10AM ET 09/30/2025 Newscast

Summary

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Fox News Hourly Update | 10AM ET 09/30/2025

Main Theme:
A concise roundup of the day's top national and world news, including President Trump's rare address to military leaders, Congressional funding drama, developments in a Dallas shooting, shifts in energy policy, a triad of Trump lawsuit settlements with tech giants, and major sports updates.

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Key News Highlights & Insights

1. President Trump Addresses Military Command

• [00:02-00:46]
• President Trump convened military leaders from across the globe (a rare event called by the Secretary of War).
• Expressed gratitude:
  “To each and every one of you, I thank you for your unwavering devotion to the armed forces and to the country.”
  — Donald Trump [00:07]
• Pete Hegseth (speaking to assembled generals and admirals):
  • Declares an end to “politically correct” leadership: “The era of politically correct, overly sensitive don't hurt anyone's feelings. Leadership ends right now.”
    — Pete Hegseth [00:20]
  • Announces abolition of “identity months” and DEI offices: “No more identity months, DEI offices, dudes in dresses.”
    — Pete Hegseth [00:31]
  • Institutes a strict new standard:
    “Either you are disciplined, fit and trained or you are out.” [00:42]
  • Urges dissenters to resign immediately if they disagree.

2. Middle East Diplomacy: Gaza Peace Plan

• [00:46-01:09]
• Trump discussed new Gaza peace proposal with reporters prior to military speech.
  • Israel’s Prime Minister has agreed to a White House plan for a temporary ceasefire (“three or four days”), with all Arab and Muslim countries’ backing. “All of the Arab countries are signed up. The Muslim countries are all signed up.”
    — Donald Trump [01:01]
  • Hamas is yet to respond.
  • Trump says if Hamas rejects the plan — which includes release of all hostages — he will back Israel continuing the war to destroy the group.

3. Congressional Funding Deadline & Potential Shutdown

• [01:09-01:41]
• The federal government faces a funding deadline at midnight.
• Ryan Schmell reports on potential impacts:
  • Thousands of “non-essential” federal workers could be furloughed.
  • Essential services (Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security, law enforcement) will persist, but employees may go unpaid.
  • Ongoing partisan disagreements remain unresolved as the deadline looms. “Republicans and Democrats still have significant disagreements on avoiding a shutdown ahead of the midnight deadline.”
    — Ryan Schmell [01:33]

4. Update on Dallas ICE Facility Shooting

• [01:41-01:59]
• Six days after a shooting at an ICE facility in Dallas:
  • A second ICE detainee has died of wounds.
  • A third remains hospitalized.
  • The shooter targeted federal agents before taking his own life.

5. Market & Economic Updates

• [02:16-02:45]
• Stocks: Mixed opening — Dow up (+24), NASDAQ down (-27), S&P 500 down (-2).
• Oil: Price drops by nearly $1 to roughly $63/barrel.
• Gas: Average price rises by a penny to $3.15/gallon (still lower than a month prior).

6. Trump Administration’s New Energy Plan

• [02:45-02:55]
• Announced shift to bolster coal over solar and wind:
  • 13 million acres of federal land opened for coal mining.
  • $625 million allocated to modernize coal-fired plants.
  • Environmental groups widely condemn the move.

7. Trump Social Media Lawsuit Settlements

• [02:55-03:31] Jared Halpern
• Details on latest settlement with YouTube:
  • YouTube to pay $24.5M to settle lawsuit over Trump’s account suspension post-Jan 6 riot.
  • Marks the third recent tech settlement:
    • Meta (Facebook) paid $25M for Trump's presidential library.
    • X (Twitter) agreed to $10M settlement. “The settlement is the latest in a trio of cases filed by President Trump against online companies…”
      — Jared Halpern [03:18]

8. Sports Roundup

NFL

• [03:31-03:37]
• Miami Dolphins beat the New York Jets 27–21.
• Denver Broncos rout Cincinnati, score not fully given.

MLB Playoffs

• [03:37-04:10] Joe Morgan
• Baseball wildcard series begin; all games at higher-seeded team's stadium.
• Key matchups and schedule:
  • Tigers vs. Guardians (Cleveland, 1pm)
  • Padres vs. Cubs (Wrigley Field, 3pm)
  • Yankees vs. Red Sox (Bronx, 6pm)
  • Dodgers vs. Reds (Los Angeles, 9pm)

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Notable Quotes

• Donald Trump [00:07 & 01:01]:
  “To each and every one of you, I thank you for your unwavering devotion to the armed forces and to the country.”
  “All of the Arab countries are signed up. The Muslim countries are all signed up.”

• Pete Hegseth [00:20, 00:31 & 00:42]:
  “The era of politically correct, overly sensitive don't hurt anyone's feelings. Leadership ends right now.”
  “No more identity months, DEI offices, dudes in dresses.”
  “Either you are disciplined, fit and trained or you are out.”

