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California’s gubernatorial candidates clashed in their only scheduled general-election debate, with fights over taxes, immigration, voter ID, AI and President Trump. Larry breaks down the strangest moments, including the confrontation over migrant children and the moment a reported Susan Rice insult became part of the debate itself.Become a Townhall VIP member with promo code "LARRY": https://townhall.com/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Joe Scarborough had some surprisingly harsh words for Washington Democrats on Morning Joe, leading to an awkward exchange with Mika Brzezinski before the show responded to criticism from President Trump. Later, Scott Jennings and Abby Phillip clashed on CNN over diesel prices, refining capacity and whether additional U.S. refining could reduce exposure to global disruptions.Become a Townhall VIP member with promo code "LARRY": https://townhall.com/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The latest midterm polls are getting plenty of attention, but how well have September polls actually predicted the final results? Larry follows up on yesterday’s polling breakdown with new CNN analysis comparing polling in Iowa, Ohio and Michigan with what ultimately happened in previous elections. Plus, a closer look at NY-17, Ohio and the historical polling record.Become a Townhall VIP member with promo code "LARRY": https://townhall.com/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Iran’s Revolutionary Guard just released an extraordinary open letter directly addressing the American people as pressure on Tehran intensifies. Larry breaks down what the letter actually says, what’s happening to Iran’s oil leverage, and the latest economic, immigration and Supreme Court developments back home. Chapter compares every Medicare plan nationwide for free to recommend coverage based on your doctors, prescriptions, and budget. Call 580-308-0975 or visit https://chapter.com/oconnor. *Paid PartnershipBecome a Townhall VIP member with promo code "LARRY": https://townhall.com/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Everyone is talking about a potential Democratic wave in the midterms, but do the numbers actually tell one clear story? Larry breaks down dramatically different national polls, voter enthusiasm, battleground indicators and the very different attention being paid to competitive races in Texas and Minnesota. Chapter compares every Medicare plan nationwide for free to recommend coverage based on your doctors, prescriptions, and budget. Call 580-308-0975 or visit https://chapter.com/oconnor. *Paid PartnershipBecome a Townhall VIP member with promo code "LARRY": https://townhall.com/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A flight packed with Israeli passengers suddenly plunged thousands of feet after a pilot was stabbed inside the cockpit. What happened next was extraordinary: passengers and crew fought their way into the cockpit, subdued the attacker and helped save the plane before an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia. Chapter compares every Medicare plan nationwide for free to recommend coverage based on your doctors, prescriptions, and budget. Call 580-308-0975 or visit https://chapter.com/oconnor. *Paid PartnershipBecome a Townhall VIP member with promo code "LARRY": https://townhall.com/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jack Smith faced senators over his investigations of Donald Trump as lawmakers confronted him with newly released records involving members of Congress, media organizations and political donors. Smith defended his work and said his decisions were based on the facts and the law, while Republicans challenged his investigative methods and prior testimony. Chapter compares every Medicare plan nationwide for free to recommend coverage based on your doctors, prescriptions, and budget. Call 580-308-0975 or visit https://chapter.com/oconnor. *Paid PartnershipBecome a Townhall VIP member with promo code "LARRY": https://townhall.com/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Trump is pushing back hard on a new report about negotiations with Iran, while Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s warning about Iran’s economy is followed by another record low for the country’s currency. Meanwhile, Tehran says indirect talks with the United States are getting more serious. Chapter compares every Medicare plan nationwide for free to recommend coverage based on your doctors, prescriptions, and budget. Call 580-308-0975 or visit https://chapter.com/oconnor. *Paid PartnershipBecome a Townhall VIP member with promo code "LARRY": https://townhall.com/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Lindsay Clancy’s lone holdout juror has finally spoken publicly after the mistrial, as her defense fights to scrutinize the juror and dismiss the case. Now Clancy’s attorney is even bringing Donald Trump into the courtroom fight. Chapter compares every Medicare plan nationwide for free to recommend coverage based on your doctors, prescriptions, and budget. Call 580-308-0975 or visit https://chapter.com/oconnor. *Paid PartnershipBecome a