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Data Centers, Tariffs, and Affordability: The Issues Driving Races in Ohio and Maine
10/10/2026 | 31 mins.As rising data center energy demands drive up utility costs nationwide, energy affordability has emerged as a key midterm issue—especially in Ohio. Republican-led legislation intended to prevent Big Tech companies from shifting infrastructure costs to consumers was blocked by Senate Democrats, who argued the bill was ineffective. Ohio Republican Senator Jon Husted joins the Rundown to discuss his Ratepayer Protection Act, the political battle over data centers, and how affordability concerns are influencing voters ahead of Election Day—especially in his own tight election race.
Plus, Colby College political science professors Nick Jacobs and Daniel Shea break down the fiercely contested Maine Senate race between Republican Susan Collins and Democrat Troy Jackson. Fresh off the candidates' recent debates, they analyze how rising heating oil prices, tariffs, and wider cost-of-living struggles are weighing on voters.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices- This year, Americans have been taking a look back at the 250 years since our country was founded, and the milestones and people that have changed our lives. Our guest has written more than a few books about figures that loom large in that story. His latest book, 'We Are the Wright Brothers', talks about how the siblings launched the age of modern aviation by achieving the first controlled, sustained, powered heavier-than-air human flight on December 17, 1903, in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina.
FOX’s Tonya J. Powers speaks with Brad Meltzer, author of the series 'Ordinary People Change the World' with the latest being 'We Are the Wright Brothers', who the stories are examples of what he likes to put out into the world - empathy, kindness, and courage.
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Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices - With the midterms just weeks away, FOX News White House Correspondent Jacqui Heinrich and Outkick Columnist Mary Katharine Ham break down the crucial final stretch. From the strategy behind the President’s red-state blitz to key base turnout, they examine what Republicans need to focus on to preserve their majorities in Congress.
As shifting midterm polling transforms once-reliable Republican strongholds into competitive toss-ups, debate grows over the economic and foreign policy frustrations driving voters nationwide. FOX News Sunday Anchor and Host of the Livin' the Bream Podcast Shannon Bream joins to analyze these political trends, a high-profile civil lawsuit against Cornell University over its handling of an alleged campus sexual assault report, and major cases on the Supreme Court's upcoming docket.
PLUS, commentary by FOX News contributor Joe Concha.
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Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices - Israel's image in the world, is said to be turning negative with words like 'Zionism' and 'Zionist' becoming overtly and negatively charged. In the middle are American Jews who continue to be the most targeted in all hate crimes in the U-S, like the foiled plot by an American-born Somali who wanted to cause a mass casualty event at a Minnesota mall because 'Jews own it'. And its not just in the U-S, the same dynamic infests Canada, Australia, the U-K and Europe.
FOX's Eben Brown speaks with Dr. Einat Wilf, Israeli public diplomat and politician who served as a member of the Knesset for the Labor Party, who explains how intense rhetoric targeting "Zionists" crosses into antisemitism, and shares her thoughts on the upcoming Israeli elections.
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Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices - Following a botched execution attempt in Tennessee, the debate over whether states should reconsider lethal injection altogether or return to alternative methods like the firing squad is raised again. FOX News contributor, former prosecutor, and criminal defense attorney Josh Ritter joins to discuss the legal and procedural fallout surrounding inmate Christa Pike, who was convicted of the brutal 1990s torture and murder of a classmate. He explains why difficulty finding suitable veins remains a systemic issue for aging death row inmates, why a second execution attempt does not constitute double jeopardy, and whether political pressure will ultimately lead to clemency.
In a pivotal 2026 midterm race, Minnesota's open U.S. Senate seat could prove decisive for control of Capitol Hill. Former NFL Sideline Reporter turned Minnesota Republican Senate Nominee Michele Tafoya joins Alex Hogan to discuss her campaign to flip the seat vacated by retiring Democratic Senator Tina Smith. Tafoya lays out her sharp contrast with her Democratic opponent Lieutenant Governor Peggy Flanagan.
PLUS, commentary by Guy Benson, FOX News political analyst and host of FOX News Radio's The Guy Benson Show.
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