Government Shutdown, Hegseth and Trump Address Military Leaders

In the 5 AM hour, Larry O'Connor & Patrice Onwuka discussed: WMAL GUEST: JIM HANSON (U.S. Army Special Forces Veteran & President of Security Studies Group) on the UK Terror Attack POLITICO: Weekend Votes ‘Unlikely,’ Thune Says, Meaning Shutdown Could Push Into Next Week WMAL GUEST: REP. MIKE HARIDOPOLOS (R-FL & Member of the House Finance Committee) on the Government Shutdown FOX BUSINESS: Coffee Icon Changing Its Name for First Time in 133 Years Where to find more about WMAL's morning show' Follow Podcasts on Apple, Audible and Spotify Follow WMAL's "O'Connor and Company" on X: @WMALDC, @LarryOConnor, @JGunlock, @PatricePinkfile, and @HeatherHunterDC  Facebook: WMALDC and Larry O'Connor Instagram: WMALDC Website: WMAL.com/OConnor-Company Episode: Friday, October 3, 2025 / 8 AM HourSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

WMAL GUEST: JIM HANSON (U.S. Army Special Forces Veteran & President of Security Studies Group) TOPIC: Car and Knife Attack at U.K. Synagogue That Killed 2 People Declared a Terrorist Incident SOCIAL MEDIA: X.com/JimHansonDC Where to find more about WMAL's morning show' Follow Podcasts on Apple, Audible and Spotify Follow WMAL's "O'Connor and Company" on X: @WMALDC, @LarryOConnor, @JGunlock, @PatricePinkfile, and @HeatherHunterDC  Facebook: WMALDC and Larry O'Connor Instagram: WMALDC Website: WMAL.com/OConnor-Company Episode: Friday, October 3, 2025 / 8 AM HourSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

WMAL GUEST: REP. MIKE HARIDOPOLOS (R-FL & Member of the House Finance Committee) WEBSITE: Haridopolos.House.gov SOCIAL MEDIA: X.com/RepHaridopolos Where to find more about WMAL's morning show' Follow Podcasts on Apple, Audible and Spotify Follow WMAL's "O'Connor and Company" on X: @WMALDC, @LarryOConnor, @JGunlock, @PatricePinkfile, and @HeatherHunterDC  Facebook: WMALDC and Larry O'Connor Instagram: WMALDC Website: WMAL.com/OConnor-Company Episode: Friday, October 3, 2025 / 8 AM HourSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In the 5 AM hour, Larry O'Connor & Carrie Lukas discussed: Q&A: Carrie’s Life and IWF Battles CONN CARROLL: Undocumented Immigrants 'Paroled" Into the United States Are Eligible for Medicaid VIDEO: "The amount of money that actually is going towards people who are undocumented is such a small portion of the Medicaid cuts or the ACA, if at all." — Democrat Ro Khanna Where to find more about WMAL's morning show' Follow Podcasts on Apple, Audible and Spotify Follow WMAL's "O'Connor and Company" on X: @WMALDC, @LarryOConnor, @JGunlock, @PatricePinkfile, and @HeatherHunterDC  Facebook: WMALDC and Larry O'Connor Instagram: WMALDC Website: WMAL.com/OConnor-Company Episode: Thursday, October 2, 2025 / 5 AM HourSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In the 6 AM hour, Larry O'Connor & Carrie Lukas discussed: VIDEO: Hakeem Jeffries Is Having a Full-Blown Temper Tantrum Over the Meme President Trump Posted of Him ERIC DAUGHERTY: Is AOC Trying to Become Leader of the Democrat Party and Subvert Chuck Schumer? NY POST: Hillary Clinton Ripped for Tone-Deaf Remarks About White Men of ‘a Certain Religion’ Damaging the US Where to find more about WMAL's morning show: Follow Podcasts on Apple, Audible and Spotify Follow WMAL's "O'Connor and Company" on X: @WMALDC, @LarryOConnor, @JGunlock, @PatricePinkfile, and @HeatherHunterDC  Facebook: WMALDC and Larry O'Connor Instagram: WMALDC Website: WMAL.com/OConnor-Company Episode: Thursday, October 2, 2025 / 6 AM HourSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In the 7 AM hour, Larry O'Connor & Carrie Lukas discussed: WMAL GUEST: KATIE GORKA (Fairfax GOP Chairwoman) on Virginia's Early Voting Turnout NY TIMES: Jane Goodall, Who Chronicled the Social Lives of Chimps, Dies at 91 WMAL GUEST: BYRON YORK (Chief Political Correspondent, Washington Examiner) on the Government Shutdown CBS NEWS: Vehicle, Stabbing Attack Near Synagogue in Manchester, England Leaves 2 Dead as Jewish Community Marks Yom Kippur Where to find more about WMAL's morning show: Follow Podcasts on Apple, Audible and Spotify Follow WMAL's "O'Connor and Company" on X: @WMALDC, @LarryOConnor, @JGunlock, @PatricePinkfile, and @HeatherHunterDC  Facebook: WMALDC and Larry O'Connor Instagram: WMALDC Website: WMAL.com/OConnor-Company Episode: Thursday, October 2, 2025 / 7 AM HourSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In the 8 AM hour, Larry O'Connor & Carrie Lukas discussed: WMAL GUEST: ALEX PFEIFFER (Former Principal Deputy Communications Director for President Trump) on the Shutdown Showdown VIDEO: Mamdani on Whether He's a 'Communist' WMAL GUEST: JASON MIYARES (Virginia's Attorney General) on His Opponent Jay Jones NY POST: Ex-Virginia Legislature Candidate Susanna Gibson, Who Made Online Sex Vids, Arrested for Domestic Violence Where to find more about WMAL's morning show: Follow Podcasts on Apple, Audible and Spotify Follow WMAL's "O'Connor and Company" on X: @WMALDC, @LarryOConnor, @JGunlock, @PatricePinkfile, and @HeatherHunterDC  Facebook: WMALDC and Larry O'Connor Instagram: WMALDC Website: WMAL.com/OConnor-Company Episode: Thursday, October 2, 2025 / 8 AM HourSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