Townhall VIP member with promo code "LARRY": https://townhall.com/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Democrats in some critical congressional battlegrounds are sending Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez a blunt message: they don’t want her campaigning for them. Larry breaks down the reported pushback, the implications for AOC’s political ambitions, Hasan Piker’s support for a potential run, and AOC’s latest campaign appearance. Chapter compares every Medicare plan nationwide for free to recommend coverage based on your doctors, prescriptions, and budget. Call 580-308-0975 or visit https://chapter.com/oconnor. *Paid PartnershipBecome a Townhall VIP member with promo code "LARRY": https://townhall.com/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A tense ABC interview with Attorney General Todd Blanche takes a turn when Martha Raddatz attributes a position to him and Blanche immediately pushes back that he never said it. Larry breaks down the exchange, Blanche’s reaction to a question about CNN’s accuracy, and the larger fight over media credibility and White House access. Chapter compares every Medicare plan nationwide for free to recommend coverage based on your doctors, prescriptions, and budget. Call 580-308-0975 or visit https://chapter.com/oconnor. *Paid PartnershipBecome a Townhall VIP member with promo code "LARRY": https://townhall.com/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

New undercover footage features an elder at the church associated with James Talarico discussing capitalism, Marx and democratic socialism. Larry breaks down the footage, Talarico’s own comments connecting his politics to Christianity, and the larger fight over candidates describing themselves as capitalists or socialists. Chapter compares every Medicare plan nationwide for free to recommend coverage based on your doctors, prescriptions, and budget. Call 580-308-0975 or visit https://chapter.com/oconnor. *Paid PartnershipBecome a Townhall VIP member with promo code "LARRY": https://townhall.com/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Larry O’Connor and David From of Americans for Prosperity discuss what “We the People” means in practice, how Americans can hold government accountable, and the real-world examples of citizens using their constitutional rights to challenge government overreach. Pledge to read the preamble of the Constitution. Go to https://www.a250toolkit.com/Larry today!Become a Townhall VIP member with promo code "LARRY": https://townhall.com/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A new AARP survey of Alaska voters finds a competitive Senate race and a major turnout gap between older and younger voters. Larry talks with AARP's John Hishta about what voters 50+ are saying about the race, affordability, Social Security, Medicare and prescription drug costs. For more information on the election and how you can vote in your state, visit https://www.AARP.org/votes.Become a Townhall VIP member with promo code "LARRY": https://townhall.com/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Netanyahu’s UN address produced a walkout, a pager prop and a direct attack on New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani. Then a CNN panel debated Netanyahu’s decision to call Mamdani out by name. Chapter compares every Medicare plan nationwide for free to recommend coverage based on your doctors, prescriptions, and budget. Call 580-308-0975 or visit https://chapter.com/oconnor. *Paid PartnershipBecome a Townhall VIP member with promo code "LARRY": https://townhall.com/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Barack Obama returned for a wide-ranging conversation about political leadership, Democrats, technology and the country’s divisions. Larry breaks down Obama’s comments about older leaders, putting women in charge of governments, and his proposal for new public “town squares” with a common dialogue and “certain rules.” Chapter compares every Medicare plan nationwide for free to recommend coverage based on your doctors, prescriptions, and budget. Call 580-308-0975 or visit https://chapter.com/oconnor. *Paid PartnershipBecome a Townhall VIP member with promo code "LARRY": https://townhall.com/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

CNN and other outlets continue their fight with the White House over press access. Larry examines the credential dispute, CNN’s decision to lead its evening coverage with the story, the threat involving the press pool, and Jen Psaki’s comments about how the Biden White House handled reporters. Chapter compares every Medicare plan nationwide for free to recommend coverage based on your doctors, prescriptions, and budget. Call 580-308-0975 or visit https://chapter.com/oconnor. *Paid PartnershipBecome a Townhall VIP member with promo code "LARRY": https://townhall.com/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

