News Talk 105.9 WMAL

Obama To Appear On Fox News For First Time Since 2014

For the first time in more than two years, President Obama is granting an interview to the Fox News Channel.… Continue Reading

San Francisco Is First City To Require Fully-Paid Parental Leave

San Francisco has become the first city to pass a law guaranteeing new parents time off that’s fully-paid pay to care for a new child.… Continue Reading

Country Music Star Merle Haggard Dies

Country music legend Merle Haggard died Wednesday, his birthday, at his home in Northern California. He was 79. … Continue Reading

Montgomery County Executive Decreases Amount of Proposed Tax Increase

Montgomery County Executive Ike Leggett cut what had been a proposed 8.6 percent property tax hike for the fiscal year 2017.… Continue Reading

GOP Opposition To Obama’s Nominee Persists, But Grassley Agrees To Meeting

The Democratic campaign to pressure Senate Republicans to take up Obama’s Supreme Court nominee resumed Monday.… Continue Reading

LISTEN: EXCLUSIVE: MoCo Exec IKE LEGGETT Lowers Proposed Property Tax Increase

INTERVIEW – Montgomery County Executive IKE LEGGETT >> FLASHBACK: MARCH 14TH: Leggett Proposes Property Tax Increase In Bid to Increase Education Spending. In his recommended $5.27 billion fiscal year 2017 operating budget, Leggett called for a property tax increase of 3.94 cents per $100 of assessed value, a new rate that would go…… Continue Reading

LISTEN: RNC’S SEAN CAIRNCROSS Explains The Delegate Math & Convention Scenarios Post-Wisconsin

WMAL RADIO INTERVIEW: SEAN CAIRNCROSS – the RNC’s chief operating officer – explains the delegate math process, convention scenarios, and what the new delegate count post-Wisconsin primary means for the GOP state of play. … Continue Reading

Clinton: ‘I’m not even sure’ Sanders is a Democrat

Hillary Clinton stepped up her criticism of Bernie Sanders following his victory in the Wisconsin primary Tuesday.… Continue Reading

Mornings on the Mall 04.06.16

RNC’s Sean Cairncross, Montgomery County Executive Ike Leggett, KT McFarland and country singer Ricky Skaggs joined WMAL on Wednesday! Mornings on the Mall Wednesday, April 6, 2016 Hosts: Brian Wilson and Larry O’Connor Executive Producer: Heather Hunter 5am – A/B/C Trump would try to squeeze Mexico into funding border wall. WASHINGTON – Donald Trump…… Continue Reading