In the 5 AM Hour: Larry O’Connor andCassie Smedile discussed:
New poll indicates 71 percent of Republicans want GOP leaders to follow Trump’s leadership
Supreme Court litigator convicted of tax evasion over income from high-stakes poker
Cuban Coast Guard Opens Fire on U.S.-Registered Speedboat, Four Killed
Pope Leo XIV urges priests not to use AI for sermons, says sermons should be a matter of careful reflection, not the work of neural networks.

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Episode: Thursday, February 26, 2026 / 5 AM Hour 

In the 5 AM Hour: Larry O&rsquo;Connor and Cassie Smedile discussed:
<ul>
<li>New poll indicates 71 percent of Republicans want GOP leaders to follow Trump&rsquo;s leadership</li>
<li><a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/supreme-court/thomas-goldstein-scotusblog-convicted-tax-evasion-poker-income-rcna260753">Supreme Court litigator convicted of tax evasion over income from high-stakes poker</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/world/latin-america/cuba-four-killed-us-boat-violates-territorial-waters-rcna260704">Cuban Coast Guard Opens Fire on U.S.-Registered Speedboat, Four Killed</a></li>
<li><a href="https://kz.kursiv.media/en/2026-02-26/engk-tank-the-pope-urges-priests-to-stay-away-from-ai-when-preparing-sermons/">Pope Leo XIV urges priests not to use AI for sermons</a>, says sermons should be a matter of careful reflection, not the work of neural networks.</li>
</ul>
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Episode: Thursday, February 26, 2026 / 5 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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REPUBLICANS WANT LEADERS TO FOLLOW TRUMP’S LEADERSHIP, SCOTUSblog FOUNDER CONVICTED OVER POKER WINNINGS, CUBAN COAST GUARD OPENS FIRE ON U.S. BOAT, POPE URGES PRIESTS NOT TO USE A.I. FOR SERMONS

In the 6 AM Hour: Larry O’Connor and Cassie Smedile discussed:
The FBI subpoenaed Kash Patel's and Susie Wiles' phone records in 2022 and 2023, when both were private citizens and as part of a federal probe into President Trump, Fox News has confirmed.
Hillary Clinton to testify in House Oversight's Epstein probe on Thursday, Bill Clinton on Friday
A Missouri driver encountered an illegal alien driving the wrong way for miles on Highway 61, narrowly avoiding a head-on crash before the truck sped off southbound.
A questionnaire for political candidates developed by the Democratic Socialists of America’s (DSA) Metro DC chapter demands that candidates “refrain from any and all affiliation” with organizations that support Zionism, the right of Jewish self-determination.

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Episode: Thursday, February 26, 2026 / 6 AM Hour 

In the 6 AM Hour: Larry O&rsquo;Connor and Cassie Smedile discussed:
<ul>
<li><a href="https://x.com/FoxNews/status/2026789660186358218">The FBI subpoenaed Kash Patel's and Susie Wiles' phone records in 2022 and 2023, when both were private citizens and as part of a federal probe into President Trump, Fox News has confirmed.</a></li>
<li><a href="https://justthenews.com/government/white-house/hillary-clinton-testify-house-oversights-epstein-probe-thursday-bill-clinton">Hillary Clinton to testify in House Oversight's Epstein probe on Thursday, Bill Clinton on Friday</a></li>
<li>A Missouri driver encountered an illegal alien driving the wrong way for miles on Highway 61, narrowly avoiding a head-on crash before the truck sped off southbound.</li>
<li>A&nbsp;<a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1CPT_Q9rJ3M-7ccW8D6eIBF3Up6ixMhVrNPsU6EBzZmE/edit?tab=t.0#heading=h.t8djntyld9go">questionnaire</a> for political candidates developed by the Democratic Socialists of America&rsquo;s (DSA) Metro DC chapter demands that candidates &ldquo;refrain from any and all affiliation&rdquo; with organizations that support Zionism, the right of Jewish self-determination.</li>
</ul>
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Episode: Thursday, February 26, 2026 / 6 AM Hour

FBI WAS SPYING ON SUSIE WILES & KASH PATEL, HILLARY AND EPSTEIN, ILLEGAL DRIVING A TRUCK THE WRONG WAY ON A HIGHWAY, DSA QUESTIONNAIRE INCLUDES ANTI-JEWISH OATH

