The Fox News Rundown

With the $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill being signed by President Biden on Monday, grants can start going out but planning for various projects could likely take months before getting funded by federal dollars. FOX News Congressional Correspondent Chad Pergram explains how the reaction to this bill reminded him of previous debates in Congress.

While Congress was out of session this week, lawmakers made their way overseas to meet with foreign counterparts at the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference. Louisiana Republican Congressman Garett Graves shares his experience at the summit after returning home, and discusses what some climate solutions might be.

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Millions of students will have to start repaying their student loans this January as the COVID-19 debt freeze will be lifted. The newly incurred bill will wreak financial havoc for many as they try to enter the workforce. Trey Yingst speaks to Brian Walsh, a SoFi Manager of Financial Planning and Student Loan Expert, who shares advice on how to handle this new expense in a graduate's life. 

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The White House announced this week that President Biden would soon sign into law the $1 trillion legislation, an infrastructure package that took months of debate, revision, and bipartisan support to pass. This win for the Biden administration comes amid economic hardship in the U.S. with inflation hitting a 30-year high in October. Fox News Sunday Anchor Chris Wallace joins to break down how President Biden's ambitious political agenda may inject too much money into the economy at a time when inflation is already too high, the potential need for the Biden administration to recalibrate their goals to address the bigger issues affecting the nation and whether the President's social spending package will be the last of the Democratic agenda to pass before 2022.

 

Earlier this week, the government reported that prices for U.S. consumers surged 6.2% in October compared to a year ago, hitting the highest inflation in 30 years. Americans are feeling the impact of rising costs at the gas pump, the grocery store and through ongoing supply chain issues. So what is causing inflation and will it ever come down? Chief Economist at Moody's Analytics, Mark Zandi weighs in on that, supply chain issues and why he's optimistic that once the coronavirus recedes inflation will as well.

 

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Plus, commentary by former Education Secretary Betsy DeVos.

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This Veterans Day could be a little more poignant for those who served in Afghanistan or lost family members or friends to the 20-year war. How the war ended and the questions about what we actually accomplished there remain open for debate. FOX'S Trey Yingst speaks to retired U.S. Army Lt. General H.R. McMaster, also former National Security Advisor and author of 'Battlegrounds: The Fight To Defend The Free World', about his thoughts on the war in Afghanistan and what are the emerging national security threats the U.S. faces.     

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The Biden administration recently said U.S. households should expect to pay higher prices to heat their homes this winter compared to last year, as the demand for oil and gas continues to soar. Since entering the White House in January, President Biden has taken steps to try and reduce greenhouse gas emissions in an effort to combat climate change, including ending the Keystone Pipeline. Recently though, President Biden has asked OPEC to increase oil production due to the high demand of and soaring prices, a decision Republicans are calling hypocritical. Alaska GOP Senator Dan Sullivan joins to weigh in on why he disagrees with the President's energy policy, and why he thinks it's important for America to be energy independent. Plus, he talks about a Senate Republican bill he is co-sponsoring called the American Energy, Jobs & Climate Plan, and explains how it is an alternative to the Democrats' Green New Deal legislation.

 

On Veterans Day, the nation pays tribute to our military's men and women who served their country honorably. The holiday is meant to commemorate the many sacrifices of those who fought to protect America across the globe. Retired Marine Staff Sergeant and Fox News Contributor Johnny Joey Jones joins to explain what Veterans Day means to him and how it serves as a day for those who served to remember what was lost in the war while appreciating all that they still have in their lives. Joey explains how military service makes a person grow, he addresses the physical and psychological wounds that veterans still deal with daily and he shares his optimism seeing how more organizations are forming to help veterans in need.

 

Plus, commentary by Medal of Honor recipient and FOX News contributor Dakota Meyer.

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Online brokerage 'Robinhood' has announced that a data breach that happened last week resulted in the personal information of 7 million customers being exposed. Investors' email addresses, full names, birth dates and zip codes were accessed. FOX'S Trey Yingst speaks to Maya Horowitz, the Director of Threat Intelligence & Research at Check Point Software Technologies, about the rise in cybercrimes and what precautions you can take to  prevent this from happening to you.

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There a renewed calls for the U.S. to invest in hypersonic weapons following revelations that China has advanced in developing its own hypersonic weapons following a missile test in August that caught the U.S. military by surprise. While China has brushed it off as "routine" testing and accuses the U.S. for creating an "imaginary enemy" of the communist nation, it does beg the question, can America defend itself against China and how concerned should the Biden administration be? FOX News contributor and retired Army Lieutenant General Keith Kellogg weighs in.

 

Reports have surfaced that the Biden administration is considering offering immigrant families separated during the Trump administration approximately $450,000 each in compensation to resolve ongoing lawsuits. President Biden was asked about this potential policy in a Q&A with the media where he called the report "garbage," but the White House has since walked back these comments saying he was denying the amount of the payments. Former Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York and Fox News Contributor Andrew McCarthy joins to explain the legality of the $450,000 settlements with immigrants who crossed the border illegally, what precedent there is for this level of compensation, and how a Congress-allocated slush fund could finance the settlements without oversight.

 

Plus, commentary by FOX Nation host Tammy Bruce.

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Vice President Kamala Harris has kicked off a four day trip to Paris where she is conducting what can be described as a charm offensive to mend fences with France. Meanwhile, she is facing record low approval ratings and major criticism about her handling of the border, which she oversees. FOX'S Trey Yingst speaks to FOX's Griff Jenkins about the Vice President’s foreign trip and why she is getting so much heat over the situation on the border.

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A difficult string of weeks for President Biden saw his approval rating fall to a new low of 38% however after passing a $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill Democrats can expect to see that number bounce back. Now with an infrastructure package locked down, the Democrats are pivoting to pass Biden's social spending bill, yet some argue the President and his party are not focusing on the most important issues. Former Senior Advisor and Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers, Kevin Hassett joins to discuss his new book, "The Drift: Stopping America's Slide To Socialism." Hassett shares anecdotes from his time working closely with President Trump, the circumstances in which America may drift towards socialism, and whether former President is likely to make another White House run in 2024.

The Biden administration's new COVID-19 vaccine mandate is drawing a lot of backlash from businesses and states. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) mandate that will impact 84-million workers, enforces that any workplace with more than 100 employees get fully vaccinated. Those who don't must wear masks and submit to weekly testing. The mandate is slated to go into effect January 4th 2022. Brandon Trosclair, a supermarket owner based in Louisiana, is fighting the OSHA mandate. Trosclair and his lawyer Buck Dougherty from Liberty Justice Center join to explain why they are challenging the Biden administration's employer mandate, why they think it is a federal government overstep and they explain why the think OSHA has no authority in requiring workers to get the coronavirus vaccine.

Plus, commentary by FOX News Legal Analyst Gregg Jarrett.

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The Ethiopian civil war has reached the capital as a 'state of emergency' has been issued and the U.S. State Department has withdrawn all non-essential personnel from the embassy. Also, Iraqi officials are saying Iran was behind a failed assassination attempt on Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadimi. FOX Field Producer Yonat Friling, joins Trey to discuss these stories and others developing around the world. 

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