The Fox News Rundown

Vice President Kamala Harris is in Central America this week, visiting Guatemala's president yesterday and Mexico's president today to address "corruption" in the region and how to address the record migrant surge at the U.S. southern border coming from these countries. FOX News National Correspondent Bryan Llenas, who is traveling with the Vice President in Central America, discusses what he's seeing on the ground, what the locals' concerns are and what we can expect from her trip in Mexico today. Former Acting Homeland Security Secretary under President Trump, Chad Wolf discusses the crisis at the border and if visiting these countries in Central America is enough to stop the flood of migrants coming to the U.S.

 

President Biden has seen his ambitious agenda face major roadblocks in Congress despite Democrats having majority control, with infrastructure, voting rights and other policy goals stalled by resistance from Republicans and two moderate Democrats. Fox News Congressional Correspondent Chad Pergram joins to explain how the stalled Biden administration has stirred fresh calls for changing the rules of the Senate filibuster, which agenda items are most likely to see bipartisan agreement, the motivation behind centrist Democrats bucking their own party and the looming fight over the U.S. debt ceiling.

 

Plus, commentary by FOX Nation Host Tammy Bruce.

Jihadists stormed the village of Solhan, in the Western African nation of Burkina Faso, executing troops of the defense forces and then moved onto killing civilians and burning down their homes. Human rights groups are calling it one of the worst attacks on civilians in years and another example of ISIS and Al Qaida connected militant groups gaining strength in the region. FOX's Trey Yingst speaks with Yonat Friling, Senior FOX Field Producer, about this and other stories developing around the world.

The Biden administration is continuing to push for more coronavirus vaccines to be administered, after setting a goal to have 70 percent of U.S. adults to get at least one shot by July 4th. This goal may prove more difficult as vaccination rates have slowed and now with vaccines approved for children as young as 12 years old, many parents are questioning whether they will get their children vaccinated. Professor of Medicine at NYU Langone and Fox New Medical Contributor Dr. Marc Siegel joins to explain how the country's messaging on vaccines may be causing hesitancy, why getting your children vaccinated against the coronavirus is beneficial to their health and he weighs in on the recent controversy surrounding Dr. Fauci and Covid origin lab leak theory.

 

Travel is back and with more Americans getting vaccinated and restrictions beginning to loosen, people who have been on lockdown and didn't spend as much during the past year are ready to get back out. In many ways travel has changed and those changes are expected to last whether it is business travel, where we travel or how long we stay somewhere. Airbnb's Senior Vice President of Global Communications and Public Policy, Chris Lehane explains how Airbnb has adapted to the changes because of Covid-19 and how travel, working and living are all beginning to blur together as we transition into our new normal.

 

Plus, commentary by "The Guy Benson Show" host, Guy Benson.

There's been a cascade of renewed questions lately about where COVID came from. 

The Wuhan lab leak theory, vigorously disputed by some top scientists early on, is now part of an intelligence review launched by President Biden.

There are also allegations that an origins probe was stonewalled in the State Department, and persistent concerns about possible US funding for gain of function research. 

Earlier this week on the FOX News Rundown, host Lisa Brady spoke to former White House coronavirus testing czar Adm. Brett Giroir about the growing questions about the origin of COVID and newly disclosed emails from Dr. Anthony Fauci that some Republicans say suggest he was not being honest about how the pandemic began. 

Giroir also weighed in on China's suspected biological weapons research.

The interview was too long and we could not include all of it in our original segment. On The FOX News Rundown Extra, you will hear our entire conversation with Adm. Brett Giroir and hear his full take on questions surrounding COVID's origin and why the lab leak theory was dismissed by so many up until recently.

The real estate market has been booming since the pandemic began with many people moving out of big cities and some even paying over the asking price for homes. 

With the demand to buy homes there's also been a shortage of key building supplies like lumber, making it even more costly to build or renovate homes. 

Recently on the FOX NEWS Rundown, host Jessica Rosenthal spoke to real estate expert and host of HGTV's Vacation House Rules, Scott McGillivray about the price of homes, growing supply chain concerns, what it's like filming a television during coronavirus and why he thinks if you want to build or buy your home you should do it now.

The interview was too long and we could not include all of it in our original segment. On The FOX News Rundown Extra, you will hear our entire conversation with HGTV star Scott McGillivray hear more of his great advice for homeowners and those hoping to be homeowners.

The FBI has said a Russian cyber-criminal group was behind the attack on JBS, the world's largest meat processing company, shutting down their operations in multiple countries. Besides large payouts by companies being held hostage, these ransomware attacks on American businesses hit the consumer in their pocket. FOX's Eben Brown speaks with Jason Crabtree, CEO of QOMPLX, about how these groups infiltrate a business and how to protect against it.