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 

In the 7 AM Hour: Larry O&rsquo;Connor and Cassie Smedile discussed:
<ul>
<li aria-level="1">WMAL GUEST 7:05 AM - INTERVIEW - MATT SCHLAPP - chairman of the American Conservative Union and CPAC</li>
</ul>
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;TOPIC: React to State of the Union and CPAC coming up in Texas&nbsp;
<ul>
<li>NJ DEVILS CROWD GOES NUTS WHEN JACK HUGHES GOES OUT ON THE ICE IN HIS FIRST GAME BACK AFTER THE OLYMPICS.WMAL GUEST </li>
<li>7:35 AM - INTERVIEW - RON HALBER - Chief Executive Officer of the Jewish Community Relations Council of Greater Washington</li>
</ul>
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;TOPIC:&nbsp; Halber called out the political candidate questionnaire developed by the Democratic Socialists of America&rsquo;s (DSA) Metro DC chapter for "encouraging the systematic erasure of Jewish and pro-Israel Americans from public life."
<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2026/02/24/trump-banks-citizenship-status/">Trump administration considers requiring banks to collect citizenship information</a></li>
</ul>
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Episode: Thursday, February 26, 2026 / 7 AM Hour&nbsp;

MATT SCHLAPP, USA HOCKEY UPDATE, RON HALBER, BANKS COULD BE REQUIRED TO COLLECT CITIZENSHIP INFO

In the 8 AM Hour: Larry O’Connor and Cassie Smedile discussed:
WMAL GUEST 8:05 AM - INTERVIEW - KT MCFARLAND - Former Deputy National Security Advisor to President Trump and author of “REVOLUTION"

       SOCIAL MEDIA: https://twitter.com/realKTMcFarland

       TOPICS: 

       Iran 

       Mexico Cartel Violence

       Reaction to Trump’s State of the Union
Maryland Democrats Have Surrendered on Gerrymandering
WMAL GUEST 8:35 AM - INTERVIEW - LOUDOUN COUNTY SHERIFF MIKE CHAPMAN 

       TOPICS:

        Loudoun School Board Discusses Chapman’s Proposal for SROs in Elementary Schools
Fairfax Co. police arrest, charge man with stabbing woman to death at Hybla Valley bus stop

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Episode: Thursday, February 26, 2026 / 8 AM Hour 

In the 8 AM Hour: Larry O&rsquo;Connor and Cassie Smedile discussed:
<ul>
<li>WMAL GUEST 8:05 AM - INTERVIEW - KT MCFARLAND - Former Deputy National Security Advisor to President Trump and author of &ldquo;REVOLUTION"</li>
</ul>
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;SOCIAL MEDIA: <a href="https://twitter.com/realKTMcFarland">https://twitter.com/realKTMcFarland</a>
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;TOPICS:&nbsp;
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Iran&nbsp;
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Mexico Cartel Violence
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Reaction to Trump&rsquo;s State of the Union
<ul>
<li><a href="https://newrepublic.com/article/207024/maryland-democrats-gerrymandering-surrendered">Maryland Democrats Have Surrendered on Gerrymandering</a></li>
<li>WMAL GUEST 8:35 AM - INTERVIEW - LOUDOUN COUNTY SHERIFF MIKE CHAPMAN&nbsp;</li>
</ul>
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;TOPICS:
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Loudoun School Board Discusses Chapman&rsquo;s Proposal for SROs in Elementary Schools
<ul>
<li><a href="https://wtop.com/fairfax-county/2026/02/fairfax-police-arrest-charge-man-with-stabbing-woman-to-death-at-hybla-valley-bus-stop/">Fairfax Co. police arrest, charge man with stabbing woman to death at Hybla Valley bus stop</a></li>
</ul>
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Episode: Thursday, February 26, 2026 / 8 AM Hour&nbsp;

REPUBLICANS WANT LEADERS TO FOLLOW TRUMP’S LEADERSHIP, SCOTUSblog FOUNDER CONVICTED OVER POKER WINNINGS, CUBAN COAST GUARD OPENS FIRE ON U.S. BOAT, POPE URGES PRIESTS NOT TO USE A.I. FOR SERMONS

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