Mornings with Maria

Watch a clip from our exclusive interview with @SpeakerJohnson🎙️🇺🇸 — where he discusses new efforts to prevent future government shutdowns!

TODAY: JAPAN’S PRIME MINISTER VISITS THE WHITE HOUSE @SecScottBessent shares how he expects other countries to get involved in the Iran conflict on Mornings with Maria: “They don’t have to be involved in the actual bombing campaign. But I would expect that Japan, which gets 90–95% of its crude supplies from the Gulf, would be very interested in making sure that these supplies are safe.”

🚨BREAKING🚨“We may unsanction Iranian oil that’s on the water… The U.S. could unilaterally do another SPR release to keep the price down.” - @SecScottBessent

U.S. Trade Representative @jamiesongreer says Trump’s trade agenda is driving MORE exports, MORE manufacturing, and BETTER pay for Americans 🇺🇸 For the full interview, watch Mornings with Maria.

NEXT UP ON SHE-E-O WEEK: @go_nanas At just 19 years old, Annie Nasatir and Morgan Friedman co-founded GoNanas, turning a simple banana bread mix into a fast-growing, feel-good brand. Their story proves that the right partnership can be the secret ingredient to building something truly special. 🍌🍞 💡 Annie & Morgan’s Advice: Pick an amazing co-founder with a complementary skill set.

IT’S SHE-E-O WEEK ON MORNINGS WITH MARIA 💼✨ Co-Founder of Poppi, Allison Ellsworth, joined Maria to share what it really takes to build a brand that disrupts an entire industry. She risked it all—turning a simple kitchen experiment into a multimillion-dollar soda company that’s redefining better-for-you beverages. 💡 Allison’s Advice: Focus on branding, not just manufacturing the product. @drinkpoppi

🚨 @tomemmer calls for a “reasonable approach” to reopening the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. “We've got TSA agents that aren't getting paychecks. You got 3 to 5 hour waits at major airports. You've got Coast Guard members not getting paid… It's unconscionable what Democrats are doing.”

“I’d vote 100%.” Sen. @JohnFetterman backs a supplemental defense spending package and says: “I think it's entirely appropriate to remind the world that if you want their oil… you need to help us to reopen the straits.”

🚨Sen. Ron Johnson reacts to the shooting at Old Dominion University and the attack on Temple Israel in Michigan: “The Radical Democrats caused this problem. They opened up the borders, flooding millions of people in this country completely unvetted.”

🚨IRAN’S NEW SUPREME LEADER WOUNDED, LIKELY DISFIGURED🚨 @MariaBartiromo discusses the latest developments with @SenRonJohnson: “They've been the largest state sponsor of terror... remember, the ayatollahs executed 30 to 40,000 of their own citizens in a few days. This is an evil regime. They are a menace. They are right now holding the Strait of Hormuz and the world hostage. In terms of oil supply, we need to deal with them once and for all.”

🚀 THE RACE FOR SPACE “The difference between success and failure is months. If we come up short, China will get there… We can’t fall behind. It’s why I’m here right now with America’s moon rocket—we’re upping the cadence.” — @rookisaacman on why speed matters in the race to set up base on the Moon.

🚨ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT ARRESTED AFTER VOTING 5x IN PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS Senator @DaveMcCormickPA says cases like this show why the Save America Act is crucial to protecting the integrity of every ballot. “More than half of Americans don’t trust our voting systems... I think we’ve got to force the Democrats who are standing in the way of this to explain to their constituents why they’re opposed to an 80–20 issue.”

🚨 FDA approves Neurus by Vanda Pharmaceuticals The new drug is designed to help manage side effects from GLP-1 weight loss medications—potentially helping patients stay on treatment longer. As @mihaelhp puts it: “Everybody wins.”

Senate Democrats are threatening repeat Iran votes unless Republicans hold hearings. @RepRonnyJackson says that won’t happen—and warns the real priority should be the DHS funding bill already sitting in the Senate. “This is a dangerous time for Senate Democrats to be playing games with the safety and security of this country… DHS funding is critical right now.”

🚨OpenAI + Amazon🚨 Sarah Friar, Chief Financial Officer of OpenAI, joined @MariaBartiromo to break down the real cost of scaling AI and the new product OpenAI is launching with Amazon. "It's called a Stateful Runtime... Think about an assistant that's working with you—it retains memory. Imagine if you were working with someone and they had to start from scratch every time they spoke to you. You had to reintroduce yourself. In this case now, with a Stateful Runtime, you have a product going into enterprises that's going to help deploy agents." - @thefriley

CRYPTO LEGISLATION 🚨 On @MorningsMaria, @RepBryanSteil weighs in on where crypto market structure legislation stands—and why stablecoins could be a big deal for the global dollar. “The use case for stablecoins is yet to be fully seen, but it's very clear that there is a major opportunity here to dollarize the Global South. That is absolutely essential for U.S. dollar dominance and to maintain world reserve currency status.”

THE TRIANGLE OF DEATH Only on @MorningsMaria, @RepFrenchHill breaks down the growing alliance between China, Iran, and Russia — warning that “China is squarely caught in the middle… it’s a terrible triangle of death.”

US SENATE FAILS TO PASS THE WAR POWERS RESOLUTION @MariaBartiromo was joined by House Majority Leader @SteveScalise to discuss President Trump’s reasoning behind attacking Iran: “When you've got radicals saying, ‘Death to America,’ and they're trying to get a nuclear weapon, you better take them at their word. And the president did. President Trump did what, frankly, other presidents thought about, contemplated, but just never went to that final step.”