10PM ET 09/15/2025 Newscast

Summary

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Fox News Hourly Update: 10PM ET 09/15/2025 Newscast

Host: Lisa Licera, FOX News Podcasts
Date: September 16, 2025

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Episode Overview

This episode covers major U.S. and global developments, led by federal intervention in Memphis to combat crime, high-profile updates from Washington—including Federal Reserve news—international incidents, and a historic corporate relocation. The broadcast delivers concise coverage with expert commentary from officials and on-the-ground reporters.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Federal Crime Crackdown in Memphis

• [00:02–00:45]
  • President Trump announces deployment of the National Guard to Memphis to boost crime-fighting efforts.
    • Modeled after a previous task force set up in D.C.
    • Federal agencies involved: FBI, ATF, DEA, ICE, Homeland Security Investigations, U.S. Marshals.
  • [00:27] Task force announced with Tennessee officials, including Republican Governor Bill Lee.
    • Gov. Lee emphasizes frustration over Memphis’s ongoing issues with crime.
  • Chicago is identified as the next city for potential federal action; local leaders resist National Guard deployment.

Notable Quotes:

"I've been in office seven years. I'm tired of crime holding the great city of Memphis back."
— Governor Bill Lee [00:33]

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2. Federal Reserve and White House Developments

• [00:45–01:22]
  • Federal appeals court allows Lisa Cook to remain on the Fed Board after the President’s failed attempt to remove her over mortgage fraud allegations (denied by Cook).
  • Senate confirms Steven Myron, White House economic adviser, to an open Federal Reserve seat—by party-line vote.
  • Upcoming Fed vote: Anticipated interest rate cut this week.

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3. Update in Charlie Kurt Shooting Case

• [01:22–01:35]
  • Suspect Tyler Robinson is to appear in court concerning the shooting death of conservative activist Charlie Kurt.
  • Potential capital murder charges; possible federal indictment discussed by Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi.

Notable Quotes:

"We'll look to see if we have federal charges as well. And of course, if we do, we will also indict and work hand in hand with the state to ensure that this horrible human being faces the maximum extent of the law."
— Attorney General Pam Bondi [01:22]

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4. State Death Penalty Policy

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  • Utah Governor Spencer Cox, on Fox’s Sean Hannity, affirms intent to pursue the death penalty in qualifying cases.

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5. U.S. Foreign Policy: Colombia and the Drug War

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  • Trump administration adds Colombia to list of nations not cooperating in the drug war (for the first time in nearly 30 years).
    • Despite the listing, a waiver will prevent a reduction in U.S. aid, reflecting Colombia’s ongoing ally status.

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6. International Update: Madeleine McCann Case

• [02:51–03:32]
  • The primary suspect in the Madeleine McCann disappearance, Christian Bruckner, refuses to cooperate with authorities as his prison term nears its end.
    • Bruckner, previously convicted of rape in same area, maintains innocence in McCann case.
    • Ongoing multi-national investigation; recent evidence searches (June).

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7. Africa: Witchcraft Plot in Zambia

• [03:32]
  • Two men—one Zambian, one Mozambican—sentenced to two years with hard labor for plotting to kill the Zambian President through witchcraft, using charms and spells.

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8. North Korean Defector & Activist Dies

• [03:56–04:37]
  • Kim Song Min, famed for radio broadcasts into North Korea and as a defector/former army captain, dies at age 63.
    • Noted for contrasting the U.S. and North Korean election systems in broadcasts.
    • Remains now near North Korean border.

Notable Quotes:

"He recorded a special program explaining a US election system, comparing it with the North Korean system where a sole candidate wins nearly 100% of the votes..."
— CJ Papa [03:56]

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9. Corporate News: Ford’s Headquarters Move

• [04:37]
  • Ford Motor Company relocating headquarters for the first time in 70 years, moving to a new building in Dearborn, Michigan, three miles from current location.

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Memorable Moments & Quotes

• Gov. Bill Lee’s exasperation over Memphis crime:
  “I'm tired of crime holding the great city of Memphis back.” [00:33]
• Pam Bondi’s resolve for justice:
  “...this horrible human being faces the maximum extent of the law.” [01:22]
• Kim Song Min’s advocacy:
  “...a sole candidate wins nearly 100% of the votes cast at each district in parliamentary elections.” [03:56]

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Timestamps of Important Segments

• Memphis Crime Crackdown Announcement: [00:02–00:45]
• Fed Board Legal & Political Updates: [00:45–01:22]
• Charlie Kurt Shooting Case Charges: [01:22–01:35]
• Trump Administration on Colombia & Drug War: [01:35–01:59]
• Madeleine McCann Suspect Update: [02:51–03:32]
• Zambia Witchcraft Sentencing: [03:32]
• North Korean Defector Death: [03:56–04:37]
• Ford HQ Relocation: [04:37]

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Tone

The episode maintains FOX News’s brisk, matter-of-fact style, with authoritative news delivery, brief expert opinions, and factual summaries of complex events. Commentary from officials adds urgency and gravity on national news items, while international stories are reported with clarity and sensitivity.

