12AM ET 09/26/2025 Newscast

Summary

Fox News Hourly Update – 12AM ET 09/26/2025

Date: September 26, 2025
Host: Sue Guzman (A)
Episode Overview:
This newscast covers breaking national and international stories, including the indictment of former FBI Director James Comey, U.S. policy on Israeli annexation of the West Bank, updates on a fatal shooting at an ICE detention facility in Texas, an unusual Pentagon meeting of top military leaders, and a postal workers strike in Canada.

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Main Theme

The episode delivers rapid-fire coverage on major legal, political, and security developments, highlighting shifting power dynamics domestically and globally, and emphasizing responses from key stakeholders.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Indictment of James Comey

• [00:03 – 01:04]
• Former FBI Director James Comey has been indicted on charges of obstruction of justice and making false statements related to his Congressional testimony in the Trump-Russia investigation.
• Fox’s David Spunt details that the grand jury handed up indictments on two charges—alleged false statements and obstruction.
• Attorney General Pam Bondi declined to comment as the grand jury deliberated. Bondi later posted on X, "No one is above the law."
• Comey responded on Instagram, asserting his stance against Trump and vowing to remain steadfast with his family:
  • Quote:

    "My family and I have known for years that there are costs to standing up to Donald Trump. But we couldn't imagine ourselves living any other way. We will not live on our knees."
    —James Comey, [00:53]

• Context: Comey’s firing by Trump in 2017 led to Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s probe, which found no evidence of criminal conspiracy between Trump’s campaign and Russian officials in 2016.

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2. U.S. Policy on Israeli Annexation of West Bank

• [01:04 – 01:55]
• President Trump announced Israel will not be permitted to annex the West Bank, communicating this assurance to Arab leaders and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
• The president is optimistic about a possible ceasefire deal in Gaza.
• Notable Quotes:
  • President Trump:

    "I'm not allowing Israel to annex the West Bank."
    —President Trump, [01:33]

  • Unidentified Voice:

    "There's been enough. It's time to stop now. Okay?"
    —[01:37]

• Context: The threat of annexation has increased since several Western countries recognized Palestinian statehood. The West Bank is administered by the Palestinian Authority.

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3. Fatal Shooting at Dallas ICE Detention Facility

• [02:31 – 03:17]
• Federal authorities have identified the shooter as 29-year-old Joshua Yan, who planned the attack for months, intending to kill ICE agents.
• Evidence from the crime scene and Yan’s home suggests he researched tools to track ICE agents, including “the Charlie Kirk assassination video” in the days prior.
• Yan accessed a roof using a ladder before opening fire.
• Reporter Insight:
  • Nate Foy:

    "Yan searched for the Charlie Kirk assassination video multiple times. He also searched for an app that tracks ICE agents and used a ladder to reach a nearby rooftop before firing."
    —[02:42]

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4. Pentagon Convenes Top Military Leaders

• [03:17 – 04:04]
• Secretary of War Pete Hegseth has called hundreds of U.S. generals and admirals to Virginia for a high-level meeting; the agenda is undisclosed.
• Pentagon spokesperson Sean Parnell confirmed Hegseth will address military leaders but withheld further details.
• The rare and sudden gathering has raised concerns about concentrating military leadership in one location amid elevated global threats.
• The background includes Hegseth’s prior announcement to streamline military leadership.
• Reporter Insight:
  • Kristen Goodwin:

    "...national security concerns about having all of the nation's top military officials in one place and having them recalled from around the world amid rising global threats."
    —[03:25]

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5. Canadian Postal Worker Strike

• [04:04 – 04:28]
• The Canadian Union of Postal Workers announced a nationwide strike after the government declared that door-to-door mail delivery will end for nearly all households in coming years.
• The union criticized the government, claiming that eliminating home delivery will diminish demand for postal services.
• Reporter Insight:
  • The union claims to have been blindsided and accuses the government of undermining the postal system’s viability.

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• James Comey (Instagram statement, [00:53]):

  "My family and I have known for years that there are costs to standing up to Donald Trump. But we couldn't imagine ourselves living any other way. We will not live on our knees."

• Attorney General Pam Bondi (on X, [00:46]):

  "No one is above the law."

