The FDA’s Crackdown on The Food Additives Making Us Sick

The Fox News Rundown

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🗓️ 18 February 2026

⏱️ 31 minutes

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A partial government shutdown is impacting the Department of Homeland Security, leaving essential personnel to work without pay as Republicans and Democrats remain divided over funding. The debate intensified following controversial immigration enforcement actions in Minneapolis & Los Angeles that have sparked anti-ICE protests and demands for stricter oversight of federal agents. Rep.Tony Gonzales (R-TX), whose district covers 800 miles of the southern border, joins to discuss the DHS funding standoff, the focus on the removal of criminal illegal aliens, and why he believes the border is more secure now than under the previous administration.The Trump administration is once again taking a closer look at the American diet and what’s in it. As part of the Department of Health and Human Services “Make America Healthy Again” agenda, the Food and Drug Administration is targeting the longstanding “Generally Recognized as Safe” (GRAS) rule, which allows food companies to self-certify ingredients without federal oversight. FDA Deputy Commissioner for Human Foods Kyle Diamantas joins the Rundown to discuss how Americans can avoid potentially harmful processed ingredients and the steps Washington is taking to eliminate them. Plus, commentary by FOX News Contributor, Richard Fowler. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	I'm Stuart Vonney.
0:00.9	I'm Martha McCallum.
0:01.8	I'm Jason Chaffetz, and this is the Fox News Rundown.
0:08.4	Wednesday, February 18th, 2026.
0:12.7	I'm Dave Anthony.
0:13.7	The Department of Homeland Security is partially shut down and maybe for a while.
0:19.5	As Democrats hold up funding, calling ICE out of control demanding
0:23.6	immigration enforcement reforms. If we, the Republican Party, gave them everything they wanted,
0:29.2	it would not be enough. It's like negotiating with a terrorist. That's the level it feels in
0:33.9	Washington. I hope we can come to a solution and fund DHS long term, but right now
0:39.0	it certainly feels as if they're an impasse. I'm Jessica Rosenthal. The federal government's
0:44.1	getting involved in new rules for ultra-processed food as they look at ways to close a loophole
0:49.6	that's allowed thousands of chemicals into our bodies. We don't have a good handle on the number of ingredients in the U.S. food supply.
0:56.6	We don't even know the names of a lot of them.
0:58.5	And so, you know, this has become something that's bipartisan.
1:02.4	And I'm Richard Fowler.
1:04.0	I've got the final word on the Fox News rundown.
1:10.7	For a fifth day, the Department of Homeland Security is not fully funded, partially shut down,
1:17.4	which means essential workers at FEMA and TSA Airport Security and the Coast Guard keep working
1:22.6	and may miss paychecks.
1:24.7	And it'll be this way until at least next week because Congress is on recess
1:29.3	leaving D.C. after Democrats blocked new DHS funding. We know, and the American people clearly know,
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