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CIA Director John Ratcliffe made a surprise visit to Moscow to meet with Russian intelligence officials, but without President Putin attending. The last CIA director to visit Moscow was William Burns in November 2021, three months before Russia’s war against Ukraine started. With no details released by the White House, the CIA or the U.S. Embassy in Moscow, what did the intelligence counterparts speak about?

FOX’s John Saucier speaks with Dan Hoffman, former CIA Chief of Station in Moscow and a FOX News contributor, who says the secret CIA channel with Russian intelligence, that avoids public scrutiny, has been used to solve serious problems in the past.

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Following a historic $17 billion settlement reached between Meta, the owner of Facebook and Instagram, and 47 states, social media platforms face landmark changes aimed at curbing tech addiction and protecting children from predatory features. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) and Attorney Mark Lanier join to discuss why the Kids Online Safety Act is needed to make these safety restrictions permanent across all platforms, how legal action succeeded where congressional action stalled, and what parents can do to protect their children from the dangers of social media.

With the midterm elections growing closer, political candidates are leveraging high-profile endorsements. But in an era of hyper-polarization and fractured media channels, do these political stamps of approval truly change voters’ minds, or do they simply reinforce pre-existing beliefs? Northeastern University Distinguished Professor of political science Costas Panagopoulos joins Fox’s Alex Hogan to discuss the true weight of endorsements in modern American politics.

Plus, commentary from Steve Doocy, co-host of Fox & Friends.

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Country music icon Dolly Parton, who died this week in Nashville, spent decades turning her success into support for children, medical research and communities recovering from disasters. The Dollywood Foundation's Imagination Library, has distributed more than 332 million free books to children worldwide since its founding in 1995. Another signature program of the Dollywood Foundation was establishing safe places for autistic children in her Dollywood amusement park in Tennessee.

FOX’s John Saucier speaks with Taylor Sanders, Family Advocate at the Autism Families Alliance, who says Dolly Parton had a special interest in helping children on multiple fronts, from education to healthcare.

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A sweeping crackdown on hidden foreign funding could soon force social media influencers to expose who is paying them to shape American politics following newly introduced House legislation. Congresswoman Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL) joins to discuss the Foreign Agents Registration Act and how overseas adversaries manufacture political polarization, why her new bill has gained strong bipartisan support, and how the Department of Justice plans to enforce compliance.

Prediction markets are booming, but new research is raising concerns about their potential impact on U.S. national security. More than 150 anonymous crypto wallets reportedly made millions betting on U.S. military actions, with investigators flagging an unusually high success rate. With classified information potentially being used to profit from these markets, experts warn the trades could also expose sensitive military operations to foreign actors in real time. Anti-Corruption Data Collective co-founder David Szakonyi speaks with FOX News' Lucas Tomlinson about how these bets could compromise troop safety, and what Washington can do to help.

Plus, commentary by David Marcus, columnist for FOX News Digital.

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In a heated interview with FOX's Jesse Watters, Abdul El-Sayed, the far-left Michigan Senate candidate struggled to give straight answers, dodging questions about men in women’s sports and replacing the 2nd Amendment, while backing Medicare for All, and even volunteering Hasan Piker’s name. El-Sayed also sparked controversy on social media after he compared Sharia law, law based on religious texts, to Catholic Church law and governance. Will Michigan voters embrace these ideas or shun El-Sayed in November?

FOX’s Eben Brown speaks with Gerson Moreno-Riano, the President of Cornerstone University in Grand Rapids, Michigan, who says if Michigan voters could get more direct answers from El-Sayed, they won't be willing to support him.

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