The Problems Facing Both Parties This Summer

The Fox News Rundown

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Politics, Daily News, News

3.4 • 1.7K Ratings

🗓️ 22 May 2026

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Summary

Memorial Day weekend is here, but as Americans hit the road, the "unofficial start of summer" is being overshadowed by high prices amid the ongoing conflict in Iran. GOP Strategist and former RNC Communications Director Doug Heye joins the Rundown to discuss why Republicans are feeling the pressure as new polling shows 58% of voters view the cost of living as their top concern. The Democratic Party has released its extensive 2024 election autopsy report, sparking internal debate over messaging failures and the key demographic shifts that influenced the outcome. "Fox News Sunday" Anchor and Host of the Living the Bream podcast Shannon Bream joins to discuss the report's critique of the party's decision-making during the last presidential election, the U.S. indicting former Cuba President Raúl Castro, and how a highly controversial $1.8 billion "weaponization fund" is dividing Republicans in the Senate. PLUS, commentary by David Marcus, columnist for FOX News Digital. PHOTO CREDIT: ASSOCIATED PRESS Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Head to the coast in Abercrombie's latest summer drop.
0:05.0	It's short season, and their new C-Fade shorts add the perfect wash look to your fit.
0:10.2	They're so easy to throw on and pair with everything in your closet.
0:14.1	Complete the look with a new shirt and your set.
0:17.2	Prep for summer with Abercrombie in the app, online and in stores.
0:25.3	Attention all passengers.
0:32.0	The Uber ride for Mark and Jamal's romantic weekend will depart in four minutes from platform six.
0:38.3	Your ride comes with a rolling countryside sunset view
0:41.5	and a table seat, ideal for playing footsie beneath.
0:45.7	Thank you for booking your tickets on Uber.
0:49.6	Trains on Uber.
0:51.2	I'm Jimmy Fela.
0:52.1	I'm Ainslie Your Heart.
0:53.1	I'm Bill Hemmer, and this is the Fox News Rundown.
0:59.3	Friday, May 22nd, 2026.
1:01.9	I'm Aisha Hasni.
1:03.2	Memorial Day weekend is here.
1:05.2	What issues are weighing the most on the mind of voters as they hit the road and head into the summer season. It's going
1:12.6	to be a busy one. Voters don't get a rebate check. You know, that's money that's gone out of their
1:16.8	pocket for what they've spent on higher gas prices, higher costs at the grocery store.
1:22.6	I'm Jessica Rosenthal, a federal grand jury's indicted the former president of Cuba for decades-old murders of Americans. While the Trump administration negotiates with the leaders of what they call a failed state, the president says he does not see this as an escalation. Is there anybody that we're talking to who's willing to say as part of this negotiation, like, okay, we'll send Rao Castro over to the U.S. I don't know. It seems like a very
1:45.5	heavy lift. What we're hearing out of Cuba is they're responding with no way. We're not going
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