WMAL GUEST: KATIE GORKA (Fairfax GOP Chairwoman) WEBSITE: KatieGorka.org SOCIAL MEDIA: X.com/GorkaKatie Where to find more about WMAL's morning show: Follow Podcasts on Apple, Audible and Spotify Follow WMAL's "O'Connor and Company" on X: @WMALDC, @LarryOConnor, @JGunlock, @PatricePinkfile, and @HeatherHunterDC  Facebook: WMALDC and Larry O'Connor Instagram: WMALDC Website: WMAL.com/OConnor-Company Episode: Thursday, October 2, 2025 / 7 AM HourSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

WMAL GUEST: BYRON YORK (Chief Political Correspondent, Washington Examiner) ARTICLES: WashingtonExaminer.com/Author/Byron-York SOCIAL MEDIA: X.com/ByronYork Where to find more about WMAL's morning show: Follow Podcasts on Apple, Audible and Spotify Follow WMAL's "O'Connor and Company" on X: @WMALDC, @LarryOConnor, @JGunlock, @PatricePinkfile, and @HeatherHunterDC  Facebook: WMALDC and Larry O'Connor Instagram: WMALDC Website: WMAL.com/OConnor-Company Episode: Thursday, October 2, 2025 / 7 AM HourSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

WMAL GUEST: ALEX PFEIFFER (Former Principal Deputy Communications Director for President Trump) TOPIC: Trump Budget Chief Says Firings Are Coming in 'One to Two' Days Due to Shutdown SOCIAL MEDIA: X.com/AlexPfeiffer Where to find more about WMAL's morning show: Follow Podcasts on Apple, Audible and Spotify Follow WMAL's "O'Connor and Company" on X: @WMALDC, @LarryOConnor, @JGunlock, @PatricePinkfile, and @HeatherHunterDC  Facebook: WMALDC and Larry O'Connor Instagram: WMALDC Website: WMAL.com/OConnor-Company Episode: Thursday, October 2, 2025 / 8 AM HourSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.