CNN, MS NOW and Politico returned to the White House after a federal judge ordered their access restored. Larry follows the story as it develops in real time, from reporters initially being unable to enter to their eventual return, plus a remarkable CNN discussion about the media’s focus on itself. Chapter compares every Medicare plan nationwide for free to recommend coverage based on your doctors, prescriptions, and budget. Call 580-308-0975 or visit https://chapter.com/oconnor. *Paid PartnershipBecome a Townhall VIP member with promo code "LARRY": https://townhall.com/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A Persian-American student confronted Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed over his previous comments following Ayatollah Khamenei’s death and pressed him on Iran and the IRGC. Larry breaks down the tense exchange, plus the killing of a senior IRGC commander inside Iran. Chapter compares every Medicare plan nationwide for free to recommend coverage based on your doctors, prescriptions, and budget. Call 580-308-0975 or visit https://chapter.com/oconnor. *Paid PartnershipBecome a Townhall VIP member with promo code "LARRY": https://townhall.com/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mary Peltola is facing new scrutiny after a New York Times report detailed allegations from former aides about her congressional office and Senate campaign. Larry breaks down the report, Peltola’s campaign response, the bizarre story involving her pet chameleon, and what happened when reporters tried to ask her about the allegations. Chapter compares every Medicare plan nationwide for free to recommend coverage based on your doctors, prescriptions, and budget. Call 580-308-0975 or visit https://chapter.com/oconnor. *Paid PartnershipBecome a Townhall VIP member with promo code "LARRY": https://townhall.com/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

New undercover footage is raising questions about what Senate candidates are saying away from the campaign stage. Larry breaks down Townhall’s exclusive footage involving James Talarico, another hidden-camera exchange involving Dan Osborn, and the uncertainty surrounding CNN as its parent company’s massive merger moves toward completion. Raise your hand as a Social Security voter: https://AARP.org/SocialSecurityVoterBecome a Townhall VIP member with promo code "LARRY": https://townhall.com/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Kamala Harris is back on the campaign trail in Michigan. Larry breaks down her pitch to voters, her response when asked about another presidential run, and a tense exchange between Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed and a reporter. Raise your hand as a Social Security voter: https://AARP.org/SocialSecurityVoterBecome a Townhall VIP member with promo code "LARRY": https://townhall.com/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hasan Piker’s latest comments are creating another fight over his relationship with Democratic politicians. Larry breaks down Piker’s new remarks, DNC Chair Ken Martin’s response, new polling about Democratic leadership and a contentious CNBC exchange with Rep. Ro Khanna. Raise your hand as a Social Security voter: https://AARP.org/SocialSecurityVoterBecome a Townhall VIP member with promo code "LARRY": https://townhall.com/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

President Trump delivered a wide-ranging address at the United Nations, laying out his choices on Iran and taking aim at Cuba, the UN, the International Criminal Court and warnings about artificial intelligence. Larry breaks down the biggest moments from the speech and the new U.S. security agreement involving Greenland. Raise your hand as a Social Security voter: https://AARP.org/SocialSecurityVoterBecome a Townhall VIP member with promo code "LARRY": https://townhall.com/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

CNN and other television networks announced they would suspend pool coverage of President Trump after a dispute over White House access. Hours later, Trump spotted CNN covering him at the United Nations. Larry breaks down what happened and the media fight that followed. Raise your hand as a Social Security voter: https://AARP.org/SocialSecurityVoterBecome a Townhall VIP member with promo code "LARRY": https://townhall.com/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

President Trump met with New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani at Gracie Mansion and struck an unexpectedly cordial tone despite their major political differences. Larry breaks down the strange meeting, Trump's exchange with reporters and what may be behind the relationship. Raise your hand as a Social Security voter: https://AARP.org/SocialSecurityVoterBecome a Townhall VIP member with promo code "LARRY": https://townhall.com/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Fox News joined the other major television networks in suspending White House pool coverage after CNN was blocked from its assigned pool duties. Larry breaks down the media fight and revisits past clashes involving Barack Obama, Fox News and Brian Stelter. Chapter compares every Medicare plan nationwide for free to recommend coverage based on your doctors, prescriptions, and budget. Call 580-308-0975 or visit https://chapter.com/oconnor. *Paid PartnershipBecome a Townhall VIP member with promo code "LARRY": https://townhall.com/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Kamala