In the 6 AM Hour: Larry O’Connor and Cassie Smedile discussed:
Opinion | What We Can Learn From Southern Red States About Education - The New York Times
"CBS News Exclusive: An internal DHS document shows that less than 14% of nearly 400,000 individuals arrested by ICE in President Trump's first year back in power had violent criminal records. It's the most detailed look yet at who ICE has arrested. https://t.co/zMt5Y2vfCJ" / X

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Follow the Show Podcasts on Apple podcasts, Audible and Spotify.

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How to listen live weekdays from 5 to 9 AM: https://www.wmal.com/listenlive/

Episode: Friday, February 10, 2025 / 6 AM Hour

In the 6 AM Hour: Larry O&rsquo;Connor and Cassie Smedile discussed:
<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/09/opinion/red-states-good-schools.html?unlocked_article_code=1.K1A.hGAi.QpbdtKzj51Ke&amp;smid=url-share">Opinion | What We Can Learn From Southern Red States About Education - The New York Times</a></li>
<li><a href="https://x.com/camiloreports/status/2020852766155907297">"CBS News Exclusive: An internal DHS document shows that less than 14% of nearly 400,000 individuals arrested by ICE in President Trump's first year back in power had violent criminal records. It's the most detailed look yet at who ICE has arrested. https://t.co/zMt5Y2vfCJ" / X</a></li>
</ul>
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Episode: Friday, February 10, 2025 / 6 AM Hour

Enjoy O'Connor & Company from the nation's capital! Heard weekdays from 5am to 9am on WMAL in Washington, D.C.

Enjoy O'Connor &amp; Company from the nation's capital! Heard weekdays from 5am to 9am on WMAL in Washington, D.C.

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

Follow Larry on Apple Podcasts: http://apple.co/oconnorandcompany

"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>
Follow Larry on Apple Podcasts: <a href="http://apple.co/oconnorandcompany">http://apple.co/oconnorandcompany</a>

RED STATES KICKING BUTT IN EDUCATION, DEPORTATIONS AND IMMIGRATION NEWS

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In the 5 AM Hour: Larry O’Connor and Cassie Smedile discussed:
ABC News on X: "A former police chief who investigated Jeffrey Epstein in the mid-2000s told the FBI he had received a call from Donald Trump at the time to say "thank goodness you’re stopping him, everyone has known he’s been doing this," according to an FBI account. https://t.co/CElof3Q6Wv" / X"
Savannah Guthrie issued a desperate new plea for the return of her 84-year-old mother, Nancy, who was abducted from her Tucson home on Jan. 31 and remains without vital medication. https://t.co/TXmVdo58fr" / X

Where to find more about WMAL's morning show: 

Follow the Show Podcasts on Apple podcasts, Audible and Spotify.

Follow WMAL's "O'Connor and Company" on X: @WMALDC, @LarryOConnor,  @Jgunlock, @patricepinkfile, @CMSmedile and @heatherhunterdc. 

Facebook: WMALDC and Larry O'Connor

Instagram: WMALDC

Show Website: https://www.wmal.com/oconnor-company/

How to listen live weekdays from 5 to 9 AM: https://www.wmal.com/listenlive/

Episode: Friday, February 10, 2025 / 5 AM Hour 

In the 5 AM Hour: Larry O&rsquo;Connor and Cassie Smedile discussed:
<ul>
<li><a href="https://x.com/ABC/status/2021076859811717483">ABC News on X: "A former police chief who investigated Jeffrey Epstein in the mid-2000s told the FBI he had received a call from Donald Trump at the time to say "thank goodness you&rsquo;re stopping him, everyone has known he&rsquo;s been doing this," according to an FBI account. https://t.co/CElof3Q6Wv" / X</a><a href="https://x.com/FOX26Houston/status/2021147198017122349">"</a></li>
<li><a href="https://x.com/FOX26Houston/status/2021147198017122349">Savannah Guthrie issued a desperate new plea for the return of her 84-year-old mother, Nancy, who was abducted from her Tucson home on Jan. 31 and remains without vital medication. https://t.co/TXmVdo58fr" / X</a></li>
</ul>
Where to find more about WMAL's morning show:&nbsp;
Follow the Show Podcasts on<a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/oconnor-company/id1061727141"> Apple podcasts</a>,<a href="https://amzn.to/3sBvPqe"> Audible</a> and<a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/0GdK5LslF4wJCd4VQoRFd0"> Spotify</a>.
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Show Website:<a href="https://www.wmal.com/oconnor-company/"> https://www.wmal.com/oconnor-company/</a>
How to listen live weekdays from 5 to 9 AM:<a href="https://www.wmal.com/listenlive/"> https://www.wmal.com/listenlive/</a>
Episode: Friday, February 10, 2025 / 5 AM Hour&nbsp;

