://www.facebook.com/fredericknewspost/posts/pfbid02KyH8p6JyXLJ52wMRjWxzYCdT8C5J9gyLr3orGLVdzo7MARGLjuSwgDByNWr68T6cl">Frederick County Board of Education member Colt Black's language at a January meeting did not constitute a federal Title IX violation, an independent investigation found</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.facebook.com/fredericknewspost/posts/pfbid02KyH8p6JyXLJ52wMRjWxzYCdT8C5J9gyLr3orGLVdzo7MARGLjuSwgDByNWr68T6cl">.</a><a href="https://adfmedia.org/press-release/adf-attorneys-send-letter-md-school-board-demanding-end-unconstitutional-lawfare/">ADF attorneys send letter to MD school board demanding end to unconstitutional lawfare&nbsp;</a></li>
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Episode: Friday, March 28, 2025 / 6 AM Hour&nbsp;
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Sean Kennedy, Stuff Tim Walz Says, Colt Black, ADF’s Tyson Langhofer 

In the 7 AM Hour: Larry O’Connor and Patrice Onwuka discussed:
Elon Musk, DOGE team offer unprecedented peek behind the curtain of Trump's cost-cutting department
FULL INTERVIEW: https://x.com/BillMelugin_/status/1905433354658611430


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Episode: Friday, March 28, 2025 / 7 AM Hour 

In the 7 AM Hour: Larry O&rsquo;Connor and Patrice Onwuka discussed:
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<li><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/media/elon-musk-doge-team-offer-unprecedented-peak-behind-curtain-trumps-cost-cutting-department">Elon Musk, DOGE team offer unprecedented peek behind the curtain of Trump's cost-cutting department</a></li>
<li>FULL INTERVIEW:&nbsp;<a href="https://x.com/BillMelugin_/status/1905433354658611430">https://x.com/BillMelugin_/status/1905433354658611430</a></li>
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Episode: Friday, March 28, 2025 / 7 AM Hour&nbsp;
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Melissa Robey on Restoring Free College Tuition for Veterans in Virginia

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