11PM ET 11/19/2025 Newscast

Summary

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Fox News Hourly Update – 11PM ET, November 19, 2025

Episode Overview
This newscast delivers a rapid-fire summary of the day’s top national and international stories, including significant developments on the Jeffrey Epstein files, congressional action on senators’ data privacy, a meeting between President Trump and New York’s mayor-elect, a high-profile cruise ship crime investigation, new charges against a former Olympic athlete turned fugitive, and an archaeological discovery in Wisconsin.

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Main Stories and Key Insights

1. President Trump Signs Epstein Documents Release Law

[00:03–00:53]

• Host: Lisa Lucera introduces the passage of new legislation:
  “President Trump has signed legislation requiring the Justice Department to make all files related to Jeffrey Epstein public.”
• Attorney General Pam Bondi:
  • Thousands of Epstein-related documents have already been released.
  • The DOJ will “continue to follow the law to investigate any leads. If there are any victims, we encourage all victims to come forward.” (00:31, Bondi)
  • The new law requires the DOJ to publish a searchable, downloadable archive of these files within 30 days of enactment.
  • Promise of “maximum transparency under the law.” (00:42, Bondi)
• Fallout: Former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers has stepped away from Harvard after emails surfaced showing ongoing ties to Epstein.

Notable Quotes:

• “We encourage all victims to come forward.” (00:31, Pam Bondi)
• “The Epstein law requires DOJ to put documents in a searchable and downloadable format within 30 days of the law’s passage.” (00:42, Pam Bondi)

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2. Congressional Data Privacy: House Repeals Controversial Provision

[00:53–01:45]

• The House voted 427-0 to repeal a law allowing senators to sue the federal government for millions over unauthorized data access.
• Provision had been added after revelations that the FBI accessed basic phone records of up to 10 senators while investigating efforts to overturn the 2020 election.
• Officials emphasized that the FBI did not access actual content, only metadata.

Key Details:

• Senate Majority Leader John Thune originally added the repealed provision to a funding bill.
• The House’s overwhelming vote signals bipartisan agreement to remove special legal status for senators in such cases.

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3. Trump Meeting with NYC Mayor-elect Mamdani

[01:45–01:57]

• Trump confirms a Friday sit-down with New York City’s mayor-elect, Alexorin Mamdani.
• Reported purpose:
  • To discuss “public safety, economic security and his affordability agenda.” (01:53, Mamdani spokesperson)
• Meeting was requested by Mamdani.

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4. Cruise Ship Homicide Investigation

[02:31–03:11]

• Federal investigators may soon name the 16-year-old stepbrother of Anna Kepner—a Florida teen found dead on the Carnival Horizon cruise ship—as a prime suspect.
• Eben Brown reports:
  • Anna Kepner’s stepmother, now in a divorce dispute, has filed a motion fearing her testimony could incriminate herself or a minor child.
  • FBI investigation is ongoing; cause of death still undetermined.

Memorable Moment:

• “She acknowledges the FBI...could be filing charges against one of the children, a stepbrother to the victim who is 16 years old.” (02:56, Eben Brown)

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5. Olympic Athlete, Ryan Wedding, Added to FBI Most Wanted List

[03:11–04:01]

• Canadian Olympic snowboarder Ryan Wedding is charged with murdering a witness in Colombia and running an international drug trafficking ring.
• Authorities believe he is hiding in Mexico, protected by drug cartels; uses several aliases, including “El Jefe” and “James King.”
• $15 million reward for information leading to his capture.
• If convicted, faces life in prison.

Notable Quotes:

• “He orchestrated the 2025 murder...in Colombia, hoping it would get him out of US charges and extradition.” (03:21, Unnamed Reporter)
• “He changes his appearance and he’s wanted for allegedly running this transnational drug trafficking network that routinely shipped hundreds of kilograms of cocaine…” (03:31, Unnamed Reporter)

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6. Archaeological Find in Wisconsin

[04:01–04:28]

• Archaeologists have discovered 16 ancient canoes along Lake Mendota, Wisconsin, dubbed a “prehistoric parking lot.”
• This follows the 2021 discovery of a 1,200-year-old canoe at the site.

