The Fox News Rundown

As the 2026 midterm elections approach, prediction markets are showing a dramatic shift in the battle for control of Congress. Founder of Mehlman Consulting and author of The Age of Disruption Substack, Bruce Mehlman, breaks down why the Senate is increasingly in play and how the "Four Ms"—Maps, Money, Mood, and Matchups—are shaping the political landscape.

The intersection of artificial intelligence, law enforcement, and national security is becoming a larger component of the conversation about the emerging technology. Former FBI Supervisory Special Agent Rob Chadwick joins the Rundown to discuss what this integration may look like and how AI is being leveraged to thwart potential deadly attacks, but also how it may help coordinate them.

PLUS, commentary by Dr. Ben Carson, retired neurosurgeon and former 2016 Republican presidential candidate.

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In this special extended bonus interview, FOX News @ Night anchor and Chief Breaking News Correspondent Trace Gallagher joins the FOX News Rundown for a wide-ranging, candid conversation.

With seven weeks to go before the midterm elections, Trace breaks down the shifting political map, key Senate battlegrounds in Texas and Alaska, and the widening ideological divide within the Democratic Party. Plus, Trace reflects on his long career at FOX News, including his memorable first interview with Roger Ailes, lessons learned on the road, and what inspired his latest book, Turns Out They Were Right All Along.

Trace spoke to Dave Anthony earlier this week on the FOX News Rundown, but the conversation went on too long, and we had to make edits for time. On the FOX News Rundown: Extra you'll hear everything!

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President Trump is set to host Chinese President Xi Jinping for a high stakes state visit in Washington, opening a crucial window of diplomacy between the world's two largest economies. The meeting comes at a time when tech leaders are raising alarms over rapid artificial intelligence development, and lawmakers are debating how to manage catastrophic risks without falling behind geopolitical rivals like China. Michael Allen, Managing Director at Beacon Global Strategies, joins the Rundown to discuss what to expect from the Trump-Xi summit, the AI debate, critical minerals, and how military intelligence sharing factors into the relationship.

Later, Congressman Jay Obernolte (R-CA), Chair of the bipartisan House Task Force on AI, joins to unpack whether Congress can realistically regulate artificial intelligence and why he remains an "AI optimist."

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Warnings about AI's potential risks have escalated rapidly after Anthropic researcher Jacob Coxon, a former OpenAI employee, resigned and accused AI companies of knowingly gambling with human lives. Coxon warned that unchecked, self-improving artificial intelligence could pose a catastrophic threat to humanity within a decade if development does not slow down.

The fallout from his departure has reignited a debate over AI regulation in Congress, where legislative discussions were recently overshadowed by controversy over AI data centers. Meanwhile, members of the Trump administration, including the President, have questioned the timing of the warnings, which came less than two months before the midterm elections.

Tristan Harris, co-founder of the Center for Humane Technology and a featured voice in the Netflix documentary The AI Doc: Or How I Became an Apocaloptimist, discussed escalating risks, recent AI safety tests that went rogue, and growing calls for industry restraint. The interview took place after Coxon's departure, but before Anthropic's CEO publicly responded by calling for a collective effort to slow the pace of development.

We often have to cut interviews short during the week, but we thought you might like to hear the full interview.

Today on Fox News Rundown Extra, we will share our entire interview with
Tristan Harris on the risks of AI and what he says we must do now to protect humans.

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As Congress enters an early recess ahead of the midterm elections, artificial intelligence safety dominated the conversation on Capitol Hill following dire warnings from industry experts. FOX News Chief Congressional Correspondent Chad Pergram breaks down the heated debate over AI regulation, including Louisiana Senator John Kennedy’s blocked "kill switch" legislation, alongside stalled crypto reform, new sanctions on Russia and Iran, and the legal chaos surrounding redrawn district maps.

Later, University of Arkansas head basketball coach John Calipari discusses the Protect College Sports Act, sharing why federal guardrails are urgently needed to reform NIL rules, manage transfer portal turmoil, and safeguard scholarship opportunities for young high school athletes.
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