The Fox News Rundown

The State Department has announced negotiations with the Taliban and the Afghan government will resume in Qatar. The Biden administration looks to be reviewing a deal made by the Trump administration while the Taliban has warned any change to a promised May 1st exit deal would 'doom' talks.  FOX’s Trey Yingst speaks with Scott Worden, the Director of the Afghanistan and Central Asia programs at the US Institute of Peace, about the peace negotiations and the difficult balancing act of keeping Afghanistan stable and out of a civil war.       

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New York Governor Andrew Cuomo is facing bipartisan pressure to resign following sexual harassment allegations from two of his former aides. On Sunday, Governor Cuomo responded to the accusations in a statement saying, "I never intended to offend anyone or cause any harm," the Governor did go on to acknowledge and apologize for his behavior. New York Attorney General Letitia James is now launching an investigation into the claims, with the Governor authorizing the probe. Former federal prosecutor, James Trusty weighs in on the case and what we can expect moving forward.

The third approved Covid-19 vaccine may begin being distributed as early as today. The Johnson & Johnson vaccine was shown in trials to be slightly less effective than the Moderna and Pfizer vaccines. So, should Americans still feel confident taking the latest tool in the fight against COVID-19? Dr. Marc Siegel, Fox News Contributor, Professor of Medicine at NYU Langone Medical Center discusses the new Johnson & Johnson vaccine, why he's encouraging his patients to take it and what this third option means for America's return to normalcy.

Plus, commentary by Fox News Contributor Liz Peek.

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The United Nations says that at least eighteen peaceful protesters were shot and killed by Burma's security forces as they demonstrated against last month's military coup. Also, more than three hundred girls are kidnapped from another Nigerian boarding school. FOX’s Trey Yingst speaks with Yonat Friling, Senior FOX Field Producer, about these and other stories developing around the world. 

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On Sunday, February 28th, former President Donald Trump gave his first major post-presidential speech at the Conservative Political Action Conference. In this speech, the former President delivered a stinging rebuke to the early days of the Biden administration and spoke about key conservative issues such as immigration, reopening schools and the Keystone XL pipeline. Fox News Radio Miami-based Correspondent Eben Brown joins live from CPAC to discuss how former President Trump’s was received by the crowd. Later, GOP Strategist Brad Blakeman joins to discuss how the former President’s keynote speech established him as a leader within the GOP and what role we can expect him to play in the midterms and next presidential election.

 

The second season of Fox Nation show "Outdoors" where he joins famous Americans on hunting trips like taking down a buck with the former NFL long snapper and Green Beret Nate Boyer. Johnny Joey Jones, Fox News contributor, host of Fox News Podcast “Proud American” and retired Marine joins to discuss his how shooting was a great way to pass time during the pandemic and he gives his thoughts on the debate over the Second Amendment and who should be allowed to have what.

 

Plus, commentary by Jimmy Failla, host of "Fox Across America."

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As the coronavirus vaccine rollout continues across the nation, Pfizer, Moderna and Johnson & Johnson are promising a surge of vaccine doses, but new Covid variants in the U.S. are raising more concerns about how effective the vaccine will be against the new strains. 

On The Fox News Rundown this week, host Jessica Rosenthal spoke to Dr. Marty Makary, professor of surgery and health policy at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and Fox News contributor, about the new strains and if the vaccines can combat them.

Dr. Marty Makary also weighs in on what life in America will be like in a few months as we approach herd immunity and whether mask mandates and other restrictions will still be necessary.

The conversation with Dr. Makary was too long and we could not include all of it in our original segment. On the FOX News Rundown Extra, you will hear his entire take on the threat the Covid variants pose and if our vaccines will be effective. 

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The Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) has kicked off. Many Republican 2024 presidential hopefuls will be in attendance, but will likely be overshadowed by the presence of Donald Trump when he delivers his first major speech since leaving the White House on Sunday. 

On the FOX News Rundown this week, Former Deputy Chief of Staff for President George W. Bush and Fox News Contributor Karl Rove previews the speech and what he thinks former President Trump should focus on to help unify the deeply divided GOP.

Rove also explained why the stakes of Trump's speech are so high for both his potential future political ambitions and the future of the Republican party.

The conversation with Karl Rove was too long and we could not include all of it in our original segment. On the FOX News Rundown Extra, you will hear Karl Rove's take on the so-called Republican civil war and why Trump's CPAC appearance could have major implications for the 2022 and 2024 elections.

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President Biden ordered airstrikes to attack Iranian-backed militias in an ungoverned part of Syria. The Pentagon says this was in response to weeks of rocket attacks on the United States Embassy in Baghdad blamed on such Iranian-backed forces. FOX’s Trey Yingst speaks with FOX's Lucas Tomlinson, at the Pentagon, about the latest on the airstrike and the message it sends to Iran. 

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The Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) kicked off on Thursday. Many Republican 2024 presidential hopefuls will be in attendance, but will likely be overshadowed by the presence of Donald Trump. On Sunday, the former President will be delivering his first major speech since leaving the White House. Former Deputy Chief of Staff for President George W. Bush and Fox News Contributor, Karl Rove weighs in on the upcoming speech from the former President and what he thinks he should focus on to help unify the deeply divided GOP.

Nearly a year into the Coronavirus pandemic and a majority of children are still participating in school remotely. For many families, remote learning has been a burden. While many public school districts have had difficulty reopening, many Catholic schools have been open for months. Thomas Carroll, Superintendent for the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston, discusses how they were able to open safely, how teachers, parents and students reacted to the return of in-person learning and what public schools can learn from their experience.

Don't miss the good news with Tonya J. Powers.

Plus, commentary by Guy Benson, host of the Guy Benson Show.

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Lebanon has been descending into poverty and chaos since an explosion rocked the capital in August with banks and hospitals in a state of collapse. What worsens the matter is the fact the Prime Minister and his cabinet stepped down following the blast and a new government is yet to be formed. FOX’s Trey Yingst speaks with Rabih Torbay, CEO & President of Project HOPE, about how NGO's, including his own, are trying to help the country stabilize itself.   

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CPAC, the annual Conservative Political Action Conference, starts today in Orlando, Florida. On Sunday, former President Trump will take the stage for his first public address since leaving office. Congressman Adam Kinzinger, an Illinois Republican, discusses what role the former President could play in the future and the blowback he received for criticizing Trump. Rep. Kinzinger also weighs in on what aspects of the Covid relief bill he supports and what he thinks the new administration should be doing in Afghanistan.

The Biden administration is facing backlash and being accused of hypocrisy following the decision to reopen a child migration detention facility in Carrizo Springs, Texas. The same facility was used in 2019 by the Trump administration, which received harsh criticism from then candidates, Joe Biden and Kamala Harris, for putting kids in cages. The White House defending the decision to reopen the facility, saying that it was only temporary and is needed because of the Covid-19 pandemic. FOX News White House Correspondent Kristin Fisher explains why the White House is saying it's not the same as what the previous administration did. Deputy Director of the ACLU's National Immigrants' Rights Project, Lee Gelernt weighs in on the Biden administration's decision and what alternatives it has to house these migrant children.

Plus, commentary by syndicated columnist Cal Thomas.

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