Harris' own aides and allies are casting doubt on another presidential run as other potential 2028 contenders begin making moves. Larry breaks down the latest on Harris, Mark Kelly, JB Pritzker and Wes Moore. Chapter compares every Medicare plan nationwide for free to recommend coverage based on your doctors, prescriptions, and budget. Call 580-308-0975 or visit https://chapter.com/oconnor. *Paid PartnershipBecome a Townhall VIP member with promo code "LARRY": https://townhall.com/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Spencer Pratt is taking his message to the national stage ahead of the midterms — and he's not holding back. Larry breaks down Pratt's fiery speech, the latest campaign messaging from both parties, and some revealing moments from candidates on the trail. Chapter compares every Medicare plan nationwide for free to recommend coverage based on your doctors, prescriptions, and budget. Call 580-308-0975 or visit https://chapter.com/oconnor. *Paid PartnershipBecome a Townhall VIP member with promo code "LARRY": https://townhall.com/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hasan Piker sat down with Axios reporter Alex Thompson and talked about Iran, 9/11 and Israel. Larry breaks it all down. Chris Stigall — former Townhall and Salem colleague, now the Republican nominee for Congress in Missouri's 6th district — joins to go through the interview: Abdul El-Sayed distancing himself from Piker in the Michigan race, Piker's claim that a nuclear Iran would mean a more stable Middle East, his explanation of "Americans deserved 9/11" and the Pew number he had to walk back on camera, Osama bin Laden and "blowback," Elizabeth Warren pretending not to know him, and why Israel "in its current formation" is the only country he keeps coming back to. Chapter compares every Medicare plan nationwide for free to recommend coverage based on your doctors, prescriptions, and budget. Call 580-308-0975 or visit https://chapter.com/oconnor. *Paid PartnershipBecome a Townhall VIP member with promo code "LARRY": https://townhall.com/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Abdul El-Sayed went on MSNBC to face Joe Scarborough six weeks out from the Michigan Senate race. The first question was about fishing. Larry walks through the whole interview: the football questions, the Ohio State jokes, Scarborough finally raising Hasan Piker and then comparing El-Sayed's problem to Ronald Reagan's Birchers, El-Sayed refusing to say Piker's name or Chuck Schumer's, the "cost of peanut butter" pivot, and his explanation for bringing Kamala Harris to Michigan after leading the uncommitted effort against her in 2024. Plus why Mike Rogers is chasing the Haley Stevens voters El-Sayed can't reach. Chapter compares every Medicare plan nationwide for free to recommend coverage based on your doctors, prescriptions, and budget. Call 580-308-0975 or visit https://chapter.com/oconnor. *Paid PartnershipBecome a Townhall VIP member with promo code "LARRY": https://townhall.com/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The holdout juror in the Lindsay Clancy trial issued a statement pushing back on what the other jurors have said about him. Larry breaks down the juror's statement, the interview about it that aired on Chris Cuomo's show, the CBS panel reaction, juror Devlin's call for postpartum care reform, a man-on-the-street interview with a woman who wouldn't say the children's names, and Judge Judy's take on whether Lindsay Clancy should be retried before the September 29 hearing. Chapter compares every Medicare plan nationwide for free to recommend coverage based on your doctors, prescriptions, and budget. Call 580-308-0975 or visit https://chapter.com/oconnor. *Paid PartnershipBecome a Townhall VIP member with promo code "LARRY": https://townhall.com/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hassan Piker tells Axios that America is worse than al Qaeda, and Abdul El-Sayed still won't say his name. Larry O'Connor breaks down Piker's Axios interview with Alex Thompson, his MSNBC appearance with Eugene Daniels, and Abdul El-Sayed's answer when asked about him. Plus the Detroit News endorsing Mike Rogers, John Kennedy on the Michigan race, and El-Sayed in Washington on the flip from running against Chuck Schumer to meetings he calls "really, really warm." Chapter compares every Medicare plan nationwide for free to recommend coverage based on your doctors, prescriptions, and budget. Call 580-308-0975 or visit https://chapter.com/oconnor. *Paid PartnershipBecome a Townhall VIP member with promo code "LARRY": https://townhall.com/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Federal arrests in the LA homeless fraud case, Karen Bass declining to testify, and HUD cutting off the money. Larry O'Connor walks through the federal arrests over money meant for homeless Angelenos, including Alexander Sufer's guilty plea and the $670,000 Michael Young allegedly spent on a vintage Impala. HUD Secretary Scott Turner announces that more than $75 million ran through the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority, and Mayor Karen Bass tells the House Oversight Committee she can't attend — a week