The Fox News Rundown

Crime is on the rise in many big cities across America as law enforcement prepares for an uptick in violence this summer, adding more tension to questions about policing. On today's FOX News Rundown EXTRA, Republican Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson weighs in on the surging crime rates across the U.S. and what is driving them.

The Governor also discusses the disparity in crack cocaine and powder cocaine offenses which have been around since the 1980s. He explains why the controversial law was created in the first place and why he supports removing the longstanding disparity on crack cocaine

President Biden recently released his 2022 budget which calls for over $6-trillion in spending for the upcoming fiscal year. Meanwhile, the U.S. is still in a pandemic emergency spending mode with many Americans claiming federal unemployment benefits until September 2021 and congressional Democrats already looking at the possibility of a fourth stimulus check.

On today's FOX News Rundown EXTRA, Ranking Member on the House Ways and Means Committee Kevin Brady (R-TX) joins to discuss how he believes the wasteful spending on COVID relief only serves to pile on to the national debt. He also predicts voters will rebuke the Democratic agenda in 2022 and looks ahead to Republican prospects in 2024.

The United states Treasury Department announced yesterday that they will be lifting sanctions on three former Iranian government officials and two energy companies. The oil markets fell significantly with the thought of additional Iranian oil being put back into the market. This as the United States and Iran are set to begin their sixth round of nuclear talks in Vienna. FOX's Trey Yingst speaks with Behnam Ben Taleblu, a Senior Fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, who says lifting sanctions at this juncture is a mistake.

This Week:

Today, half of the eligible U.S. population is fully vaccinated, with more than 90% of Americans over 65 having received at least one dose of the vaccine. The United States now has more vaccines than those looking to be inoculated. Ohio Governor Mike DeWine joins the podcast to discuss the success of the Vax-a-Million program in his state, vaccine hesitancy, and the responsibility of the United States to provide vaccines to other countries.

President Biden is overseas on his first foreign trip since taking office. The President will meet with G7 leaders in the United Kingdom, then heads to Brussels for the NATO summit and will end his international trip in Geneva with a sit down meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin to discuss the recent cyber and ransomware attacks, Russia's election interference and its behavior on the Ukraine border. FOX News Washington Correspondent Rachel Sutherland and former CIA Chief of Station and FOX News Contributor Dan Hoffman discuss the upcoming talks between the two presidents.

Vice President Kamala Harris made her first international trip this week, visiting Guatemala and Mexico to address corruption in these countries amid the record migrant surge at the U.S. southern border. Republicans have blamed the increase of border crossings on the Biden administration's immigration policies, while also criticizing the Vice President for still not making a trip to the southern border. FOX News National Correspondent Bryan Llenas travelled with Vice President Harris to Guatemala and Mexico and he tells Rachel what he saw on the ground and the Vice President's messaging to the countries she visited.

This week, infrastructure talks between Senator Shelley Moore Capito and President Biden ended without a resolution. By Thursday, though, a bipartisan group of 10 Senators announced a new framework that will reportedly cost $1.2 trillion over eight years and according to Senator Mitt Romney is "fully paid for". Fox News Congressional Correspondent, Chad Pergram, discusses the future of this framework in a very partisan Congress.

In a time where it seems Republicans and Democrats in Congress cannot compromise on any legislation, one issue they agree on is investing in technology to stay competitive with China. On Tuesday June 9th, the Senate approved the $250 billion U.S. Innovation and Competition Act aimed at strengthening American technology production and development, the bill passing with a 68-32 vote. The bill's co-sponsor, Senator Todd Young (R-IN) joins to discuss how the bill will take on China through investments into American technology, how news of this legislation has angered the officials within Chinese Communist Party and he breaks down why Americans lose faith when leaders in the U.S. entertainment industry act deferential to China.

 

President Biden is on his first foreign trip since taking office. The President is in Europe and set to participate in the G-7 and NATO summits and will end his trip with an in-person meeting in Geneva with Russian President Vladimir Putin. FOX News Sunday host Chris Wallace discusses the importance of the President's overseas trip, what we can expect from it and the criticism from both sides surrounding President Biden agreeing to meet with Russia's president in the first place. Chris also weighs in on former Vice President Harris' first foreign trip in Central America this week and the mixed reviews she received from both sides.

