Fox News First Newsletter Highlights Top Stories from US Rival Sanctions to Texas Growth

Good morning. Fox News First, the morning newsletter, lists top stories to start the day.

Top three items include a US rival ordering firms to ignore US Iran sanctions. An armed father turns the tables on an alleged illegal immigrant carjacker. Everyone is moving to Texas and Florida, but one red state is growing even faster.

Major headlines feature a policy shift. Texas governor delivers an ultimatum to a city over an Islamic event at a facility.

Podium pulled: Engineering grads threatened to skip a ceremony, forcing Rutgers to drop the speaker.

Taxpayer dollars: A council leader wants the entire $8.9 billion city treasury allocated to her Black budget.

Unprecedented: A Cornell student says a president confrontation is unlike anything seen on campus.

Rough waters: Photos allege Russini and Vrabel signed a waiver for a private boat while she was pregnant.

In politics, Buckeye showdown: Trump-backed Vivek Ramaswamy wins Ohio GOP gubernatorial primary and will face Democrat Amy Acton.

Pulpit politics: Iowa Democrat's Senate Muslim prayer and too white comments draw scrutiny in a tight House race.

Taxpayer tab: Minnesota sent more than $67 million to nine daycare centers raided by federal agents last week, a report says.

Follow the funds: A Senate candidate running as independent continues to receive left-wing money.

Media news notes CNN founder and cable news pioneer Ted Turner dead at 87. Obama dismisses UFO theories and says the federal government is terrible at keeping secrets. Colbert lashes out at CBS over cancellation and says it reinforced a narrative of knee bending to Trump. Dana White mocks concerns about so-called toxic masculinity and warns society has displaced young men.

Opinion pieces from Ambassador Gordon Sondland argue the West can't let Iran turn Trump's pause into another nuclear-powered dodge. William Bennett writes California's welfare state is a fraud machine that could make all Americans into victims.

In other news, a Wake Forest-bound quarterback criticizes his time under Belichick as his father adds comments. An expert warns against grilling one common fish. An American culture quiz tests knowledge on road trips and coin collections. Tampa Bay's breakout receiver shares plans to spread the Gospel on the NFL stage. A celebrity chef says weight-loss drugs are changing restaurant dining.

Watch segments include Rebeccah Heinrichs calling something quintessential Trump negotiation strategy. Jonathan Morris on Secretary Rubio's meeting with Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican.

Listen to a preview of President Trump's summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping, where the Iran conflict is expected to be a key topic.

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