With a preliminary agreement to end the Iran conflict now in place, the U.S. is on track to return to a pre-war economy - but not everyone in Washington is celebrating. Senate Majority Leader John Thune sat down with Bret to explain the GOP’s opposition to President Trump’s Iran deal, and what it means as negotiations enter the final stage.
Senator Thune also weighs in on the President’s push to attach the SAVE Act to FISA, the unfolding drama over the President’s DNI nominee, and the GOP's chances of holding the Senate majority this midterms season.
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A deal has been reached to end the Iran conflict, though what it entails remains unclear. Meanwhile at home, the Democratic party continues its drift towards Democratic Socialism, as funding for a key government surveillance program fails to secure support from Congress. 
FOX News Senior Political Analyst Juan Williams, Host of ‘The Big Ben Show,’ Ben Domenech, and FOX News Washington Correspondent Mark Meredith join Bret to discuss the pros and cons of what we know about the Iran deal so far, also weighing in on FISA’s expiration and the normalization of an ideology once considered too extreme for the mainstream. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices">podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a>

All-Star Panel: What We Know About President Trump’s Iran Deal So Far

According to a new UN report, AI is expected to consume roughly 3% of the world’s electricity over the next four years. While a major point of concern for everyday consumers, it’s also an unprecedented opportunity for the energy sector. 
Last week, Bret spoke with four industry leaders to discuss how they are tackling this surge in demand: Commonwealth Fusion Systems’ Chief Science Officer Brandon Sorbom, NScale’s President EMEA Philippe Sachs, EcoDataCenter’s Chief External Relations & Sustainability Officer John Wernvik, and Exelon CEO Calvin G. Butler. Each one shares their unique
approach to powering the future of AI, which ranges from cracking nuclear
fusion to leveraging the Arctic Circle’s natural cooling potential.
 
This segment first aired June 4th, 2026, on Special Report.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices">podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a>

Exclusive: AI Has an Energy Problem – These Four Companies Are Racing for the Solution

As the nation’s 250th anniversary approaches, Bret’s latest book, The Case for America, explores our core values through the eyes of top historians and
leaders.
In this episode, Special Olympics Chairman and Founder of UNITE, Tim Shriver, joins Bret to address one of our nation’s most pressing issues: the loss of dignity in the conversations that matter most. Tim shares his efforts to restore productive dialogue between those of opposing values, how he deals with political division within his own family, and makes his own personal case for America.   
Get your copy of <a href="https://www.bretbaier.com/the-case-for-america/">The Case for America</a> today, available now at all major retailers.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices">podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a>

The Case for America: Tim Shriver

Establishing term limits on congressional seats isn’t a new idea, but that hasn’t stopped another bipartisan effort to do just that from gaining traction. In this Common Ground segment, Florida Republican Governor Ron DeSantis and former Democratic Maryland Representative David Trone joined Bret to discuss their plan to establish congressional term limits, responding to concerns about the proposal and explaining how they plan to succeed, despite numerous past attempts to do so failing.
 
This episode first aired on November 20th, 2025.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices">podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a>

Common Ground: Inside the Latest Effort to Establish Congressional Term Limits

As the nation’s 250th anniversary approaches, Bret’s latest book, The Case for America, explores our core values through the eyes of top historians and
leaders.
In this episode, FOX News Chief Political Analyst Brit Hume joins Bret
to discuss his own experience living the American dream throughout his six
decades in journalism, how American values have evolved over time, and share his personal case for America.
 
Be sure to pick up a copy of <a href="https://www.bretbaier.com/the-case-for-america/">The Case for America</a>, available now at all major retailers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices">podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a>

The Case for America: FOX News Chief Political Analyst Brit Hume

As the nation’s 250th anniversary approaches, Bret’s latest book, The Case for America, explores our core values through the eyes of top historians and leaders.
In this episode, FOX News Contributor and Host of ‘The Hugh Hewitt Show,’ Hugh Hewitt joins Bret to share his thoughts on our nation’s biggest accomplishments so far, as well as the biggest challenges we have yet to overcome. Hugh also weighs in on America’s relationship with faith, which figure best embodies American values, and what can be done to revitalize
friendships across political divides.  
 
<a href="https://www.bretbaier.com/the-case-for-america/">The Case for America</a> is available now at all major retailers. 
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The Case for America: Hugh Hewitt

The Strait of Hormuz remains shuttered, and the economic fallout of the 90-day Iran conflict is officially arriving on U.S. shores. With the midterm elections looming, the "wartime economy" has shifted from a theoretical threat to a primary reality.
Former Deputy Chief of Staff to George W. Bush Karl Rove, FOX News
Senior Political Analyst Juan Williams, and FOX News Senior White
House Correspondent Peter Doocy join Bret to analyze the current state
of negotiations and what the war’s economic effects mean for the looming
midterm elections.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices">podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a>

All-Star Panel: What a Wartime Economy Means for Midterm Elections

With the cost-of-living rising, a new bipartisan effort is
aiming for the housing crisis. The 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act passed
the House this week with overwhelming support. Congressmen French Hill
(R-AR) and Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO) joined Bret to discuss
how this legislation intends to lower the barrier to entry for first-time
homebuyers across the nation.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices">podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a>

