12PM ET 05/26/2026 Newscast

Summary

Fox News Hourly Update – 12PM ET 05/26/2026

Main Theme:
This episode delivers a concise summary of key news stories, including fresh U.S. military action against Iran, ongoing nuclear negotiations, voting rights disputes, an investigation of a deadly crash in Belgium, major court decisions affecting tech and the NFL, and current stock market performance.

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1. U.S. Airstrikes on Iran: Defensive Action

• [00:03] Lisa Brady: Announces U.S. military’s position—recent airstrikes against Iran were “protection, not offense.”
• [00:10] Tony J. Powers:
  • Details of airstrikes: Targeted mine-laying vessels and a surface-to-air missile position near the Strait of Hormuz.
  • The Pentagon characterizes the action as strictly defensive.
  • Notable Quote:
    • “Centcom described these strikes as defensive in nature as they were targeting mine laying vessels and at least one surface to air missile position.” —Tony J. Powers [00:13]
• [00:25] Lisa Brady:
  • Notes high-stakes negotiations, with President Trump vowing that “Iran’s highly enriched uranium will be destroyed.”
• [00:33] Tony J. Powers:
  • Shares insight from a regional intelligence official: dismantling Iran’s enrichment facilities is key to stopping nuclear ambitions.
  • Quote:
    • “…not only will Iran not have enriched material, they also won’t have the means to enrich more.” —Tony J. Powers [00:39]
• [00:44] Lisa Brady:
  • Points out Iran’s ongoing resistance to nuclear concessions.

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2. U.S. Voting Rights & Redistricting Disputes

Congressional Black Caucus Urges Corporate Action

• [00:44] Lisa Brady:
  • Congressional Black Caucus calls on over 200 major companies to oppose Republican-led redistricting, citing efforts to “silence Black voters at the ballot box.”

Corporate Involvement

• [00:58] CJ Papa:
  • Recalls when major companies (Apple, Amazon, Google, Meta, Tesla, Target, Starbucks) advocated for federal voting rights via the John Lewis Voting Rights Act.
  • Quote:
    • “They had sent their own message to Congress that year urging lawmakers to pass the John Lewis Voting Rights act proposed by Democrats.” —CJ Papa [01:05]

Court Ruling on Alabama Redistricting

• [01:15] Lisa Brady:
  • Federal judges struck down Alabama’s new electoral maps for midterms, issuing a preliminary injunction.

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3. International News: Deadly Train Collision in Belgium

Accident Details

• [01:32] Federal Police Spokesperson:
  • A train collided with a school minibus near Brussels, with four fatalities (including two children).
  • Quote:
    • “First responders racing to the scene during the morning rush hour finding the mangle wreck of a school bus.” —Federal Police Spokesperson [01:32]
• [01:38] CJ Papa:
  • The minibus driver tried to cross a closed railroad.
• [01:44] Federal Police Spokesperson and CJ Papa:
  • The train, coming from Bruges at 75 mph, hit the bus; no time to brake.
  • Quote:
    • “The train was traveling at about 75 miles per hour as it approached the crossing and had no time to break.” —Federal Police Spokesperson [01:49]

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4. Legal News: Supreme Court Decisions

Vermont v. Meta (Instagram Lawsuit)

• [01:56] Lisa Brady:
  • Supreme Court refuses to block Vermont’s suit against Meta.
• [02:07] Jessica Rosenthal:
  • Vermont claims Instagram was designed to be addictive for teens and misled consumers.
  • Meta contests Vermont’s jurisdiction but lost in the state’s Supreme Court.
  • Summary of Arguments:
    • Meta says national platform should not be subject to multiple state lawsuits, citing due process.
  • Quote:
    • “The Vermont State Supreme Court already rejected this argument, finding Meta had purposely made itself available to people in Vermont and monetized its platform there.” —Jessica Rosenthal [02:30]
• [02:41] Lisa Brady:
  • Notes New Mexico jury’s earlier $375 million verdict against Meta (currently under appeal).

Other Supreme Court Rulings

• Rejection of Florida’s challenge against California and Washington issuing commercial driver’s licenses to undocumented immigrants. [02:41]
• Brief mention, no further detail.

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5. NFL Racial Discrimination Lawsuit

• [03:05] Jared Max:
  • Supreme Court declines NFL’s bid to keep racial discrimination claims by former Miami Dolphins coach Brian Flores out of open court.
  • Flores’ case: fired after two winning seasons; joined by two other Black coaches.
  • Federal judge ruled NFL and teams must answer to systemic discrimination claims.
  • Quote:
    • “Flores, who is currently the defensive coordinator for the Vikings, filed suit in 2022 after he was fired as Dolphins head coach after two straight winning seasons.” —Jared Max [03:19]

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6. Stock Market Update

• [03:47] Lisa Brady:
  • Dow down 119 points; S&P and Nasdaq remain up.
  • Nasdaq specifically “up to 31.”

