10PM ET 10/07/2025 Newscast

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Fox News Hourly Update – 10PM ET 10/07/2025 Newscast

Host: Lisa Lacera (FOX News)
Date: October 8, 2025

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Episode Overview

This edition of the Fox News Hourly Update covers the ongoing government shutdown, looming impacts on federal employees, developments from Capitol Hill, a Supreme Court hearing on Colorado’s conversion therapy law, the Nobel Prize in Physics, and international news from Indonesia regarding TikTok. The episode features timely political debate, insights into legislative standoff, and noteworthy global and judicial updates.

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Key Discussion Points and Insights

1. Government Shutdown: No End in Sight

• Main theme: Republicans and Democrats are at an impasse over government funding, continuing a shutdown with potential serious consequences.
• Key points:
  • With no deal imminent, military pay is at risk for the next cycle on October 15.
  • Republicans criticize Democrats for refusing to back a GOP bill to reopen the government, accusing them of playing politics. (00:10)
  • Democrats demand a permanent extension for Affordable Care Act (ACA) tax subsidies before agreeing to any deal.
  • Senator Chuck Schumer asserts the stakes, warning that over 20 million Americans may see their health premiums rise if tax subsidies expire at year’s end. (00:33)
• Notable Quote:

  "Lot of Democrats who are being bludgeoned by bludgeoned by their political left."
  — Senator Chuck Schumer (00:26)

2. Federal Workers and Military Pay in Jeopardy

• Issue: The shutdown’s impact on federal workers, with back pay now uncertain.
• President Trump's stance: Threatens no guarantee of back pay for furloughed federal employees once shutdown ends, representing a shift from longstanding precedent.

  "I would say it depends on who we're talking about. I can tell you the Democrats have put a lot of people in great risk and jeopardy, but it really depends on who you're talking about. But for the most part, we're going to take care of our people."
  — President Donald Trump (00:58)

• Pushback: Democratic Senator Patty Murray condemns this suggestion as a "scare tactic," noting existing law guarantees worker pay.

3. Travel Disruptions Due to Staffing Shortages

• Impact: Airline flight delays at Nashville, Boston, Dallas, Chicago O'Hare, and Philadelphia as air traffic controllers are affected by the shutdown (01:10).
• Outlook: Representatives warn the situation is deteriorating and will likely worsen if the shutdown persists.

4. Capitol Hill Election Updates

• Republican primary: Matt Van Epps wins the GOP contest for a special congressional election after Mark Green's resignation.
• Democratic race: State Rep. Ben (last name not given in transcript) secures nomination in a four-way race (01:34).
• Next: Van Epps and Ben will compete in the general election.

5. Supreme Court Hears Colorado Conversion Therapy Ban Case

• Case brief: SCOTUS considers whether Colorado's 2019 ban on conversion therapy for minors by licensed mental health professionals violates free speech of counselors.
• Lawyer Jim Campbell: Argues the law infringes on freedom of speech for Christian counselor Kaylee Chiles (03:06).
• Key arguments:
  • For Chiles: The law blocks assistance to youth struggling with gender identity if they seek counseling in a particular direction.

    "There are kids struggling with issues of gender dysphoria, and this law tells them that if they're seeking help in one direction that licensed mental health professionals and counselors are not available to them."
    — Jim Campbell (03:21)

  • For Colorado: Attorney General Phil Weiser maintains therapy is regulated health care, not just speech.

    "This is a very different situation than people sharing their ideas on issues of public concern."
    — Phil Weiser (03:39)

6. Nobel Prize in Physics Announced

• Winners: John Clarke (UC Berkeley), John M. Martinez (UC Santa Barbara), Michel Deveray (UC Santa Barbara/Yale).
• Achievement: Awarded for advancements in "quantum mechanical tunneling," important for new generations of quantum technology (03:48).
• Quote:

  "Quantum tunneling involves electrons passing through energy barriers that they seemingly cannot surmount with their energy and plays an essential role in phenomena such as nuclear fusion."
  — Lillian Wu, Fox News (03:57)

7. TikTok’s Local License Reinstated in Indonesia

• Context: Suspension ended after TikTok provided data on live-streaming activity during August protests, which resulted in 10 deaths.
• Government’s motive: Sought data to trace accounts tied to online gambling linked to the unrest. (04:33)

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• Senator Chuck Schumer at 00:26:
  "Lot of Democrats who are being bludgeoned by bludgeoned by their political left."
• President Donald Trump at 00:58:
  "I would say it depends on who we're talking about..."
• Jim Campbell (conversion therapy case) at 03:21:
  "There are kids struggling with issues of gender dysphoria, and this law tells them that if they're seeking help in one direction that licensed mental health professionals and counselors are not available to them."
• Lillian Wu (Nobel Physics Prize) at 03:57:
  "Quantum tunneling involves electrons passing through energy barriers that they seemingly cannot surmount with their energy..."