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Transcript

[Lisa Licera]

A crime crackdown in a new city. I'm Lisa Licera, Fox News. President Trump is sending the National Guard to Memphis as part of an anti crime task force.

[Fox News Reporter]

The president says a surge of federal forces in the Memphis will be modeled after a task force launched in D.C.

[Trey Gowdy]

The effort will include the National Guard as well as the FBI, ATF, DEA, ICE, Homeland Security Investigations and the U.S. marshals.

[Fox News Reporter]

President Trump announcing that task force alongside Tennessee lawmakers, including Republican Governor Bill Lee.

[Trey Gowdy]

I've been in office seven years. I'm tired of crime holding the great city of Memphis back.

[Fox News Reporter]

The president says Chicago will be next where state and city leaders are not supporting a National Guard deployment.

[Lisa Licera]

Fox's Jared Halpern at the White House. The federal appeals court has ruled that Lisa Cook can remain a Federal Reserve Board governor after President Trump tried to remove her over allegations of mortgage fraud, which she denies. Separately, the Senate has voted along party lines to confirm White House economic adviser Steven Myron to an open spot on the Fed board. The Federal Reserve is expected to vote this week to cut a key interest rate. The suspect in the shooting death of conservative activist Charlie Kurt expected in Court tomorrow. 22 year old Tyler Robinson could face capital murder charges as Attorney General Pam Bondi says the suspect could face a federal indictment.

[Pam Bondi]

We'll look to see if we have federal charges as well. And of course, if we do, we will also indict and work hand in hand with the state to ensure that this horrible human being faces the maximum extent of the law.

[Lisa Licera]

Andy. Speaking to Fox's Sean Hannity, Utah Governor Spencer Cox has said the state would seek the death penalty. The Trump administration has added Colombia to a list of nations failing to cooperate in the drug war for the first time in nearly three decades, but has issued a waiver blocking any major cut in aid due to to a country which has traditionally been a staunch US Ally in Latin America. America's listening for Fox News.

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[Lisa Licera]

British police say the main suspect in Madeleine McCann's disappearance refuses to cooperate with the investigation.

[Chris Foster]

Madeleine McCann disappeared from a resort in Portugal in 2007. She was three years old, on vacation with her family from England. Police in Great Britain and Germany said five years ago a German man named Christian Bruckner probably killed her. Now he's due to be released from prison soon after serving seven years for raping a woman in the same area of Portugal where Madeleine McCann disappeared. British police say he has refused their request to be interviewed about the case. He's denied having anything to do with it. German and Portuguese police are also still actively investigating. There was another search for evidence or a body in June. Chris Foster, FOX News A judge in.

[Lisa Licera]

The African country of Zambia has sentenced two men to two years in prison with hard labor after they were convicted of plotting to kill the country's president using witchcraft. The men, one from Zambia, the other from Mozambique, were found to be in possession of charms and other items intended to put a spell on the president with the intention of killing. A North Korean defector whose radio broadcast sent foreign news to Pyongyang has died at the age of 63.

[CJ Papa]

He delivered his message about North Korea using his Seoul based Free North Korea Radio USB sticks and a network of sources in the secretive country. Kim Song Min was a captain in the North Korean army when he fled to China in 1995, arriving in South Korea four years later. Kim died Friday in a Seoul hospital from cancer, his cremated remains placed near the border with North Korea. The founder of the radio station said before the 2012 presidential election, he recorded a special program explaining a US election system, comparing it with the North Korean system where a sole candidate wins nearly 100% of the votes cast at each district in parliamentary elections. CJ Papa, Fox News for the first.

[Lisa Licera]

Time in 70 years, Ford is moving its headquarters, the carmaker relocating to a newly constructed building three miles away in Dearborn, Michigan. I'm Lisa Licera. This is FOX News.

[Trey Gowdy]

Hey, I'm Trey Gowdy, host of the Trey Gaddy Podcast. I hope you will join me every Tuesday and Thursday as we navigate life together and hopefully find ourselves a little bit better on the other side. Listen and follow [e-mail].