11PM ET 11/12/2025 Newscast

Summary

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Fox News Hourly Update: 11PM ET 11/12/2025 Newscast – Summary

Overview

This episode delivers the latest national headlines, with a focus on the government reopening after a prolonged shutdown, political fallout, ongoing immigration litigation in Chicago, notable criminal and community stories, and a historical decision about U.S. currency. Multiple key voices from politics and law enforcement are cited, providing updates and perspectives on the day’s critical news.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Government Reopens After Shutdown

• [00:01–00:26]
  • Host Lisa Lucera announces that the government is now open after a lengthy shutdown.
  • President Trump signed a stopgap funding bill, extending government operations through January.
  • Trump blames Democrats for prolonging the shutdown and warns the public not to forget during midterms.
    • Trump (Quote, 00:18): “So I just want to tell the American people, you should not forget this when we come up to midterms… don’t forget what they’ve done to our country.”
  • The President also calls for eliminating the Senate filibuster, which he claims extended the shutdown to over 40 days.

2. Political Fallout & Health Care Worries

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  • House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries counters, blaming President Trump and GOP for both the shutdown and potential rise in health care costs as subsidies are set to expire.
  • Senator Cory Booker (NJ) asserts that the fight for affordable healthcare continues, urging more action and hinting at a generational leadership shift.
    • Booker (Paraphrased, 00:55): Success will require Democrats to “do much more” and it’s “time for a new generation to lead the Democratic Party.”

3. ICE Detention Policy Challenge in Chicago

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  • U.S. District Judge Jeffrey Cummings to order the release of hundreds detained by ICE in “Operation Midway Blitz.” Some detentions reportedly violated a 2022 consent decree (arrests without a warrant).
  • Judge sets a Friday deadline for government lawyers to review 815 detainees nationwide for possible eligibility for alternatives such as ankle monitors.
    • Anchor (01:26): “America is listening to FOX News.”

4. Indiana Deputy Killed in Line of Duty

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  • Indiana Sheriff's Deputy Corporal Blake Reynolds dies after being struck on I-69 while assisting a stranded truck.
  • The collision involved a semi that lost control and hit Reynolds’ vehicle and the disabled truck.
    • Jeff Manasso (03:01): Reports investigation will be led by state police; Reynolds was a four-year veteran and recently married.

5. Notable Crime: Montana Murder Conviction

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  • Jury convicts Darren Christopher Abbey, with white supremacist ties, for the brutal murder of Dustin Jersum at a Montana campsite in October 2024. The killing was carried out using a block of wood, ax, and screwdriver.

6. Christmas Decorations Controversy near Air Force Base

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  • Property managers near Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, require residents to remove Christmas decorations until after Thanksgiving, citing the housing handbook.
    • Carmen Roberts (03:50): “Christmas is officially grounded… The company pointed to the housing handbook…” Policy comes from landlord, not Air Force.

7. US Mint Ends Penny Production

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  • Philadelphia Mint stops producing pennies after more than two centuries, citing cost-saving and the penny's declining relevance.
    • Anchor (04:17): “Pennies have been produced in that mint since 1793.”

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• President Trump (00:18):
  “You should not forget this when we come up to midterms and other things, don’t forget what they’ve done to our country.”

• Senator Cory Booker (paraphrased, 00:55): "The fight for affordable health care is not over, but success will require Democrats to recognize we must do much more… it’s time for a new generation to lead the Democratic Party."

• Carmen Roberts (03:50): "Christmas is officially grounded… until after Thanksgiving."

• Anchor (04:17): "Pennies have been produced in that mint since 1793."

