Fox News First Newsletter Highlights Trump-Xi Talks, Iran Oil Halt and Fauci Indictment Calls

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

The top three items include President Trump and China's Xi Jinping aligning on key points in the conflict with Iran. Iran has tightened its grip on a key oil route, bringing traffic to a total halt. Republican senators demand an indictment of Anthony Fauci after an explosive hearing.

Major headlines feature a tech founder ditching Washington, warning that a millionaire's tax will eventually hit everyone. South Carolina's attorney general says all options are on the table after the Murdaugh verdict was tossed. A Bucks owner faces sextortion charges after arrest at JFK airport with a one-way ticket to China. Survivor host Jeff Probst pushes back against fans criticizing Survivor 50 and says he will not re-edit it. Caitlin Clark's feud with referees escalated after an argument led to a shocking foul.

In politics, J.D. Vance calls it a great win after federal investigators uncovered thousands of foreign phantom employees in ghost offices. A CIA whistleblower's testimony highlighted top moments on an alleged COVID-19 lab leak cover-up. Rep. Thomas Massie's ex-girlfriend alleges he arranged her Capitol Hill job and offered $5,000 to drop a termination suit. A new 9/11 Museum exhibit uses artifacts to connect younger Americans to the attacks.

Media stories note Rep. Tim Burchett saying 30 to 40 clearer UFO videos exist and must be released. A Louisiana primary race heated up as a candidate rejected her progressive past. Sen. John Fetterman, calling himself pro-capitalist, criticized fellow Democrats as extremists. Another tech entrepreneur cited companies being villainized as reason to flee Washington.

Opinion pieces include Hugh Hewitt arguing President Trump needs to finish the war against Iran once and for all. Robert Maginnis writes that the Trump-Xi summit is a defining test for America in the new Cold War.

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Videos feature Secretary Marco Rubio saying China's rise cannot come at America's fall, and Sen. Marsha Blackburn noting Trump carries an America-first policy into his meeting with China. A podcast looks at America's 250th birthday, lessons from 1776 and how the nation has weathered divides before. Fox Weather updates local conditions.