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

• CHUCK JENKINS: The Frederick County Sheriff joins the show to discuss the anti-ICE agenda in Annapolis and his reelection bid.

• SNOW PREP: Washington Post warns of one of the area's biggest winter storms in a decade.

• SARAH PARSHALL PERRY: Analyzing the radical shift in Virginia's history curriculum away from core facts.

• DAVOS CRITIQUE: Citadel CEO Ken Griffin rips the previous administration’s economic handling at the WEF.

• MUSK SURPRISE: Elon Musk joins the Davos schedule for a high-stakes panel with BlackRock's Larry Fink.

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Episode: Thursday, January 22, 2026 / 7 AM Hour