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Memorable Quotes and Moments

• Pam Bondi on transparency:
  “We will continue to provide maximum transparency under the law.” (00:42)
• On Congressional privacy moves:
  “The 427–0 vote coming after Senate Majority Leader John Thune added the provision to the government funding bill…” (00:58, Lisa Lucera)
• Crime reporting highlights:
  “She acknowledges the FBI…could be filing charges against one of the children, a stepbrother to the victim who is 16 years old.” (02:56, Eben Brown)

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Timestamps and Topics

| Timestamp | Segment | |-----------|------------------------------------------------------| | 00:03 | Trump signs Epstein documents law | | 00:31 | Pam Bondi comments on ongoing investigations | | 00:42 | Details on searchable DOJ archive | | 00:53 | Harvard fallout: Larry Summers, Epstein emails | | 00:55 | Congress repeals law protecting senators' data | | 01:45 | Trump–Mamdani meeting preview | | 02:31 | Cruise ship death: Anna Kepner investigation | | 03:11 | Ryan Wedding, Olympic snowboarder, new charges | | 04:01 | Archaeologists find ancient canoes in Wisconsin |

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Tone and Style

The episode delivers news with FOX’s signature straightforward, high-urgency tone, emphasizing facts, legal developments, official statements, and law enforcement updates.

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For listeners seeking rapid, up-to-date coverage of top news stories, this episode provides headline clarity and direct quotes from officials involved in each major story of the day.

Transcript

[Lisa Lucera]

He signed off on it. I'm Lisa Lucera, Fox News. President Trump has signed legislation requiring the Justice Department to make all files related to Jeffrey Epstein public.

[Pam Bondi]

Attorney General Pam Bondi says they've already released thousands of documents relating to the late sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein and that they will continue to follow the law. But Bondi was asked if new investigations into Epstein's associates being handled by the Southern District of New York would now result in some documentation being held back.

There's information that new information, additional information, and again, we will continue to follow the law to investigate any leads. If there are any victims, we encourage all victims to come forward.

The Epstein law requires DOJ to put documents in a searchable and Downloadable format within 30 days of the law's passage. Bondi said they will continue to provide maximum transparency under the law.

[Lisa Lucera]

Fox's Jessica Rosenthal Meanwhile, former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers has stepped away from teaching at Harvard after it was revealed in the emails now made public that he remained friendly with Epstein. The House has voted overwhelmingly to repeal part of a new law that gives senators the ability to sue the federal government for millions if their personal or office data is accessed without their knowledge. The 427A0 vote coming after Senate Majority Leader John Thune added the provision to the government funding bill after it was revealed that in 2023 the FBI analyzed phone records of as many as 10 senators as part of an investigation into President Trump's attempts to over overturn the 2020 election. Investigators were able to see basic information, but not the content of the communications. A sit down scheduled for Friday between President Trump and New York City Mayor Alexorin Mamdani.

[Pam Bondi]

Trump says it's a meeting requested by Mamdani. Mamdani spokeswoman says the mayor elect wants to discuss public safety, economic security and his affordability agenda.

[Lisa Lucera]

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[Lisa Lucera]

Federal investigators could name a stepbrother of a Florida teen found dead on a cruise ship as their prime suspect.

[Eben Brown]

The stepmother of Florida cheerleader Anna Kepner found dead and under a bed aboard the Carnival Horizon cruise ship is now filing an emergency court motion in her divorce proceedings against her now ex husband. In the filing, Chantel Kepner says her testimony could incriminate herself or one of the minor children. She acknowledges the FBI, which is investigating the 18 year old girl's death, could be filing charges against one of the children, a stepbrother to the victim who is 16 years old. A cause of Anna Kepner's death has yet to be determined. In Miami, Eben Brown, FOX News.

[Lisa Lucera]

A former world class athlete who's now on the FBI's most wanted list is now facing new federal charges.

[Unnamed Reporter]

They believe that Ryan Wedding, the former Olympic snowboarder is hiding out in Mexico and he's being protected by the cartels. Officials say that he orchestrated the 2025 murder past January of a witness at a restaurant in Colombia, hoping it would get him out of US Charges and extradition to the United States. The Canadian snowboarder appeared in the 2002 Salt Lake City Olympics. Since then, authorities say he's been hiding out with some of the most notorious cartels in Mexico. Authorities say he goes by different names, El Jefe, Giant Public Enemy, James King and Jesse King. He changes his appearance and he's wanted for allegedly running this transnational drug trafficking network that routinely shipped hundreds of kilograms of cocaine from Colombia through Mexico into the Southern California region, then to Canada and other locations in the U.S. fox's.

[Lisa Lucera]

David Sponth is a $15 million reward for wedding. If convicted, he faces life in prison. Archaeologists have identified 16 ancient canoes they say indigenous people apparently left behind in a sort of prehistoric parking lot along Lake Mendota in Wisconsin. Discoveries began in 2021 when archaeologists uncovered the remains of a 1200 year old canoe. I'm Lisa Licera. This is FOX News.

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