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What is the First Lady’s new global coalition initiative and why is it significant?
It's the First Lady's turn. Elisa Brady, Fox News, calling it an extraordinary moment in human history. Our success as leaders will be measured by what remains after we are gone.
First Lady Melania Trump urging more support for her fostering the future global coalition, aiming, she says, to empower children through technology education. and saying they need the tools to navigate the future. This as President Trump holds meetings with world leaders, including the new UK prime minister and Ukraine's president, after defending the conflict with Iran during his speech to the UN General Assembly, warning against the regime being able to carry out large-scale terror attacks.
After giving Iran every chance for a deal, I took action to ensure that neither the United States nor any nation in Seoul would ever have to face such a nightmare, such a catastrophic problem.
The president's still not ruling out a deal with Iran, but he also says any Iran decision will not be about the midterms, even as Democrats use the conflict as part of their messaging after a surge in oil and gas prices.
How is the President handling the Iran conflict and its impact on U.S. politics?
Secretary of State Marco Rubio telling Fox.
Every world leader you meet with tells the president, we agree they can't have a nuclear weapon. Eventually, someone has to do something about it or it's going to happen. And then imagine North Korea, but in the Middle East, that would be catastrophic for the world. And you wouldn't be paying six dollars or whatever diesel is this morning. You'd be paying triple that because Iran would control it and say, you can't touch us. We have a nuclear weapon.
But Democrats have been gaining ground in the latest polls, and the president's worst ratings have been on cost of living. New Fox News power rankings give Democrats a bigger lead in the House, 215 seats to 201 for Republicans in the forecast, which means they would only need to flip three of 19 toss-up seats to take control of the House.
What are the latest developments and threats of Hurricane Polo for the Pacific coast?
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A Pacific hurricane keeps growing. Hurricane Polo has intensified and is threatening Mexico's Pacific coast with rain, damaging winds, and storm surge. And forecasters with the National Hurricane Center warned that it is likely to grow even stronger. from a 50-mile-an-hour tropical storm on Monday morning to a 160-mile-per-hour Category 5 hurricane in 24 hours. The storm comes amid a rapidly strengthening El Nino, which has produced 18 named storms already, with more than two months still remaining in the hurricane season. While it's not expected to make landfall in the U.S., the storm system is expected to bring dangerous conditions like flash flooding to the southwest midweek. Tanya J. Powers, Fox News.
Meantime, the eastern U.S.
Which universities topped the 2027 U.S. News college rankings and why did MIT overtake Princeton?
being warned by forecasters to keep watch on a nor'easter that's brewing, threatening strong winds and coastal flooding later this week. A notable northeast school claims the top spot in the latest ranking of top U.S. colleges.
The best colleges ranking for 2027 from U.S. News and World Report lists the Massachusetts Institute of Technology as the top college in America. It replaces Princeton, which had been number one on the magazine's list every year since 2012. Princeton only dropped to number two. Several metrics were used to determine the rankings, including graduation and retention rates, post-grad success, and how low-income students perform. After MIT and Princeton, Harvard was third, Yale fourth, and tied for fifth were Stanford and the California Institute of Technology.
How are Wall Street indexes performing today and what does it mean for investors?
Colonel Scott, Fox News.
It's a mixed day on Wall Street right now. The Dow remains lower, down 168 points. The S&P has been fluctuating. It's now up four points, while the Nasdaq extends its new record. It keeps hitting new highs, up 105. I'm Lisa Brady, Fox News.
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Chapters
5 chapters
1
What is the First Lady’s new global coalition initiative and why is it significant?
0:03–1:12
2
How is the President handling the Iran conflict and its impact on U.S. politics?
1:12–1:55
3
What are the latest developments and threats of Hurricane Polo for the Pacific coast?
1:55–2:46
4
Which universities topped the 2027 U.S. News college rankings and why did MIT overtake Princeton?
2:46–3:38
5
How are Wall Street indexes performing today and what does it mean for investors?
3:38–3:57