LARRY with Larry O'Connor

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.

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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.

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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.”

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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." 

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