• President Trump ([01:33]):

  "I'm not allowing Israel to annex the West Bank."

• Reporter Kristen Goodwin ([03:25]):

  "...national security concerns about having all of the nation's top military officials in one place and having them recalled from around the world amid rising global threats."

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Timestamps for Key Segments

• Comey Indictment — [00:03 – 01:04]
• U.S.-Israel Policy Announcement — [01:04 – 01:55]
• Dallas ICE Detention Shooting — [02:31 – 03:17]
• Pentagon Leadership Meeting — [03:17 – 04:04]
• Canada Postal Workers Strike — [04:04 – 04:28]

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Fox News continues to spotlight fast-moving developments, capturing the political, legal, and social currents shaping headlines at home and abroad.

Transcript

[A]

Charges filed against a former FBI director. I'm Sue Guzman, Fox News. James Comey indicted on charges of obstruction of justice and making false statements regarding testimony he gave to Congress in the Trump Russia investigation. Fox's David Spunt with more from the.

[B]

Justice Department coming from some sources that are involved in this. We're told that a false statement charge and an obstruction of justice charge. There were three that were brought before the grand jury and the grand jury handed up an indictment on two of those. So alleged false statement and alleged obstruction of justice. Attorney General Pam Bondi said that she could not comment. And this was as the grand jury was still underway and still deliberating. So this was a deliberation that happened in Alexandria in Northern Virginia.

[A]

Bondi posted on x. No one is above the law. Comey posting a video to Instagram in response to the allegations.

[C]

My family and I have known for years that there are costs to standing up to Donald Trump. But we couldn't imagine ourselves living any other way. We will not live on our knees.

[A]

After Comey was fired by Trump In 2017, Special Counsel Robert Mueller took over. The FBI's original investigation found no evidence of criminal conspiracy between the Trump campaign and Russian officials in the 2016 presidential election. The president says he won't allow Israel to claim territory in the West Bank. Here's Fox's Jared Halpern.

[D]

Believing a ceasefire deal in Gaza is within reach. President Trump says he has assured Arab leaders Israel. Israel will not annex the West Bank.

[C]

I'm not allowing Israel to annex the West Bank.

[E]

There's been enough. It's time to stop now. Okay?

[D]

The president says he relayed that message to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The west bank is governed by the Palestinian Authority. A threat of Israeli annexation has grown since several Western nations announced recognition of Palestinian statehood this week.

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[A]

We are learning more about the shooter behind the fatal shooting in an ICE detention facility in Dallas, Texas Wednesday that left a detainee dead and two others injured. The latest from Fox's Nate Foy.

[G]

Federal authorities say the shooter, 29 year old Joshua Yan, spent months planning this attack and that he intended to kill ICE agents, not migrants. He failed in that. Now, investigators collected evidence here at the crime scene, and they also went to the shooter's home in nearby Fairview, Texas. They found several notes and digital evidence indicating his target. And in the two days leading up to the shooting, Yan searched for the Charlie Kirk assassination video multiple times. He also searched for an app that tracks ICE agents and used a ladder to reach a nearby rooftop before firing.

[A]

And fox's Nate Foy reporting. Also, the Pentagon is calling the military's top brass for a meeting outside Washington. The agenda, though, is unclear.

[H]

Several Pentagon sources confirming to Fox News that Secretary of War Pete Hegseth has ordered hundreds of the US Military's generals and admirals to gather on short notice at a Marine Corps base in Virginia next Tuesday. Pentagon spokesperson Sean Parnell confirming Hegseth will address senior military leaders but not sharing more details. The rare meeting sparking national security concerns about having all of the nation's top military officials in one place and having them recalled from around the world amid rising global threats. The order comes months after Hegseth announced a massive overhaul of U.S. defense systems, vowing to reduce the number of generals and admirals. Kristen Goodwin, FOX News, the Canadian Union.

[A]

Of Postal Workers announcing a countrywide strike at the National Postal Service. It comes after the federal government there announced that door to door mail delivery will end for nearly all households in the next decades. Union says it was caught off guard by these changes, accused the government of creating conditions that will drive down demand for its letter and parcel services. I'm Sue Guzman. This is FOX News.

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