Common Ground: A Bipartisan Solution for America’s Housing Problem

Fresh off a critical summit in Beijing, President Donald J. Trump sits down with Bret Baier for an exclusive, wide-ranging interview.  
As a massive political battle brews back home over rising
energy costs and a high-stakes redistricting fight ahead of the midterms,
President Trump sets the record straight on the future of Taiwan, A.I.
supremacy, and trade with America's fiercest rival. Plus, the President pulls
back the curtain on the current state of the Iran conflict and CIA Director
John Ratcliffe’s clandestine meeting with Cuban officials.
This interview was recorded Friday, 05/15/26. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices">podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a>

One on One: President Donald J. Trump

As trade tensions simmer and inflationary pressures reshape the global economy, President Trump has arrived in Beijing for a high-stakes summit with President Xi Jinping. With American interests hanging in the balance, understanding the internal calculus of the CCP is more critical than ever.
One individual deeply familiar with China’s decision-making process is former People's Liberation Army Colonel and Senior Fellow at the Center for International Security and Strategy, Zhou Bo. He spoke to Bret to share the Chinese perspective on critical issues like the Iran war and Taiwanese independence, as well as where he sees U.S-China relations going in
the future.
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One on One: Former People's Liberation Army Colonel Zhou Bo

Outside of China, few understand the inner workings of the CCP better than former Australian Prime Minister, Global President of the Asia Society in New York, and Author of On Xi Jinping, Kevin Rudd. 
With President Trump’s trip to China fast approaching, he joined Bret to dissect the primary objectives of this month’s summit, the tenuous politics of Taiwan and the Strait of Hormuz, and what a “win” for the U.S. would look like when talks conclude.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices">podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a>

One-On-One: Former Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd

As Iran continues to impede transit through the Strait of Hormuz, when does the time come for the United Nations to step up? U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, Mike Waltz, sat down with Bret to discuss the international community’s role in the conflict and how Iran will play into President Trump’s upcoming negotiations with China.
 
This interview first aired on Wednesday, 05/06, on Special Report.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices">podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a>

Exclusive: U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Mike Waltz

In a nation increasingly defined by its political divisions, what is it that still
holds America together? That is the question Bret set out to answer in his
latest book, <a href="https://www.bretbaier.com/the-case-for-america/">The Case for America: An Argument on Behalf of Our Nation.</a>
Host of ‘Making Money with Charles Payne,’ Charles Payne, and Host of ‘The
Story,’ Martha MacCallum join Bret to weigh in on the top news stories of the day, and share their own personal cases for America.
 
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Making The Case for America with Martha MacCallum & Charles Payne

Despite gas prices hitting a four-year high amid conflict in Iran, GM CEO Mary Barra is staying the course. She joined Bret on Wednesday to discuss navigating economic volatility, a cooling EV market, and the rising competitive threat from China.
This interview first aired on Wednesday, 04/29, on Special Report.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices">podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a>

Exclusive: General Motors CEO Mary Barra

As the nation’s 250th anniversary approaches, Bret Baier’s upcoming book, The Case for America, explores our core values through the eyes of top historians and leaders.
In this episode, AOL Co-Founder Steve Case joins Bret to discuss his role in the internet revolution, insights from venture capital, and his personal "case for America."
<a href="https://www.bretbaier.com/the-case-for-america/">The Case for America</a> hits shelves May 5th, 2026.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices">podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a>

The Case for America: Steve Case

In the Information Age, democracy faces an emerging threat in the form of
political polarization. Fortunately, it is not without a solution. Chairman of
Special Olympics International and Founder of UNITE, Tim Shriver, sat
down with Bret to go over his efforts to turn down the temperature of American politics through the creation of the “Dignity Barometer,” an eight-point scale that aims to help Americans of opposing views work together to solve their problems by giving them an objective way to measure the “dignity” of political rhetoric.
This interview first aired on Tuesday, 04/21, on Special Report.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices">podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a>

Common Ground: Tim Shriver on How to Solve Our Problems, Together

As America’s 250th anniversary approaches, many of its core values are on trial, but they don’t have to be. Bret’s upcoming book, <a href="https://www.bretbaier.com/the-case-for-america/">The Case for America </a>features historians, commentators, and business leaders from across the nation who share their perspectives on what makes our nation great. 
In this interview, Harvard Professor & Bestselling Author Arthur Brooks joined Bret to share his perspective on our nation’s history, how to solve our political divisions and answer one simple question: “What is the case for America?”  
<a href="https://www.bretbaier.com/the-case-for-america/">The Case for America</a> will be available at all major retailers on May 5th, 2026Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices">podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a>

The Case for America: Author Arthur Brooks

While rising gas prices fueled by the Iran conflict have heightened economic anxiety, Bank of America CEO Brian Moynihan remains optimistic. In a recent interview with Bret, Moynihan provided a high-level analysis of current market stressors and explained his confidence in the U.S. economy. Additionally, he discussed his philanthropic initiatives ahead of the nation's 250th anniversary, including preserving presidential history and expanding youth access to golf.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices">podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a>

Exclusive: Bank of America CEO Brian Moynihan

As U.S.-Iran talks stall and President Trump initiates a naval blockade, Congress returns to a record DHS shutdown and two scandal-ridden resignations.
Former Biden White House Press Office Chief of Staff Yemisi Egbewole, former Deputy Chief of Staff to President George W. Bush Karl Rove, and FOX News Chief Congressional Correspondent Chad Pergram join to analyze the escalating conflict and the post-recess congressional agenda.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices">podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a>

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