• Ryan Schmell [01:33]:
  “Republicans and Democrats still have significant disagreements on avoiding a shutdown ahead of the midnight deadline.”

• Jared Halpern [03:18]:
  “The settlement is the latest in a trio of cases filed by President Trump against online companies…”

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Additional Information

• [04:13–04:25]: Podcast promo for "Perino on Politics" with Dana Perino, guesting Matt Gorman.
• Skip: Advertising and non-content segments per instructions.

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Summary prepared for listeners seeking a swift but detailed grasp of the Fox News 10AM ET Hourly Update (09/30/2025), encompassing national leadership, diplomacy, legislative urgency, breaking news, energy policy, litigation, and sports.

Transcript

[Dave Anthony]

The commander in chief addresses commanders. I'm Dave Anthony. FOX News.

[Donald Trump]

To each and every one of you, I thank you for your unwavering devotion to the armed forces and to the country.

[Dave Anthony]

President Trump addressing a rare gathering of military leaders flown in from around the world at a meeting called by the secretary of war.

[Pete Hegseth]

The era of politically correct, overly sensitive don't hurt anyone's feelings. Leadership ends right now.

[Dave Anthony]

Pete Hegseth told the generals and admirals.

[Pete Hegseth]

No more identity months, DEI offices, dudes.

[Dave Anthony]

In dresses giving each military Leader A new 10 part directive to raise standards.

[Pete Hegseth]

Either you are disciplined, fit and trained or you are out.

[Dave Anthony]

And Hegseth told each military leader who doesn't agree with the changes to resign now. And before the president went to Quantico, Virginia to address those leaders, he talked to reporters about his plan for peace in Gaza that Israel's prime minister agreed to yesterday at the White House. Hamas is yet to respond.

[Donald Trump]

We're going to do about three or four days. We'll see how it is. All of the Arab countries are signed up. The Muslim countries are all signed up.

[Dave Anthony]

The president says if Hamas rejects the plan that would release all the hostages, he'd support Israel keeping up the war to destroy Hamas. The clock keeps ticking for Congress to improve new funding before tomorrow to keep the government operating.

[Ryan Schmell]

Thousands of federal workers deemed non essential could be furloughed in the wake of a shutdown. Programs like Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security and law enforcement will continue, but the employees working in those agencies could go without pay until the shutdown ends. Republicans and Democrats still have significant disagreements on avoiding a shutdown ahead of a midnight deadline.

[Dave Anthony]

Fox's Ryan Schmell. Six days after the shooting at an immigration enforcement facility in Dallas, Texas, a second ICE detainee has died from his wounds. A third remains hospitalized. That rooftop gunman had targeted agents before killing himself. America's listening to FOX News.

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[Dave Anthony]

On Wall street, stocks are mixed. The Dow's up 24 points. The NASDAQ's down 27. The S&P 500 losing two. Price of oil is dropping almost a dollar, around 63 bucks a barrel. Now gas is up a penny. AAA's national average for regular back to $3.15 per gallon. Still 4 cents less than a month ago. The Trump administration has upset environmental groups who have condemned a plan to expand using coal for energy instead of solar and wind. The move opens 13 million acres of federal land for coal mining and provides $625 million to modernized coal fired power plants. There's yet another Trump settlement after the president went to court over his being kicked off social media four years ago.

[Jared Halpern]

YouTube will pay $24.5 million to settle a lawsuit brought by President Trump. The lawsuit was filed after YouTube suspended the president's account in the aftermath of the January 6 Capitol riot. The settlement is the latest in a trio of cases filed by President Trump against online companies in the months following his first term. Meta agreed to a $25 million settlement to fund the president's future library earlier this year and X, formerly Twitter, agreed to pay $10 million at the White House. Jared Halpern, Fox News Monday Night Football.

[Dave Anthony]

The Miami Dolphins won a battle of winless team is topping the New York Jets 27 21. Denver routed Cincinnati 28.

[Joe Morgan]

3.

[Dave Anthony]

The baseball playoffs start today.

[Joe Morgan]

Major League Baseball's four three game wild card series will all be played at the home stadium of the higher seeded team, starting with the Tigers making a trip to Cleveland to take on the guardians at 1pm Eastern. At 3pm Wrigley Field hosts the Padres as the Cubs play in their first postseason since 2020 before one of the greatest rivalries in all of sports is renewed. First pitch between the Yankees and the Red Sox is scheduled for six Eastern in the Bronx and in the nightcap, the defending World Series champion Dodgers welcome the Reds to Los Angeles at 9.

[Dave Anthony]

That's Joe Morgan. I'm Dave Anthony, Fox News.

[Dana Perino]

I'm Dana Perino. This week on Perino on Politics, I am joined by Executive Vice president at Targeted Victory Matt Gorman.

[Will Kane]

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