The Fox News Rundown

President Trump is issuing an ultimatum for Iran: reach a
deal and open the Strait of Hormuz or face the force of the United States
military. With a Tuesday deadline looming, the market is bracing for either an end to Operation Epic Fury or the beginning of an escalation. Lou Basenese is a FOX News Contributor and Executive Vice President for Market Strategy at the Prairie Operating Company and he joins FOX Business Network’s Gerri Willis to discuss what the future of the market could look like in hopes of a conclusion to the conflict in Iran.

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President Trump isn't giving up on his historic campaign promise to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education. But as the administration works to shift federal programs to other agencies, it is facing legal challenges from states, schools, and teachers' unions. Education Secretary Linda McMahon joins us to discuss the ongoing effort to shutter her own department and why she believes it will benefit schools and students. Plus, she discusses efforts to improve test scores and the pushback she is receiving from her 50-state "History Rocks!" tour, which is intended to teach children civics and celebrate America's 250th birthday.

While November is still about seven months away, Republicans are working to break the usual pattern of the party in power losing Congressional seats in midterm elections. While history may not be on their side, the Republican Party nationally has a significantly larger war chest than Democrats. Reince Priebus—former RNC Chairman, former White House Chief of Staff, and FOX News Contributor—breaks down the fundraising battle between the two parties, how redistricting could impact the midterm results, and what the GOP needs to do to hold on to power.

Plus, commentary by Jimmy Failla, host of FOX News Saturday Night and FOX News Radio’s "FOX Across America"

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After the terror attacks of September 11th, 2001, New York was searching for hope. Just days later, with smoke still rising from Ground Zero, Major League Baseball resumed its season.

Former New York Mets relief pitcher John Franco recently joined FOX News Rundown host Chris Foster to discuss how America's pastime helped the nation recover in the days and weeks after 9/11.

He also shared how he has continued to honor first responders since that day and discussed the new FOX Nation documentary, “Never Forget: How Baseball Helped New York Heal.”

Franco also talked a little baseball and weighed in on some of the rule changes the sport has made recently.

We often have to cut interviews short during the week, but we thought you might like to hear the full interview. Today on the FOX News Rundown Extra, we will share our entire interview with former New York Mets legend John Franco.
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President Trump continues to put pressure on the Senate to kill the filibuster and pass the SAVE America Act, yet with Republican leadership hesitant to consider the possibility after multiple weeks of wasted floor time, the future of the bill remains uncertain. FOX News Chief Congressional Correspondent Chad Pegram joins the Rundown to explain the main factors hindering the SAVE act from being codified, and previews King Charles’ upcoming address to Congress.

Later, NASA Administrator Jared Issacman joins to discuss the details of NASA’s first trip to the moon in over half a century.PHOTO CREDIT: ADOBE

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Concern about what artificial intelligence may mean for jobs has the Trump administration pushing to upskill the workforce, as more and more young people look into the skilled trades.

Mike Rowe—the CEO of the mikeroweWORKS Foundation and the former star of “Dirty Jobs”—has been pushing people to get into the trades for decades.

Rowe recently joined the FOX News Rundown and told Jessica Rosenthal about the growing popularity of vocationally focused education and how the value of knowing a trade seems to be growing exponentially.

He also discussed his concerns about AI, the uncertainty it holds for the future, and how he’s happy to see America’s attitude toward plumbers, welders, and other trade careers drastically changing.

We often have to cut interviews short during the week, but we thought you might like to hear the full interview. Today on the FOX News Rundown Extra, we will share our entire interview with Mike Rowe and let you hear more of his thoughts on what the future workforce may look like.
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