after resigning from LAHSA's governing board. Chapter compares every Medicare plan nationwide for free to recommend coverage based on your doctors, prescriptions, and budget. Call 580-308-0975 or visit https://chapter.com/oconnor. *Paid PartnershipBecome a Townhall VIP member with promo code "LARRY": https://townhall.com/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The House Judiciary report on ActBlue, a hidden-camera video of James Talarico's pastor, and Scott Jennings on tariffs. Larry O'Connor walks through ActBlue's internal Slack messages released by the House Judiciary Committee, including the passport check that only counted digits and the deleted warnings from in-house counsel Zain Ahmad. Then a Daily Wire undercover video of Pastor Babs Miller of St. Andrew's Presbyterian on what James Talarico really believes, with Ken Paxton's response, and Scott Jennings against Abby Phillip on CNN over tariffs and corporate income taxes. Chapter compares every Medicare plan nationwide for free to recommend coverage based on your doctors, prescriptions, and budget. Call 580-308-0975 or visit https://chapter.com/oconnor. *Paid PartnershipBecome a Townhall VIP member with promo code "LARRY": https://townhall.com/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A Townhall undercover video shows a Texas Majority PAC organizer describing a $25 paid program to boost Democrat James Talarico. Townhall's Kyle Olson reports on organizer Sky McAdams and the "paid relational program." Larry contrasts it with arrests announced by Ken Paxton, Kash Patel and Todd Blanche, and with comments from Pramila Jayapal, Jamie Raskin and Jasmine Crockett. Chapter compares every Medicare plan nationwide for free to recommend coverage based on your doctors, prescriptions, and budget. Call 580-308-0975 or visit https://chapter.com/oconnor. *Paid PartnershipBecome a Townhall VIP member with promo code "LARRY": https://townhall.com/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

FBI Director Kash Patel clashed with Sens. Cory Booker, Adam Schiff and Peter Welch at a Senate Judiciary hearing. Chairman Chuck Grassley cut Booker off, the acting chair told Patel to "knock it off" during his exchange with Welch, and Welch later took his election-interference charge to CNN. Chapter compares every Medicare plan nationwide for free to recommend coverage based on your doctors, prescriptions, and budget. Call 580-308-0975 or visit https://chapter.com/oconnor. *Paid PartnershipBecome a Townhall VIP member with promo code "LARRY": https://townhall.com/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Larry O'Connor on the Lindsay Clancy hung jury, Virginia's parole board under Gov. Abigail Spanberger, and Roy Cooper's Senate run. The New York Post reports the lone holdout juror is a Haitian Catholic immigrant. Former Virginia AG Jason Miyares blames Spanberger after her board paroles Christine Allen's convicted killer, and Larry contrasts it with Glenn Youngkin's record before turning to Cooper's "health care, not handcuffs" in North Carolina. Chapter compares every Medicare plan nationwide for free to recommend coverage based on your doctors, prescriptions, and budget. Call 580-308-0975 or visit https://chapter.com/oconnor. *Paid PartnershipBecome a Townhall VIP member with promo code "LARRY": https://townhall.com/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Gavin Newsom tells CNN's Jake Tapper on a fishing trip that he won't run for president if Kamala Harris does. Larry O'Connor on why Tapper's advice is a problem for a possible debate moderator, what Newsom's "Venn diagram" comment says about Harris' donors and staff, Harris' $8 million Malibu home, her AI statement after Barack Obama's, and her "AI is kind of a fancy thing" clip. Raise your hand as a Social Security voter: https://AARP.org/SocialSecurityVoterBecome a Townhall VIP member with promo code "LARRY": https://townhall.com/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Larry O'Connor reacts to Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico naming his favorite drag queen in Texas. Also: Talarico on kindergarten classrooms and rainbows in class, his Texas House committee remarks on gender identity and child abuse, a Massachusetts Catholic family's custody fight, Pete Buttigieg's Meet the Press answer to Kristen Welker on Kamala Harris' book and a gay president, and a classic Joan Rivers clip. Raise your hand as a Social Security voter: https://AARP.org/SocialSecurityVoterBecome a Townhall VIP member with promo code "LARRY": https://townhall.com/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani sues over Trump's new public charge rule, and Larry O'Connor says the rule it replaces is Biden's. Plus Speaker Mike Johnson on Mamdani and AOC at the 9/11 memorial, Mamdani's chief counsel Ramzi Kassem, Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch, and Mahmoud Khalil's lawsuit against Columbia University. Raise your hand as a Social Security voter: https://AARP.org/SocialSecurityVoterBecome a Townhall VIP member with promo code "LARRY": https://townhall.com/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Iowa Republican nominee Zach Lahn tells Larry O'Connor