The Fox News Rundown

Since Friday, China has sent about one hundred and fifty fighter jets and bombers into Taiwan's air defense zone in their largest show of aggression towards the island country they claim as their own. The show of force comes as the United States, Japan and other allies conduct joint war games in the Western Pacific. FOX's John Saucier speaks to FOX's Greg Palkot, Senior Foreign Correspondent reporting from London, about the incursion into Taiwan and why this one was different. 

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The Virginia governor’s race has tightened as the campaigns near Election Day, with some polls showing Democrat and former Governor Terry McAuliffe in a dead heat with newcomer Republican candidate and former businessman Glenn Youngkin. The closing gap in the polls is cause for concern among many Democrats who believe Virginia to be reliably blue and pundits are now watching this race as one that might predict the outcome for the 2022 midterm elections. The Republican candidate for governor, Glenn Youngkin joins to discuss his vision for Virginia, how education became a major voting issue for parents in the state, the enthusiasm advantage his campaign believes they have over former Governor McAuliffe and why many are 

The United States has experienced an increase in murders by nearly 30 percent in 2020 according to recent FBI statistics that were released. More than 21,000 homicides were reported last year, 4,901 more than in 2019 according to the FBI’s data. Former police commissioner of Boston, New York and Los Angeles, Bill Bratton weighs in on the surge of homicides in 2020, if he’s surprised and what he thinks some of the causes behind these high murder rates are from. 

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

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The crossing at the U.S. Mexico border is showing no signs of slowing down as a new waves of Haitian migrants make their way to the southern border. 

The U.S. isn't the only country getting overwhelmed with a crisis; Mexico is facing one also as the city of Tapachula swells as thousands of migrants make their way to the U.S..

Earlier this week, host Lisa Brady spoke to  FOX News Correspondent Griff Jenkins who was reporting from Tapachula for FOX News.

Jenkins detailed what he saw at the Mexican entry-point, why the migrants want to come to the U.S. and how Mexico has been dealing with the border crossings.

The interview was too long and we could not include all of it on our conversation.

On the FOX News Rundown Extra you will hear complete, unedited conversation with FOX News Correspondent Griff Jenkins.

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President Biden received his booster shot this week at the White House on camera following the FDA and CDC's approval of the third dose for Americans over the age of 65, those with underlying health conditions and front-line workers at higher risk of being exposed to the virus. The President is still pleading with those Americans who still have not received their first COVID-19 shot saying, "This is a pandemic of the unvaccinated." FOX News Washington Correspondent Rachel Sutherland speaks with U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy about some of the reasons people will not take the vaccine and how the administration plans to sell it to the unvaccinated.

This week we heard from President Biden's top military officials, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Mark Milley and CENTCOM Commander General Kenneth McKenzie during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on the U.S. troop withdrawal from Afghanistan. Rachel speaks with General Jack Keane, FOX News Senior Strategic Analyst, and retired four-star general, about the key takeaways from this week's hearing and the future of America's war against terrorism.

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Problems continued to pile up for the Biden White House this week.

Their economic agenda has been put in jeopardy by feuding Democrats, and congressional hearings regarding Afghanistan once again put a spotlight on the mistakes made during our exit from the country. 

Earlier this week, host Dave Anthony spoke to Co-founder and President of RealClearPolitics Tom Bevan about  the obstacles President Biden faces in passing his agenda, why the President's approval numbers are slipping and how it will be challenge to win back the supporters elected him in to office.

The interview was too long and we could not include all of it on our conversation. 

On the FOX News Rundown Extra you will hear complete, unedited conversation with RealClearPolitics' Tom Bevan.

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This week, FOX News Radio's National Correspondent Jared Halpern and FOX News Congressional Correspondent Chad Pergram discuss the drama that unfolded on Capitol Hill this week regarding the spending & infrastructure bills.

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FOX News obtained a nearly hour long video in which Gabby Petito tells a Moab Police Officer that her fiancé Brian Laundrie hit her in the face. The altercation ended without arrest and now the Utah police, and the state's domestic violence laws, are facing new scrutiny. FOX's John Saucier speaks to FOX's Laura Ingle, recently in Wyoming during the search, about her reporting and a conversation she had with Gabby Petito's stepfather. 

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YouTube announced this week that the platform was cracking down on videos on its platform conveying what it considers "misinformation" on the coronavirus and other vaccines.While some are praising the company for this move, critics are saying it's just Big Tech finding another way to censor the news. FOX News contributors Joe Concha and Richard Fowler weigh in on YouTube's decision to crack down on what it considers vaccine propaganda and if it impacts freedom of speech.

 

The Supreme Court's new term begins next week and the Justices are expected to hear a list of contentious cases including questions regarding the Second Amendment and abortion rights. While the High Court currently has a conservative majority, Justice Amy Coney Barrett and some of her other colleagues have recently tried to remind the media and the public their work is not affected by politics. But is that true? FOX News Sunday host Chris Wallace joins the Rundown to preview the Court's next term and how non-partisan the Justices actually are. Then, Wallace also discusses the political fallout over America's exit from Afghanistan and the ongoing debate over vaccine mandates.

 

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

 

Plus, commentary by New York Post columnist Karol Markowicz.

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Iran on Tuesday rejected a United States' call to admit U.N. inspectors into a nuclear site saying Washington did not condemn what Tehran calls a sabotage attack on one of their facilities. This latest defiance is another example of Iran's new leadership not fearing much retaliation from the West. FOX's Eben Brown speaks to Behnam Ben Taleblu, Senior Fellow at the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies, about this latest move to gain an advantage in the stalled nuclear talks.    

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This week, President Biden's top military officials, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Mark Milley and Commander of U.S. Central Command General Kenneth McKenzie testified before the Senate Armed Services Committee about the U.S. troop withdrawal from Afghanistan. Both Gen. Milley and Gen. McKenzie testified to lawmakers that they recommended maintaining a U.S. troop presence in Afghanistan, contradicting President Biden's earlier claims in August that he was never advised to leave a small military presence in the region. Senator Bill Cassidy (R-LA) joins to weigh in on the latest revelation regarding Afghanistan troops. The Senator also discusses Congress's battle to get President Biden's domestic agenda passed, including the bipartisan infrastructure bill and if he thinks it will happen. Plus, he explains why Republicans won't help Democrats raise the debt ceiling despite fears that the U.S. could default.

 

President Biden's economic agenda has been put in jeopardy by congressional Democrats, with the clash between moderate and progressives within the party creating uncertainty about the feasibility of the President's $3.5 trillion spending plan. House progressives have threatened to tank the bipartisan infrastructure bill unless the moderates in the Senate approve the multi-trillion-dollar plan. President Biden has canceled his scheduled trip to Chicago this week in order to meet with Democrat lawmakers to resolve the split. Co-founder and President of RealClearPolitics Tom Bevan joins to break down the obstacles President Biden faces in passing his agenda, the impact the Democrats' small majority in Congress has had on relations within the party, and why the President's approval numbers are slipping.

 

Plus, commentary by FOX News Senior Meteorologist Janice Dean.

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