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Important Timestamps

• 00:01 – Government reopens; Trump signs stopgap bill
• 00:18 – Trump warns Americans about Democrats ahead of midterms
• 00:26 – Hakeem Jeffries blames GOP, comments on health care costs
• 00:55 – Cory Booker on Democratic leadership and health care fight
• 01:17 – Judge orders release of ICE detainees in Chicago
• 02:31 – Indiana sheriff’s deputy killed in line of duty
• 03:14 – Montana man convicted of grisly murder with white supremacist ties
• 03:38 – Christmas decorations banned early near Tyndall Air Force Base
• 04:14 – U.S. Mint in Philadelphia ends penny production

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Tone & Language

The episode blends urgent news delivery (“This is a FOX News alert…”) with direct political messaging and concise reporting on regional and national stories. Statements from public figures are conveyed with emphasis on their warnings or calls to action, maintaining a sense of immediacy and relevance to U.S. audiences.

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This summary captures the core stories, political context, and significant developments featured in the Fox News Hourly Update for November 12, 2025, at 11PM ET.

Transcript

[A]

This is a FOX News alert. The government is open. I'm Lisa Lucera.

[B]

Today we're sending a clear message that we will never give in to extortion because that's what it was.

[A]

President Trump signing off on the bill that will fund the government through January, railing against Democrats who he says prolong the government shutdown.

[B]

So I just want to tell the American people, you should not forget this when we come up to midterms and other things, don't forget what they've done to our country.

[A]

And the president again called on the Senate to eliminate the filibuster, which he says caused the shutdown to go on more than 40 days. Speaking on the floor of the House before the vote, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries blamed the president and Republicans for the shutdown and for the expected rise in health care costs once subsidies run out later this year.

[C]

All across the country, I'm certain that there are people in America asking the question, where do we go from here?

[A]

New Jersey Democrat Senator Cory Booker in a statement said the fight for affordable health care is not over, but success will require Democrats to recognize we must do much more on behalf of the American people. And he said it's time for a new generation to lead the Democratic Party. ICE detainees in Chicago and surrounding areas could be released once a federal judge gives the order.

[C]

U.S. district Judge Jeffrey Cummings plans to issue an order next week to release hundreds arrested by ICE during Operation Midway Blitz. The judge said some of those arrests violate a 2022 consent decree that forbids federal arrests with no warrant.

[A]

Fox's Colonel Scott the judge also gave government attorneys a de line of Friday to go through a list of 815 people detained at jails and federal facilities nationwide to see if they qualify for alternatives to detention under the decree, like using an ankle monitor while their cases proceed. America is listening to FOX News.

[D]

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[A]

An Indiana Sheriff's deputy is killed in the line of duty in a traffic crash in Delaware County.

[C]

Crash reconstruction units are on scene near Yorktown, just northeast of Indianapolis, where Indiana State Police Sgt. Scott Keegan says a Delaware county sheriff's deputy was out on foot with a stranded truck driver overnight when another semi that was northbound on I69 lost control.

[A]

And collided with both the deputy's vehicle.

[C]

And the disabled semi that was on.

[E]

The side of the road.

[C]

The driver of the striking semi airlifted to a hospital. The fallen deputy, identified as Corporal Blake Reynolds, a four year veteran of the department who was just married in June. State police are leading the investigation. Jeff Manasso, Fox News A Montana man.

[A]

With links to white supremacy is found guilty in a grisly murder at a campsite last year after a six day trial. A jury convicted Darren Christopher Abbey of killing Dustin Jersum with a block of wood, an ax and a screwdriver after they met at Jersam campsite near Big sky last October. A housing landlord near an Air Force base in Florida tells residents to take down their Christmas decorations for now.

[E]

Christmas is officially grounded at housing near Tyndall Air Force Base, at least until after Thanksgiving. The property manager recently told residents near the Florida Panhandle base to take down their twinkling lights and inflatable Santas until after Thanksgiving. The company pointed to the housing handbook, which says all holiday decorations should be displayed no earlier than 30 days before the holiday. An Air Force officer confirmed the policy came from the landlord, not the Air Force, noting that community standards vary by base. Carmen Roberts, Fox News US Mint in.

[A]

Philadelphia has ended production of the penny. The change was made to save money and in recognition of the irrelevance of the $0.01 coin. Pennies have been produced in that mint since 1793. I'm Lisara. This is Fox News.

[F]

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