that Democrat Rob Sand is a liberal running as a moderate. Lahn lays out his plan to cut the state gas tax, contrasts his business and farm background with Sand's 20 years in government, and explains why he ran after Gov. Kim Reynolds stepped aside. He also calls for ending tax breaks for data centers, and Larry weighs in on Joe Scarborough, Mika Brzezinski and Rachel Maddow's interest in the race.Become a Townhall VIP member with promo code "LARRY": https://townhall.com/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ilhan Omar told Don Lemon there is "no legacy to honor" a year after Charlie Kirk's assassination, and posted nothing at all for the 25th anniversary of September 11th. In the same week, police raided the Minneapolis home her 20-year-old son shares with a roommate and found weapons and ammunition belonging to that roommate, a convicted felon barred from possessing them. A Fox Digital reporter asked Omar about it on camera and got no answer. The Homeland Security secretary, speaking to Benny Johnson at the party convention in Dallas, said of Omar: "We know that she married her brother to try to bring him in the United States," and called it an ongoing investigation. Tom Homan was then asked what denaturalization would actually require. Larry O'Connor also covers Don Lemon's handling of the interview, Omar's record on red flag laws and weapons bans, and which other members of Congress - Rashida Tlaib, Chris Rabb, Ayanna Pressley - said nothing, or said something else, on the 25th anniversary. Raise your hand as a Social Security voter: https://AARP.org/SocialSecurityVoterBecome a Townhall VIP member with promo code "LARRY": https://townhall.com/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Asked a fourth time about Hasan Piker, Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed still won't say his name - he calls him "a streamer in California." El-Sayed brought Piker to Michigan to campaign with him. On Face the Nation he was asked directly why he has condemned antisemitism but never Piker's rhetoric, and answered by counting how many times he had been asked about a Twitch streamer. The anchor then apologized for raising it. Asked again about Mike Rogers calling Piker his running mate, he made a joke about running mates instead. Larry O'Connor also covers El-Sayed telling the press at a rally to stop asking, his comparison of his own story to Barack Obama's, the town hall in Detroit where he talks about unpaid debts, why a midterm is won on the base rather than the middle, and Mallory McMorrow on CNN saying she disavowed Piker during the primary and it didn't matter. Raise your hand as a Social Security voter: https://AARP.org/SocialSecurityVoterBecome a Townhall VIP member with promo code "LARRY": https://townhall.com/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

John Cornyn condemned a Republican candidate's post about the University of Texas, and Democrat James Talarico publicly thanked him for it by name. Bo French, a Republican candidate for Texas Railroad Commissioner, posted a photo of the crowd at the Texas-Ohio State game with a comment about the student body. Cornyn, who lost the Republican Senate primary to Ken Paxton and said afterward that he would support the nominee, called it intolerance and asked whether other Republicans would condemn it or let it be normalized. Talarico, the Democratic nominee, replied thanking Cornyn by name and demanding Paxton do the same. Paxton's answer went after Talarico's own record on race. Larry O'Connor also covers Cornyn's repost of a Wall Street Journal opinion piece likening JD Vance to Zohran Mamdani, Ted Cruz getting booed at the game, the enrollment numbers across the UT system, the University Democrats at UT Austin booking Hasan Piker to speak on campus, Brian Kemp endorsing Mike Collins against Jon Ossoff in Georgia, and what the Texas polling looked like in the summer of 2020. Raise your hand as a Social Security voter: https://AARP.org/SocialSecurityVoterBecome a Townhall VIP member with promo code "LARRY": https://townhall.com/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On the 25th anniversary of September 11th, Larry O'Connor delivers a pointed opening on why the threat that caused the attacks hasn't disappeared, then turns to New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani's Ground Zero remarks — contrasting them with a resurfaced 2019 clip where Mamdani framed 9/11 primarily around being bullied as a Muslim student. O'Connor plays NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch's remarks at a separate ceremony insisting on "moral clarity" about who the terrorists and heroes were, a clear contrast he says was aimed at the mayor. The segment includes video of Mamdani appearing to laugh and joke with Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez during the solemn reading of victims' names at the ceremony he insisted on attending despite objections from 9/11 family members. O'Connor then reviews Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed's own 9/11 statement, and closes by replaying commentator Hasan Piker's recent remarks doubling down on his infamous claim that "America deserved 