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Notable Quotes

• “Centcom described these strikes as defensive in nature as they were targeting mine laying vessels and at least one surface to air missile position.”
  — Tony J. Powers [00:13]
• “…not only will Iran not have enriched material, they also won’t have the means to enrich more.”
  — Tony J. Powers [00:39]
• “First responders racing to the scene during the morning rush hour finding the mangle wreck of a school bus.”
  — Federal Police Spokesperson [01:32]
• “The Vermont State Supreme Court already rejected this argument, finding Meta had purposely made itself available to people in Vermont and monetized its platform there.”
  — Jessica Rosenthal [02:30]
• “Flores, who is currently the defensive coordinator for the Vikings, filed suit in 2022 after he was fired as Dolphins head coach after two straight winning seasons.”
  — Jared Max [03:19]

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Summary Table: Important Segments

| Timestamp | Segment | Key Details | |-----------|-----------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------| | 00:03 | U.S. Airstrikes on Iran | Defensive, targeted vessels and missiles | | 00:44 | Voting Rights/Redistricting | Congressional Black Caucus, major companies involved | | 01:32 | Belgium Train Accident | Four dead, including children | | 01:56 | Supreme Court: Vermont v. Meta | Instagram lawsuit, jurisdiction issue | | 03:05 | Supreme Court: NFL Discrimination Lawsuit | Flores case moves forward in open court | | 03:47 | Market Update | Dow down, S&P/Nasdaq up |

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Overall Tone

• Straightforward, news-driven, and focused on delivering essential facts with minimal editorializing, in the typical Fox News rapid headline style.

Transcript

[Lisa Brady]

Defense, not offense on Lisa Brady, Fox News the U.S. military says protection was the goal after the first U.S. strikes on Iran since early May.

[Tony J. Powers]

Overnight, the United States launched airstrikes against southern Iran near the Strait of Hormuz. Centcom described these strikes as defensive in nature as they were targeting mine laying vessels and at least one surface to air missile position.

[Lisa Brady]

Foxes trade yanked in Tel Aviv. This has diplomatic efforts to make a deal continue President Trump posting Iran's highly enriched uranium will be destroyed, a regional

[Tony J. Powers]

intelligence official told Fox News. No less important is the dismantlement of Iran's enrichment facilities. That way, not only will Iran not have enriched material, they also won't have the means to enrich more.

[Lisa Brady]

Publicly, Iran has made no suggestion of nuclear concessions. Members of the Congressional Black Caucus are urging more than 200 major companies to oppose redistricting efforts by Republican led states, calling it a coordinated effort to silence black voters at the ballot box.

[CJ Papa]

Some of the companies were part of the 2021 Coalition business for voting rights and Apple, Amazon, Google, Meta, Tesla, Target, Starbucks and more. They had sent their own message to Congress that year urging lawmakers to pass the John Lewis Voting Rights act proposed by Democrats.

[Lisa Brady]

Fox's Tony J. Powers Meantime, a panel of federal judges rejecting Alabama's new maps for this year's midterms, issuing a preliminary injunction. A deadly collision under investigation in Belgium, where a train hit a minibus outside Brussels, killing four people, including two children.

[Federal Police Spokesperson]

First responders racing to the scene during the morning rush hour finding the mangle wreck of a school bus.

[CJ Papa]

The driver wanted to cross the railroad, which was closed at that time.

[Federal Police Spokesperson]

The federal police spokesperson adding a train

[CJ Papa]

came from Bruges and drove into the bus.

[Federal Police Spokesperson]

The Belgian rail operator saying the train was traveling at about 75 miles per hour as it approached the crossing and had no Time to break.

[Lisa Brady]

Fox's CJ Papa America is listening to Fox News. The U.S. supreme Court declines to hear an argument from Meta that Vermont should not be allowed to sue the tech giant.

[Jessica Rosenthal]

The state of Vermont sued Meta, alleging the company designed Instagram to be addictive to teens and misled consumers about its product. Meta has argued the state of Vermont has no jurisdiction over their company, which is based in California, and that they didn't design any of their products in Vermont. They also note that allowing any state to sue over a platform designed for the nation subjects the company to multiple state lawsuits and this violates their due process rights. The Vermont State Supreme Court already rejected this argument, finding Meta had purposely made itself available to people in Vermont and monetized its platform there. Jessica Rosenthal, FOX News earlier this year,

[Lisa Brady]

a jury in New Mexico found Meta misled users about the safety of its platform, ordering the company to pay $375 million in civil penalties. Meta is appealing. The Supreme Court also refusing to hear a legal fight over Florida's effort to stop two other states, California and Washington, from issuing commercial driver licenses to truckers who are in the US Illegally. And there's one more ruling involving the NFL and claims of discrimin.

[Jared Max]

The NFL had hoped to keep detailed racial discrimination claims made against the league by former Miami Dolphins head coach Brian Flores under wraps in arbitration proceedings overseen by NFL commissioner Roger Goodell. It won't happen. The U.S. supreme Court Tuesday declined to hear an appeal from the NFL and three of its teams who Flores named in the suit, the Broncos, Giants and Texans. Flores, who is currently the defensive coordinator for the Vikings, filed suit in 2022 after he was fired as Dolphins head coach after two straight winning seasons. Two other black coaches, Steve Wilkes and Ray Horton, later joined the suit. In 2023, a federal judge ruled the teams and the NFL must answer to claims of systemic racial discrimination against black coaches. Jared Max, FOX NEWS the dow is

[Lisa Brady]

down 119 points, retreating from record highs, but the S and P and the Nasdaq are in the green. The Nasdaq is up to 31. I'm Lisa Brady, FOX News.