This Week:

On Sunday, the world's largest meat processor, JBS, underwent a cyberattack that shut down facilities across the nation. At present, the FBI is investigating as many as 100 different types of ransomware as U.S. corporations continue to suffer attacks. Morgan Wright, Chief Security Advisor at Sentinel One and Cyber Security Expert, discusses what these strikes mean for the companies who suffer them, and how the United States can beef up cyber defense.

Later this month, President Joe Biden will meet with foreign leaders at the G7 and NATO summits in Europe. The President will also meet with Queen Elizabeth at Windsor Castle on June 13 and have a "bilateral summit with Russian Federation President Vladimir Putin on June 16th," according to Secretary Jen Psaki. Fox News Contributor and former communications advisor to Secretary of State John Kerry, Marie Harf, and Fox News Senior Foreign Affairs Correspondent, Greg Palkot, discuss what President Biden should hope to accomplish in these meetings.

Will Democrats and Republicans be able to find common ground and pass a bipartisan infrastructure plan? While President Biden has indicated that he wants a bipartisan compromise on his infrastructure bill, he has also indicated he won't wait on Republicans. If a deal is not reached Democrats said they will go it alone again through a process called budget reconciliation. FOX News Washington Correspondent Rachel Sutherland speaks with FOX News Congressional Correspondent Chad Pergram about what budget reconciliation is and if we'll have an infrastructure plan passed this summer.

This week marked the official start of the 2021 Atlantic hurricane season and FEMA is getting ready for what is expected to be an active one according to NOAA. FEMA has already been stretched thin this year because of the coronavirus pandemic, wildfires, and the migrant surge at the southern border. FOX News Washington Correspondent Rachel Sutherland speaks with former FEMA administrator Pete Gaynor about how FEMA gets ready for hurricane season, how COVID-19 changed the way FEMA prepares for disasters and how Americans can plan ahead to get ready for this year's upcoming season.

Over the past year we have seen Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, appearing at the White House coronavirus task force briefings and doing interviews for multiple media platforms, updating Americans on Covid-19. Early on in the pandemic Dr. Fauci dismissed the theory the virus originated in a lab, but now Fauci, who serves as President Biden’s chief medical advisor, is under fire for his original dismissal of the Wuhan lab origins theory. A recent release of his work emails disclosed through a Freedom of Information Act request shows he may not have been as firm on his stance as he showed to the public during the early days of the pandemic. Retired admiral, and former Assistant Health Secretary under President Trump, Dr. Brett Giroir, discusses the lack of transparency when it comes to the information being presented on the coronavirus. He discusses the lab leak theory and if we will ever know the truth behind how the pandemic originated. Plus, he weighs in on if Dr. Fauci should be fired following his recent email scandal.

The Supreme Court will soon make decisions on cases involving the Affordable Care Act, student free speech, religious clauses and abortion. After much discussion from the progressives in the Democratic Party about the need to reform the court to fix what they see as an ideological imbalance, the Supreme Court recently made two separate unanimous decisions. Law Professor at George Washington University and Fox News Contributor Jonathan Turley joins to explain why the High Court may not be as ideologically divided as it is portrayed to be, what kind of positive reforms he believes can be made to the Supreme Court and he breaks down the key cases soon to be decided and what impact they will likely have for all Americans. 

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Plus, commentary by Fox News Senior Meteorologist Janice Dean.

Workplace burnout has been on the rise during the pandemic as people find it harder and harder to achieve a work/life balance. Being isolated and away from colleagues also causes heightened anxiety and depression in organizations. FOX's Trey Yingst speaks with Dr. Ron Friedman, psychologist and author of 'Decoding Greatness', who offers his advice on how to avoid workplace burnout and tips on achieving goals.

The idea that the coronavirus originated in a Wuhan lab in China, was once considered a conspiracy theory by media outlets and social media platforms, but now there is growing evidence it could be true. Facebook is the latest to get backlash after its past efforts to censor any story or information on the Wuhan lab theory, as the company only recently halted its restriction of information on the story. Fox News contributor and a columnist for The Hill, Joe Concha and Democratic Strategist Leslie Marshall, weigh in on the Wuhan lab leak theory, big tech censorship and cancel culture.

In the past few weeks, the U.S. has seen cyberattacks on the rise, the most recent cases being the ransomware attacks on the world's largest meal supplier JBS and the Colonial Pipeline Company. As American businesses struggle to combat the threats from cyberattacks, the White House says President Biden will raise this issue with Russian President Vladimir Putin at their joint summit in Switzerland. Cybersecurity consultant and Board Member of George Washington University's Center For Cyber and Homeland Security, Michael Balboni, joins to discuss the recent cyberattacks on American infrastructure, how the attacks have become easier for criminals to carry out and what actions need to be taken to bolster American cybersecurity.

Plus, commentary by FOX News contributor Liz Peek.