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

In the 7 AM hour, Larry O'Connor and Bethany Mandel discussed:
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BEARING WITNESS: Phelim McAleer and Ann McElhinney preview their <a href="https://www.kennedy-center.org/whats-on/explore-by-genre/theater/2025-2026/unreported-story-society-october-7/">play</a> featuring testimonies from Hamas attack survivors.
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COMMUNIST CAPTURE: XI VAN FLEET warns about the <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Made-America-History-Communist-Greatest/dp/1546009345">hidden history</a> of how democracies lose resilience through cultural capture.
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BORDER CZAR: President Trump deploys Tom Homan to Minneapolis amid <a href="https://x.com/BillMelugin_/status/1883366174366511351">deadly ICE clashes</a> and obstruction from state officials.
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DHS DEFICIT: Senator Mark Warner announces he is <a href="https://x.com/MarkWarner/status/1883403631384498416">voting no on DHS funding</a> while ICE agents face organized harassment.
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Episode: Tuesday, January 27, 2026 / 7 AM Hour

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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

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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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October 7 Survivor Testimonies, the CCP Threat, Tom Homan Sent to Minneapolis

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