Fox News has made its move for one of the network’s most important Sunday morning chairs, and the choice puts a familiar America First voice in front of viewers for the final stretch of the midterm campaign.
Fox News Media announced that the interim host will lead the 10 a.m. Eastern program through the weekend after the election. The network also highlighted his record at Fox Business, where his weekday market-close show has consistently ranked as the most-watched program in business television.
That familiar face is Larry Kudlow.
Kudlow took over Sunday Morning Futures on September 27 and will remain in the host’s chair through November 8, the Sunday after the midterm elections. Fox says a permanent host will be announced later.
His first broadcast immediately put major Trump administration policy front and center. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent joined Kudlow and described the pressure U.S. sanctions are placing on Iran’s economy.
"They are isolated from the world… they are on their knees."
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent explains how U.S. sanctions are putting Iran's economy under tremendous pressure amid the ongoing conflict. pic.twitter.com/fBH3RcfZmW
— Fox News (@FoxNews) September 27, 2026
Kudlow is hardly a fill-in learning the ropes. He has spent decades covering markets and economic policy, and he served as director of the National Economic Council and assistant to the president for economic policy during President Trump’s first term.
He also worked in President Ronald Reagan’s administration and spent years at CNBC before joining Fox Business in 2021. That background makes him a natural fit for a show built around the intersection of Washington, the economy and national security.
Bessent’s debut interview also gave viewers a revealing look at negotiations with Beijing and the importance of the working relationship between President Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent shares what it's really like to negotiate with his Chinese counterparts, and why the respectful relationship between President Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping sets the table for progress between the two sides. pic.twitter.com/Dvy3gUR7ji
— Fox News (@FoxNews) September 27, 2026
The temporary assignment follows Maria Bartiromo’s departure from Fox News Media after more than 12 years with the company.
In its September 3 announcement, Fox said Mornings with Maria would become Mornings with FOX Business with rotating anchors. It also renamed her weekly Fox Business program and said a new permanent host for Sunday Morning Futures would be named later.
For conservative viewers, Kudlow brings something the Sunday lineup desperately needs right now: a host who understands the Trump economic agenda from the inside and can press guests on the policies that will determine whether Republicans keep control of Congress.
That was on display when Bessent explained how the Trump tax cuts helped move the American economy from the mess inherited from former President Joe Biden into what he called an “acceleration phase.”
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent touts the U.S. economy's growth thanks to Trump tax cuts, after the administration "inherited a mess" from former President Biden:
"We righted the ship… now, I think we're in the acceleration phase of this economy." pic.twitter.com/sKjcc0EbkN
— Fox News (@FoxNews) September 27, 2026
The November 8 end date leaves the permanent chair open. For now, Kudlow gets seven crucial weeks to put a trusted pro-growth, pro-Trump voice at the center of the network’s Sunday coverage when the political stakes could not be higher.
What are your thoughts?
If his opening broadcast is the template, viewers can expect the program to stay focused on the policies, people and pressure points shaping President Trump’s second-term agenda.