 

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Plus, commentary by FOX News contributor Joe Concha.

In 2019, the European Union enlisted the Georg Eckert Institute for International Textbook Research to take a look at textbooks used in Palestinian schools to look for any examples of hate speech and incitement of violence. The institute concluded its study by the fall of 2020 after looking at over one hundred fifty books that were used between 2017-2019 and nearly twenty from 2020. The reports full publication has been delayed by the EU, but excerpts have been recently released. FOX's Eben Brown speaks with Lahav Harkov, the Senior Contributing Editor and Diplomatic Correspondent of The Jerusalem Post, about those excerpts.

President Biden recently released his 2022 budget which calls for over $6 trillion in spending for the coming fiscal year. Meanwhile, the country is still in pandemic emergency spending mode with federal unemployment benefits continuing until September 2021 and congressional Democrats already looking at the possibility of a fourth stimulus check. Ranking Member on the House Committee on Ways and Means Representative Kevin Brady (R-TX) joins to discuss how he believes the wasteful continued spending on COVID relief only serves to pile on to the national debt. He also discusses how Republicans seek to protect working people by preventing an increase in the capital gains tax, predicts voters will rebuke the Democratic agenda in 2022 and looks ahead to Republican prospects in 2024.

 

Cryptocurrency is becoming more common as it gains popularity worldwide. China is creating is its own cryptocurrency, El Salvador is now going to accept cryptocurrency as a form of payment. Even the mayor of Miami, Florida is thinking about offering it to government employees as payment, if they want it. While crypto is growing it does come with a lot of risk as well, including ransomware attacks. The most recent one was the Colonial Pipeline attack that demanded payment in the digital currency, which is harder to trace. FOX Business Senior Correspondent Charlie Gasparino explains what cryptocurrency and block chains are, if there is a steady future for it, and the skepticism behind it.

 

Plus, commentary by Dan Gainor, vice president for TechWatch, business and culture at the Media Research Center.

Top experts on China are describing the country's current military buildup as the largest one ever conducted during peacetime. Some speculate that the buildup could be a precursor to an invasion of Taiwan. U.S. Indo-Pacific Command wants nearly one billion dollars more in funding and more weapons sent to places like Guam but some lawmakers say it is just the Pentagon looking for more money during budget season. FOX's Trey Yingst speaks with FOX News Pentagon Correspondent Lucas Tomlinson about China's military buildup and where the United States military sees concern.

Crime is on the rise in many big cities across America as law enforcement prepares for an uptick in violence this summer. Governor Asa Hutchinson (R-AR) weighs in on the surging crime rates across the U.S. and what is driving them. He also discusses the disparity in crack cocaine and powder cocaine sentencings and why he supports removing it to help repair community relationships with law enforcement and improve confidence in the criminal justice system.

The United States continues to turn a corner on COVID-19 with cases of the virus sharply declining across the country and citizens continuing to get vaccinated. However in May, two small counties in Missouri saw their coronavirus numbers surge. Medical Director of the Linn County Health Department, Dr. Kendal Geno joins to discuss how the circumstances in his county aligned to create a large spike in coronavirus cases, how the county saw many people who had the virus become re-infected and how the issue of vaccine hesitancy contributed to his county's recent COVID-19 spread.

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

Lebanon has battled a serious of tragedies in recent years that has sent the country into an economic and social collapse. Disasters including the blast in Beirut that has crippled manufacturing and displaced hundreds of thousands of people, the COVID-19 pandemic and political corruption coupled with overall failure of government leadership all have the Lebanese people wondering who will help them. There are also fears that militant groups, like Hezbollah, could be growing their influence there amidst the troubles. FOX's Trey Yingst speaks with Bujar Hoxha, Country Director for CARE International in Lebanon, about the seriousness of Lebanon's decline and a new short film that tries to draw attention to the people most in need.