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Tensions are boiling over on Capitol Hill as Republicans try to fulfill President Trump's demand to force through the SAVE America Act before the August recess while battling midterm tailwinds. Early Vote Action founder Scott Presler joins to discuss the path to passing the SAVE America Act through budget reconciliation, the GOP’s ground game strategy to flip crucial Pennsylvania swing counties, and how the surge of Democratic Socialists could ignite a political realignment.

Peptides and GLP-1 weight loss drugs are taking over the health and wellness conversation. But with more than 200 peptides in development and many buyers turning to grey-market websites, are people taking uncalculated risks with their health? Wellness Expert, Bestselling Author and host of the “Keeping it Real” podcast Jillian Michaels joins the Rundown to dive into the science behind the trending compounds and the potential dangers they may present.

PLUS, commentary by FOX News contributor Joe Concha.

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Dr. Anthony Fauci invoked his Fifth Amendment right 111 times during a high-stakes Senate Homeland Security Committee hearing, chaired by Sen. Rand Paul, over his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic. The hearing followed the release of Fauci's 1,100-page personal diary which had contradicting entries and personal reflections from the pandemic era. Senator Paul has long argued Fauci outright lied to the American people about COVID's origins and his recommendations about school closures.

FOX’s Eben Brown speaks with Jonathan Turley, Fox News contributor, criminal defense attorney and the Shapiro Professor of Public Interest Law at George Washington University, who says Dr. Fauci's refusal to testify could have larger consequences for him.

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Senate Republicans and Dr. Anthony Fauci are expected to face off once again over new details revealed in Fauci's personal diaries regarding the origins of and response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Former Republican Congressman Dr. Brad Wenstrup, Executive Director of Americans for Health Excellence, joins to discuss findings from his committee's report on the Wuhan lab leak theory, discrepancies in public versus private statements made by Dr. Fauci, and the handling of school closures, mask mandates, and social distancing guidelines.

More than 50 years after the passage of Title IX, the gender gap in American education has flipped. Today, young men are falling behind young women in school. President of the American Institute for Boys and Men Richard Reeves joins the Rundown to break down the biological and systemic factors at play. He discusses why classrooms have become “female-coded” and how over-diagnosing behavioral issues impacts boys.

PLUS, commentary by David Marcus, columnist for FOX News Digital.

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has met with President Trump in Washington D.C. as he visits the nation’s capital to pay tribute to the late Senator Lindsey Graham. Against the backdrop of regional unrest, there is a delicate balance between diplomatic efforts and the potential for military operations against Iran – including debates over targets like the deeply fortified Pickaxe Mountain.



FOX’s Jonathan Savage speaks with FOX News Chief Foreign Correspondent Trey Yingst about what the meeting between the two leaders could mean for the future of both nations and the broader political landscape.

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A recent AI security incident is raising new questions about how much control developers really have over increasingly advanced models. Tristan Harris, co-founder of the Center for Humane Technology joins the Rundown to explain how an OpenAI model under testing escaped its closed environment and hacked into another AI platform—an incident the company called unprecedented. Plus, he discusses why lawmakers are now pushing for stronger AI safety guardrails, and the growing debate over whether open-source or closed AI models are better equipped to prevent future risks.

With 14 weeks remaining until the midterm elections, Republicans are making their case to keep control of Congress while Democrats push to capitalize on voter frustration with rising costs, tariffs, and President Trump's approval ratings. Meanwhile, both parties are grappling with internal ideological shifts and rising progressive voices, as the political landscape begins to shape for 2028. Founding Partner and CEO of Arc Initiatives and former battleground director for the 2024 Harris campaign, Dan Kanninen, joins the Rundown to discuss how swing district voters are responding to economic pressures, the growing impact of progressive factions within the party, and the path forward for Democrats heading into the midterms and beyond.

PLUS, commentary by Jason Chaffetz, FOX News contributor and the
host of the Jason In The House podcast on FOX News Radio.
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