The President's Economic Full-Court Press

The Fox News Rundown

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3.4 • 1.7K Ratings

🗓️ 17 April 2026

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Economic anxieties over rising costs of gas and groceries are complicating the GOP’s midterm messaging, even as the administration promotes higher tax refunds, attributed to the Big Beautiful Bill, and a "maximum pressure" campaign being successfully waged against Iran. Fox News Sunday anchor Shannon Bream joins to discuss "Operation Economic Fury," the diplomatic balancing act with China over the Strait of Hormuz, and recent ethics scandals shaking up Capitol Hill.A Manhattan federal grand jury has ruled against Live Nation, the world’s largest live entertainment company. The ruling decides that the entertainment giant is an “illegal monopoly.” John Herman, attorney, chairman and founding partner of Herman Jones LLP joins to discuss the jury’s ruling and how this could impact concertgoers in the future.Plus, commentary by Brianna Lyman, Elections Correspondent for The Federalist. PHOTO CREDIT: ASSOCIATED PRESS Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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