In the 7 AM hour, Larry O'Connor and Bethany Mandel discussed:

• BEARING WITNESS: Phelim McAleer and Ann McElhinney preview their play featuring testimonies from Hamas attack survivors.

• COMMUNIST CAPTURE: XI VAN FLEET warns about the hidden history of how democracies lose resilience through cultural capture.

• BORDER CZAR: President Trump deploys Tom Homan to Minneapolis amid deadly ICE clashes and obstruction from state officials.

• DHS DEFICIT: Senator Mark Warner announces he is voting no on DHS funding while ICE agents face organized harassment.

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Episode: Tuesday, January 27, 2026 / 7 AM Hour