The Fox News Rundown

The United States and Israel held a secret meeting that discussed a possible "Plan B" for Iran if they don't return to nuclear talks. Israel is pushing an alternative strategy because of the stalled talks and concerns about Iran accelerating their nuclear program. FOX's Eben Brown speaks to Richard Goldberg, Senior Advisor at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, a nonpartisan research institute focusing on national security and foreign policy, about the meeting that took place last week.  

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President Biden on Wednesday, September 22nd met at the White House with congressional Democrats, bringing together both moderate and progressives within the party to attempt to calm the tension and infighting threatening to obstruct his domestic agenda. Democrats in the House advanced a bill this week to fund the government until December and suspend the debt limit until 2022, the bill is headed to a Senate vote next week and Republicans have already warned they will not support this measure nor will they support the $3.5 trillion spending plan. Congresswoman Ashley Hinson (R-IA) is a member of the House Budget Committee and joins The Rundown to discuss the budget battle.

 

Thousands of Haitian migrants gather at the US-Mexico border seeking refuge in the United States. As the crisis in Del Rio continues, President Biden faces criticism from both sides on how to address disagreements over Haitian migrants. Human rights activists condemn closing off the border and sending migrants back to Haiti. Meanwhile, conservative lawmakers express discontent with the massive migrant camps in Del Rio and the lack of coronavirus testing at the border. Chris Wallace, host of Fox News Sunday joins to break down the newest border controversy, the president’s declining approval ratings, and what a potential government shutdown would mean for America.  

 

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

The U.S. Border Patrol has told their agents in Del Rio, Texas to temporarily stop using horses in their efforts to turn away thousands of migrants converging on the border. This comes after videos of mounted Border Patrol agents chasing down Haitian migrants went viral. FOX's John Saucier speaks to FOX's William LaJeunesse about the change of policy and why the viral videos are misleading.

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The 76th United Nations General Assembly began on Tuesday, September 21 and controversy has already begun as world leaders addressed the implications of the COVID-19 pandemic, the strain placed upon the global economy, Afghanistan falling to the Taliban, and tensions between the U.S. and China. President Biden spoke at the UNGA and did not call out China, instead calling for international unity and cooperation to overcome the pandemic and climate crisis. Fox News Senior Correspondent Eric Shawn joins us from the U.N. to discuss the criticism of President Biden's speech, the Taliban’s push for UN recognition of their Afghanistan leadership amid human rights abuses and how the U.S. is mending a rift with France after a controversial sale of submarines to Australia. Eric Shawn also details how Iran pushed to restart nuclear talks, the UNGA’s central theme of climate change, and the COVID-19 issues that arose from a lack of vaccination requirements.

 

Facebook is under fire after a recent Wall Street Journal investigation revealed that the company has been shielding high-profile users from content moderation guidelines most users must abide by. Reportedly, regulations that would ban content for the average user have been essentially ignored for celebrities, politicians, and other elites on the platform due to Facebook's “cross check” system. On top of the revelations from the recent Facebook Files, shareholders have now filed lawsuits alleging Facebook and the government engaged in a “quid pro quo”  The lawsuits accuse Facebook of overpaying $5 billion dollars on a fine from the FTC in an attempt to protect CEO Mark Zuckerberg from personal liability from the infamous Cambridge Analytica leak. Fox Business Network Financial Correspondent Jackie DeAngelis joins to break down how Facebook’s cross check system works and the ways that the company has adjusted its social media regulations and practices throughout the pandemic. She also takes a look back at the Cambridge Analytica scandal of 2015 and how the lawsuit alleging quid pro quo may play out.

 

Plus, commentary from Pastor Robert Jeffress of the Dallas First Baptist Church.

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Gabby Petito's remains were recovered in northwestern Wyoming near Grand Teton National Park Sunday and a coroner has determined her death was a homicide. Meanwhile, there is mounting pressure on authorities to locate Petito's fiancé as crews search for him in a swampy Florida preserve. FOX's John Saucier speaks to FOX's Phil Keating, in Venice, Florida, about the latest in the case that has captivated the attention of so many.

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Thousands of Haitians and other migrants have been camped under the International Bridge in Del Rio, Texas. Amid the surge at the Texas border, the Biden administration said it is increasing the number of deportation flights to Haiti and resources to the area. President Biden on Tuesday pledged to get the situation "under control" following his speech at the United Nations General Assembly. Meanwhile, Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas insisted that the U.S. borders are closed during a Senate Homeland Security Committee hearing. Former Acting DHS Secretary Chad Wolf joins to discuss the recent migrant surge and what would needed to be done to actually get the border under control. He also weighs in on the photo of a mounted Border Patrol agent allegedly whipping a migrant.