9/11," arguing Piker never actually walked back the sentiment, only the wording.Become a Townhall VIP member with promo code "LARRY": https://townhall.com/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Larry O'Connor breaks down Senator Ted Cruz's closing-night speech at the Republicans' midterm convention, where Cruz warned about a "red-green alliance" between communists and Islamists inside the Democrat Party, drawing on his own family's experience under Cuban communism. O'Connor plays CNN Newsnight's reaction, where host Abby Phillip clashes with commentator Noah Rothman over whether Cruz's remarks target Islam as a religion or Islamism as a political ideology, with O'Connor walking through the distinction in detail and arguing Phillip doesn't understand the difference she's mocking. The segment closes with a speech from the same convention night by Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a lifelong Democrat, making nearly the identical argument about Islamism as an existential threat, a clip O'Connor points out CNN conveniently left out of the conversation.Become a Townhall VIP member with promo code "LARRY": https://townhall.com/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Larry O'Connor breaks down Vice President JD Vance's closing speech at the Republicans' first-ever midterm convention, calling it one of the most effective political speeches of the cycle. He plays highlights of Vance quoting Democrat candidates in their own words on defunding the police, open borders, and radical rhetoric around Israel and 9/11, then explains the three strategic goals behind the two-day convention: energizing Trump voters for a midterm where Trump isn't on the ballot, touting the administration's accomplishments, and branding Democrat candidates as radicals rather than just political opponents. The segment gets personal when O'Connor covers Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed mocking Vance's late grandfather as racist toward Vance's wife, and plays Vance's pointed on-stage response defending his "papa." O'Connor closes by breaking down a chaotic moment where a protester rushed the stage waving a Mexican flag, Vance's sharp comeback, and why O'Connor thinks the moment crystallizes the choice voters face in November.Become a Townhall VIP member with promo code "LARRY": https://townhall.com/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Larry O'Connor breaks down the fallout from the hung jury in the Lindsay Clancy trial, opening with a CBS Mornings clip where Gayle King presses a juror on the racial and age makeup of the panel — then visibly freezes when she learns the lone holdout juror who refused to acquit was a Black man. O'Connor walks through Gayle King's reaction moment by moment, arguing it reveals she'd assumed the holdout was white. He then turns to Oprah Winfrey's podcast, where a guest reframes the case around race and privilege rather than the murders themselves, drawing applause from the audience. In the back half, O'Connor plays juror interviews describing the holdout's behavior in the deliberation room, including a moment where he tied an exercise band around a water bottle to demonstrate how deliberate Clancy's actions were, and how he stood alone against the rest of the panel. He closes the segment with a homily from Father Dan Hill, an exorcist in the Archdiocese of Nashville, offering his take on the case and the public reaction to it.Become a Townhall VIP member with promo code "LARRY": https://townhall.com/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Larry breaks down President Trump's speech at the first-ever Republican midterm convention in Dallas, where Trump told the crowd to "pretend I'm on the ballot," floated a controversial $5,000 dividend check for every American adult, and unloaded on Texas Senate candidate James Talarico's bizarre "Beat Meat" campaign moment. Plus, Attorney General Ken Paxton gets his turn at the podium, and Trump closes out the night comparing Talarico's looks to a certain Mad Magazine mascot. Chapter compares every Medicare plan nationwide for free to recommend coverage based on your doctors, prescriptions, and budget. Call 580-308-0975 or visit chapter.com/oconnor. *Paid PartnershipBecome a Townhall VIP member with promo code "LARRY": https://townhall.com/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Larry breaks down the Texas Senate race — predicting a coin-flip finish or a Ken Paxton lead over James Talarico — and hands the mic to rising GOP star Congressman Brandon Gill, whose midterm convention speech torches the Democratic Party's "land acknowledgment" culture and calls out its most extreme nominees by name. Then it's Talarico's turn in the hot seat: Larry replays his Fox News interview where he's pressed on saying "God is non-binary" and that there are "six sexes," and closes with a bombshell report on what Talarico's own pastor says about their congregation. For complete Medicare guidance, dial 580-308-0975 to speak with my trusted partner, Chapter, or go to https://askchapter.org/oconnorBecome a Townhall VIP member with promo code "LARRY": https://townhall.com/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.