SNOW MELT IS COMING!!! 43 DEGREES...., TRUMP TURNED EPSTEIN IN, SAVANNAH GUTHRIE’S MOM UPDATE

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/a7b0bd27-d748-4fbe-ab3b-a6fa0049bcf6/clips/9dc2cec6-7412-4a31-b9e0-b3ed00f3c7bb/transcript

In the 7 AM Hour: Larry O’Connor and Cassie Smedlie discussed:
WMAL GUEST: 7:05 AM - INTERVIEW: MD DEL. LAUREN ARIKAN - Republican, District 7B, Harford County and member of the Maryland House Freedom Caucus

TOPIC: Discuss on people losing their power in Maryland thanks to Moore and the Dems energy policies
GOOD NEWS: SENATE REPUBLICANS ACTUALLY HELPED KILL A GAS POWERED LEAF BLOWER BAN ACROSS VIRGINIA:
Muslim state senator introduces Virginia bill defining Islamophobia as hate crime in assault cases
Northbound lanes of 14th Street NW in DC could 'collapse;' closed while repairs underway
Zohran Mamdani disses Catholics by breaking decades of tradition and skipping archbishop ceremony

Where to find more about WMAL's morning show: 

Follow the Show Podcasts on Apple podcasts, Audible and Spotify.

Follow WMAL's "O'Connor and Company" on X: @WMALDC, @LarryOConnor,  @Jgunlock, @patricepinkfile, @CMSmedile and @heatherhunterdc. 

Facebook: WMALDC and Larry O'Connor

Instagram: WMALDC

Show Website: https://www.wmal.com/oconnor-company/

How to listen live weekdays from 5 to 9 AM: https://www.wmal.com/listenlive/

Episode: Friday, February 10, 2025 / 7 AM Hour 

In the 7 AM Hour: Larry O&rsquo;Connor and Cassie Smedlie discussed:
<ul>
<li>WMAL GUEST: 7:05 AM - INTERVIEW: MD DEL. LAUREN ARIKAN - Republican, District 7B, Harford County and member of the Maryland House Freedom Caucus</li>
</ul>
TOPIC: Discuss on people losing their power in Maryland thanks to Moore and the Dems energy policies
<ul>
<li><a href="https://x.com/VASenateGOP/status/2020880750640582862">GOOD NEWS: SENATE REPUBLICANS ACTUALLY HELPED KILL A GAS POWERED LEAF BLOWER BAN ACROSS VIRGINIA:</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/muslim-state-senator-introduces-virginia-bill-defining-islamophobia-as-hate-crime-in-assault-cases/ar-AA1VBerh">Muslim state senator introduces Virginia bill defining Islamophobia as hate crime in assault cases</a></li>
<li><a href="https://wjla.com/news/local/northbound-lanes-of-14th-street-in-danger-of-collapse-closed-while-repairs-underway-sewer-water-main-break-southbound-thomas-circle-traffic">Northbound lanes of 14th Street NW in DC could 'collapse;' closed while repairs underway</a></li>
<li><a href="https://nypost.com/2026/02/09/us-news/nyc-mayor-zohran-mamdani-a-no-show-at-installation-of-archbishop-ronald-hicks/">Zohran Mamdani disses Catholics by breaking decades of tradition and skipping archbishop ceremony</a></li>
</ul>
Where to find more about WMAL's morning show:&nbsp;
Follow the Show Podcasts on<a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/oconnor-company/id1061727141"> Apple podcasts</a>,<a href="https://amzn.to/3sBvPqe"> Audible</a> and<a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/0GdK5LslF4wJCd4VQoRFd0"> Spotify</a>.
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How to listen live weekdays from 5 to 9 AM:<a href="https://www.wmal.com/listenlive/"> https://www.wmal.com/listenlive/</a>
Episode: Friday, February 10, 2025 / 7 AM Hour

