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

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

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.

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)

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..."

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

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.