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Important Segment Timestamps

• 00:02 — Episode start; shutdown status and update
• 00:26 — Senator Schumer comments on Democratic party tensions
• 00:33 — ACA tax subsidies and health premiums at stake
• 00:58 — President Trump on federal worker back pay
• 01:10 — Travel delays due to air traffic staffing shortages
• 01:34 — Capitol Hill election updates
• 03:06 — Supreme Court conversion therapy case arguments
• 03:48 — Nobel Prize in Physics announced
• 04:33 — Indonesia lifts TikTok suspension

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Summary

In this tightly packed news update, Fox News spotlights the increasingly dire fallout from the government shutdown, highlighting potential missed federal paychecks, tense partisan standoffs, and escalating public service disruptions. Timely legal debates, notably at the Supreme Court, underline ongoing cultural and free-speech conflicts. Scientific achievement is celebrated through Nobel recognition, while global tech policy developments demonstrate the interconnectedness of digital platforms and political unrest. The brisk, matter-of-fact reporting style delivers a clear, no-nonsense roundup of the day’s biggest stories.

Transcript

[Lisa Lacera]

No deal in sight. I'm Lisa Lacera, FOX News. Republicans and Democrats remain gridlocked as the government shutdown continues.

[Fox News Reporter]

Senate Majority Leader John Thune and House Speaker Mike Johnson are warning that if a deal isn't reached soon, military members will miss their next payday on October 15th. And alleged Democrats aren't supporting the GOP bill to reopen the government because of politics. Senator THUNE I think there are a.

[Senator Chuck Schumer]

Lot of Democrats who are being bludgeoned by bludgeoned by their political left.

[Fox News Reporter]

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and Democrats are holding firm on wanting a permanent extension of Affordable Care act tax subsidies in order to get their votes. They're feeling the heat. Schumer warns over 20 million Americans could see an increase in health insurance premiums if the program isn't extended before it expires at the end of the year.

[Lisa Lacera]

Fox's Ryan Schmell's on Capitol Hill. This is President Trump threatens there will be no back pay for federal workers once the shutdown is over.

[President Donald Trump]

I would say it depends on who we're talking about. I can tell you the Democrats have put a lot of people in great risk and jeopardy, but it really depends on who you're talking about. But for the most part, we're going to take care of our people.

[Lisa Lacera]

The lack of back pay would be a reversal of a long running stand, a long standing policy for about 750,000 furloughed employees. Democratic Senator Patty Murray called that a scare tactic since the law is clear that workers will be paid. Nashville's airport is on a ground delay until 1am Due to staffing shortages due to the government shutdown. Delays also reported at Boston, Dallas, on o' Hare in Chicago and Philadelphia. Representatives for the air traffic controllers say the situation will likely only get worse. Trump. Matt Van Epps won a crowded Republican primary in the special election to replace Mark Green who left office this summer. In the Democratic primary, state Repton Ben won a four way contest and will face Van Epps in the general election. America's listening to FOX News. Nearly home.

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[Lisa Lacera]

The Supreme Court has heard arguments in the conversion therapy case that challenges a 2019 Colorado law.

[Jim Campbell]

A majority of justices seem in favor of Christian counselor Kaylee Chiles, who says her free speech rights were violated by the law that bans mental health professionals from trying to change a teen's sexual orientation or gender identity. Jim Campbell is her lawyer.

[Senator Chuck Schumer]

There are kids struggling with issues of gender dysphoria, and this law tells them that if they're seeking help in one direction that licensed mental health professionals and counselors are not available to them.

[Jim Campbell]

Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser says therapy isn't just speech, it's health care.

[Senator Chuck Schumer]

This is a very different situation than people sharing their ideas on issues of public concern.

[Jim Campbell]

Tonya J. Powers, Fox News the Nobel Prize for.

[Lisa Lacera]

Physics has been awarded.

[Lillian Wu]

Three scientists who've made discoveries in quantum mechanical tunneling are awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics. The Nobel committee sang the work of John Clark, who conducted his research at the University of California, Berkeley John M. Martinez at the University of California, Santa Barbara and Michel Deveray, also at UC Santa Barbara as well as Yale, provides opportunities to develop the next generation of quantum technology, including quantum cryptography, quantum computers and quantum sensors. Quantum tunneling involves electrons passing through energy barriers that they seemingly cannot surmount with their energy and plays an essential role in phenomena such as nuclear fusion. Lillian Wu, Fox News Indonesia has lifted.

[Lisa Lacera]

A suspension on TikTok's local operating license after the platform provided data requested by the government about TikTok's live streaming activity during recent deadly protests. The protest, which occurred in late August, resulted in 10 deaths. The government stated the data was needed to trace accounts linked to online gambling during the protests. I'm Lisa Licera. This is Fox News.

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