MD DEL. LAUREN ARIKAN, OVER IN VIRGINIA:, SCARY ROAD CLOSURE IN DC, MAMDANI SNUBS CATHOLIC ARCHBISHOP

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/a7b0bd27-d748-4fbe-ab3b-a6fa0049bcf6/clips/85ba99bb-2156-4523-9b5a-b3ed00f19513/transcript

In the 8 AM Hour: Larry O’Connor and Cassie Smedile discussed:
WMAL GUEST: 8:05 AM - INTERVIEW - DR. MATTHEW SPALDING - Hillsdale

TOPIC: Dr. Spalding discusses the ideas behind the Declaration of Independence and the events that led to 1776, drawing from his new book, The Making of the American Mind: The Story of Our Declaration of Independence. 
WMAL GUEST: 8:35 AM - INTERVIEW - SEN. MARSHA BLACKBURN - 

TOPICS: Preview her Arctic Frost hearing Also, can discuss the DHS funding deadline

SOCIAL MEDIA: https://x.com/MarshaBlackburn
WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: ‘We’re Not Criminalizing the Unhoused’: How a Homeless Encampment and Drug Dealers Are Destroying a Local Condominium Complex and Turning Its Residents’ Lives Upside Down

Where to find more about WMAL's morning show: 

Follow the Show Podcasts on Apple podcasts, Audible and Spotify.

Follow WMAL's "O'Connor and Company" on X: @WMALDC, @LarryOConnor,  @Jgunlock, @patricepinkfile, @CMSmedile and @heatherhunterdc. 

Facebook: WMALDC and Larry O'Connor

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Show Website: https://www.wmal.com/oconnor-company/

How to listen live weekdays from 5 to 9 AM: https://www.wmal.com/listenlive/

Episode: Friday, February 10, 2025 / 8 AM Hour

In the 8 AM Hour: Larry O&rsquo;Connor and Cassie Smedile discussed:
<ul>
<li>WMAL GUEST: 8:05 AM - INTERVIEW - DR. MATTHEW SPALDING - Hillsdale</li>
</ul>
TOPIC: Dr. Spalding discusses the ideas behind the Declaration of Independence and the events that led to 1776, drawing from his new book, The Making of the American Mind: The Story of Our Declaration of Independence. 
<ul>
<li>WMAL GUEST: 8:35 AM - INTERVIEW -&nbsp;SEN. MARSHA BLACKBURN -&nbsp;</li>
</ul>
 TOPICS: Preview her Arctic Frost hearing&nbsp;Also, can discuss the DHS funding deadline
SOCIAL MEDIA: <a href="https://x.com/MarshaBlackburn">https://x.com/MarshaBlackburn</a>
<ul>
<li>WASHINGTON FREE BEACON:&nbsp;<a href="https://freebeacon.com/america/were-not-criminalizing-the-unhoused-how-a-homeless-encampment-and-drug-dealers-are-destroying-a-local-condominium-complex-and-turning-its-residents-lives-upside-do/">&lsquo;We&rsquo;re Not Criminalizing the Unhoused&rsquo;: How a Homeless Encampment and Drug Dealers Are Destroying a Local Condominium Complex and Turning Its Residents&rsquo; Lives Upside Down</a></li>
</ul>
Where to find more about WMAL's morning show:&nbsp;
Follow the Show Podcasts on<a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/oconnor-company/id1061727141"> Apple podcasts</a>,<a href="https://amzn.to/3sBvPqe"> Audible</a> and<a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/0GdK5LslF4wJCd4VQoRFd0"> Spotify</a>.
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Show Website:<a href="https://www.wmal.com/oconnor-company/"> https://www.wmal.com/oconnor-company/</a>
How to listen live weekdays from 5 to 9 AM:<a href="https://www.wmal.com/listenlive/"> https://www.wmal.com/listenlive/</a>
Episode: Friday, February 10, 2025 / 8 AM Hour

DR. MATTHEW SPALDING,  SEN. MARSHA BLACKBURN, HOMELESS ENCAMPMENT AND PRINCE GEORGES COUNTY APPEASEMENT IS DESTROYING AN APARTMENT COMPLEX IN MD

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/a7b0bd27-d748-4fbe-ab3b-a6fa0049bcf6/clips/e86b946e-b170-4d89-adbb-b3ed00f0835e/transcript

RED STATES KICKING BUTT IN EDUCATION, DEPORTATIONS AND IMMIGRATION NEWS

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