On the August 21, 2026 edition of Rob Schmitt Tonight, guest host Charly Arolt takes viewers through the day’s top political developments and the stories driving today’s news cycle. Featured guests include Alina Fernandez, Rabbi Asher Lopatin, Matt Calkins, Amy Robbins, Isabel Brown, Dr. Michael Savage and Dick Morris.
After trade negotiations between the U.S. and Canada failed, the U.S. slapped 50% tariffs on $20 billion of Canadian goods early Saturday. Canada is set to retaliate with dollar-for-dollar tariffs going into effect Sept. 8. Joe calls the trade war “stupid” and calls attention to how it will hurt Republicans like Sen. Susan Collins, R-ME, in the upcoming midterm elections.
Day 6 of Nevada v. Duane "Keffe D" Davis resumes in a Las Vegas court Monday, with jurors continuing to hear recorded police and media interviews of Davis discussing the killing of rap superstar Tupac Shakur. Davis is charged with one count of murder with a deadly weapon with the intent to promote, further, or assist a criminal gang for allegedly orchestrating the drive-by shooting of Tupac Shakur in Las Vegas.
Tim Miller feels a shift in people’s attitudes towards Trump. Put simply, “some of these gimmicks don’t seem to be working anymore.” Miller has some ideas about how Democrats can seize this moment as President Trump’s poll numbers continue to decline. A GOP strategist turned never-Trumper, the host of “The Bulwark Daily” podcast now commits himself to dispelling the MAGA myth full time. “Hopefully, that ripples out in a way that’s useful,” he says. He and Nicolle identify a shift in Trump’s more casual supporters, as the manosphere sours on the president and Tim hears MAGA focus group participants acknowledge that Trump “doesn't seem like he's focused on me at all." Miller also challenges center-left Democratic…
Former U.S. Ambassador to NATO Matt Whitaker joins Trey Gowdy to discuss Russia's strikes near NATO territory, rising Israel-Turkey tensions and the escalating immigration divide in Spain. #foxnews #russia #nato #politics #world Don’t just watch Fox News—be part of it. Become a Fox News Patriot today. https://youtube.com/foxnews/join
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has warned in an op-ed that an “economic D-Day” is coming for Iran, stopping short of giving further details. “Now we are entering the endgame. At dawn begins an economic D-Day — the single greatest financial offensive ever marshalled against an adversary,” he wrote in the Financial Times ahead of a scheduled news conference today. The US has been imposing sanctions on Iran since 1979, after the US embassy in Tehran was seized following the Iranian Revolution, according to the US State Department. 0:00 Treasury Sec. Scott Bessent to unveil "economic D-Day" sanctions vs. Iran 0:37 CNN's Alayna Treene reports from the White House 1:27 What Bessent wrote in Financial Times op-ed 3:26 Bessent's…
Fox News' Trey Yingst reports the latest from Tel Aviv as Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is expected to announce new sanctions against the Iranian regime. #foxnews #iran #trump #world #news Don’t just watch Fox News—be part of it. Become a Fox News Patriot today. https://youtube.com/foxnews/join