 

On Tuesday, September 21st. U.S. Senators were able to speak with top U.S. national security officials - FBI Director Christopher Wray, National Counterterrorism Director Christine Abizaid, and DHS Secretary Mayorkas - about how terror threats to the U.S. have evolved over the last 20 years. Many senators cited Afghanistan as the main potential source of terror, with the U.S. already experiencing suicide-bomb attacks from ISIS-K during the military withdrawal military from Afghanistan. Fox News Congressional Correspondent Aishah Hasnie covered the Senate hearing and joined to explain how the testimony revealed the risk ISIS-K and al-Qaeda now pose to the United States, how the recent U.S. drone strike suggested a failure of America's "over the horizon" capabilities and the need for intelligence to assess terror risk from Afghanistan. Hasnie also spoke about how allies in Afghanistan are frustrated and unsure as a result of the U.S. evacuation process and how women in Afghanistan have had their way of life turned upside down now that the Taliban has assumed control.

 

Plus, commentary by Fox News contributor Liz Peek.

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A year into the U.S.-brokered 'Abraham Accords' has shown sea change in relations between Arab countries and Israel, along with a warming towards the United States and a distancing from Iran's proxies. The first normalization agreements were signed last September in the White House between Israel and the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain, followed by Sudan in October and Morocco in December. Saudi Arabia is now considered to be the next Arab country to join them soon. FOX's Eben Brown speaks to Joel Rosenberg, author of 'Enemies and Allies', about the birth of the agreements and how on its anniversary month it looks like more such deals are on the horizon.   

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As school kids head back to class, Pfizer announced Monday that a lower dose for its COVID vaccine is safe and effect for children ages 5-11. The company say it will seek FDA approval. Former FDA Commissioner and senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, Dr. Scott Gottlieb joins to weigh in on the Pfizer vaccine for children. Dr. Gottlieb also talks about his new book Uncontrolled Spread and explains and went wrong with America's response to the pandemic.

 

As Congress returns to session this week, President Biden and Democrats are pushing major policy goals expected with deadlines the coming weeks. With the bipartisan infrastructure bill and the 3.5 billion-dollar social spending package both expected to be voted upon imminently, Democrats will also have to deal with raising the national debt ceiling before the U.S. Treasury runs out of cash reserves and borrowing capacity. Fox News Congressional Correspondent Chad Pergram joins to discuss what the debt ceiling is, the risks of running into the debt ceiling, and why Republicans are unlikely to lend their support to this effort. Later, Chad explains why the debt ceiling will be difficult for Democrats to balance while focusing a key legislation held up by Democratic in-fighting.

 

Plus, commentary by FOX News Contributor Deroy Murdock.

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Another investigation has been ordered by the Department of Defense into a deadly drone strike last month in Kabul which supposedly was targeting an ISIS-K operative but instead killed ten members of an Afghan family including seven children. According to Marine Gen. Frank McKenzie the United States is considering making reparation payments to the family of the victims or getting them evacuated but with the lack of eyes and ears on the ground it is hard to reach them. FOX's John Saucier speaks to FOX's National Security Correspondent Jennifer Griffin, from the Pentagon, who has the latest reaction from the U.S. Military and Capitol Hill. 

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Authorities on Sunday, September 19th discovered a body at Grand Teton National Park in Moosey, Wyoming where the search for missing Gabby Petito was focused. Sources at the FBI Denver office could not confirm the body was in fact Ms. Petito nor could they confirm the cause of death just yet. The national hunt to find the missing couple of Gabby Petito and Brian Laundrie has enlisted local authorities, the FBI, and many more. Former FBI investigator Bill Daly joins to explain what details of the Petito case stand out to him and where he would be focusing law enforcement efforts. Later, Bill breaks down how law enforcement goes about solving missing person cases, what kind of technology can be employed to track people’s whereabouts, and why it is only a matter of time before someone on the run in the United States gets caught.

 

Last week, Special Counsel John Durham who was tapped by the Trump administration to investigate the origins of the Russia probe, indicted Washington D.C. lawyer Michael Sussman for lying to the FBI and not disclosing that he was working for the Clinton campaign while pushing for an investigation into then-candidate Donald Trump's ties to Russia in 2016. FOX News Correspondent Griff Jenkins joins to break down the indictment, and if we’ll ever see an end to the ongoing Russia investigation.

 

Plus, commentary by Republican strategist Colin Reed.

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