Fox News First Newsletter Highlights Top Stories from US Rivals to Sports Suspensions

Fox News First, the network's morning newsletter, recaps key stories to start the day.

Top items include a US rival ordering firms to ignore American Iran sanctions, an armed father who turned the tables on an alleged illegal immigrant carjacker, and a report that one red state is growing faster than Texas and Florida.

Major headlines feature new rules putting left-wing extremists and cartels in the crosshairs of Trump's terror policy shift beyond ISIS. The European Union admitted it did not have control over migration as it rushes a crackdown ahead of new rules. Trump launched Project Freedom to open the Strait of Hormuz under fire, with Iran warning of attacks. Justice Jackson's actions fuel Democratic calls to pack the Supreme Court. A report shows antisemitic violence escalating with a surge in deadly weapon attacks in 2025.

In politics, Trump-backed Vivek Ramaswamy won the Ohio GOP gubernatorial primary and will face Democrat Amy Acton. An Iowa Democrat's Senate Muslim prayer and too white comments draw scrutiny in a tight House race. Minnesota sent more than $67 million to nine daycare centers raided by federal agents last week. A Senate candidate running as independent continues to receive funding from left-wing sources.

Media news reports CNN founder Ted Turner dead at 87. Barack Obama dismissed UFO theories and called the federal government terrible at keeping secrets. Stephen Colbert criticized CBS over his cancellation, saying it reinforced a narrative of bending the knee to Trump. UFC president Dana White mocked concerns about toxic masculinity and warned society has displaced young men.

Opinion pieces from Ambassador Gordon Sondland argue the West cannot let Iran turn Trump's pause into a nuclear dodge. William Bennett called California's welfare state a fraud machine that could victimize all Americans.

Other news covers Houston Astros pitcher Framber Valdez's six-game suspension for hitting Red Sox star Trevor Story. Missouri tests medical drones for rural care. A family scandal involves Crocodile Dundee star Paul Hogan's 27-year-old son arrested on a domestic battery charge. A celebrity chef discusses how weight-loss drugs change restaurant dining.

Videos feature Rebeccah Heinrichs on Trump's negotiation strategy and Jonathan Morris on Secretary Rubio's meeting with Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican. A podcast previews President Trump's summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping, with the Iran conflict as a key topic.

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