1AM ET 01/09/2026 Newscast

Summary

Fox News Hourly Update: 1AM ET 01/09/2026 Newscast

Episode Overview

This episode delivers the latest national and international headlines as of 1AM ET on January 9, 2026. The broadcast covers breaking crime updates in Portland and Salt Lake City, developing federal agency incidents, significant political news concerning U.S.-Venezuelan relations, congressional action on healthcare subsidies, presidential vetoes, and a high-profile church shooting.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Portland Shooting Involving Federal Agents

[00:03 – 00:19]

• Two people were shot in an afternoon incident in Portland, Oregon involving federal agents.
• Portland Police Chief Bob Day clarified local police were not involved in the shooting.
• Department of Homeland Security (DHS) reported one victim as a member of the Venezuelan gang Trende Aragua.
• Chad Pergram (Fox News) states:

  "This is not any way shape or form immigration related on our end. We do not know the facts of this case." (00:10)

Minneapolis ICE Operation: Shooting & Fallout

[00:19 – 00:41]

• DHS Secretary Kristi Noem addressed the fatal shooting of a woman who tried to drive through an active ICE operation in Minneapolis a day earlier.

• Protests reportedly interfered with ICE activity, escalating tensions.

• DHS Official describes the protestors’ actions:

  "These individuals had followed our officers all day, had harassed them, had blocked them in. They were impeding our law enforcement operations, which is against the law. And when they demanded and commanded her to get out of her vehicle several times, she did not." (00:41)

• Minnesota Governor Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey criticized the DHS account, with Mayor Frey calling it “propaganda and BS," and accusing the agent of reckless power use (00:55).

• White House condemned such rhetoric, stating it endangers federal agents.

2. U.S.-Venezuela: Operation Absolute Resolve & Political Transition

[00:19 – 01:41]

• Venezuelan leaders freed political prisoners following the U.S. capture of President Nicolas Maduro and his wife in Operation Absolute Resolve.
• President Trump praised both American forces and Venezuelan cooperation on Fox’s Hannity, sharing operation details:

  "We asked them to do that and they've been great. They really have been. I mean we everything we've wanted they've given us. We went in, we took Maduro out. Amazingly that nobody was killed. We didn't lose a soldier. We had some people wounded, but we didn't lose a soldier." — President Donald Trump (01:25)

• Maduro pleaded not guilty to federal drugs and weapons charges in New York.
• Vice President Delsey Rodriguez was sworn in as interim Venezuelan leader.

3. Congress Acts on Healthcare Subsidies

[02:31 – 03:06]

• The House bypassed the Speaker to extend expiring COVID-era Obamacare subsidies for three years amid concerns about surging health care costs.
• The bill passed with 230-196 votes, gathering 17 Republican supporters but faces a Senate filibuster.
• Chad Pergram summarized Senate challenges and efforts for bipartisan compromise.

4. Presidential Vetoes: Water Pipeline & Everglades Reservation

[03:06 – 04:00]

• Two House bills with bipartisan support—one for a Colorado water pipeline, another designating Everglades land for an Indian reservation—were vetoed by President Trump.
• Reasons: cost concerns (pipeline) and the tribe’s supposed opposition to immigration policy (Everglades).
• Jill Nadeau explains:

  "He said the Native American tribe that would get the Everglades land has been trying to obstruct reasonable immigration policies. And in the end, the House failed to reach the two thirds support needed to override those vetoes, with Republicans choosing to avoid a fight with the White House in an election year." (03:17)

5. Salt Lake City Church Shooting

[04:00 – 04:26]

• Two people killed, six injured in a shooting at a Latter-Day Saints church parking lot during a memorial service.
• Three victims remain in critical condition; no suspect is in custody.

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Notable Quotes & Moments

• Chad Pergram on Portland incident:

  "This is not any way shape or form immigration related on our end. We do not know the facts of this case." (00:10)

• DHS Official on Minneapolis ICE operation:

  "These individuals had followed our officers all day, had harassed them, had blocked them in. They were impeding our law enforcement operations, which is against the law." (00:41)

• Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey rebuts DHS:

  "[He] said the agent was recklessly using power that resulted in somebody dying." (00:55)

• President Trump on Venezuela operation:

  "We went in, we took Maduro out. Amazingly that nobody was killed. We didn't lose a soldier. We had some people wounded, but we didn't lose a soldier." (01:25)

• Jill Nadeau on Everglades veto:

  "He said the Native American tribe ... has been trying to obstruct reasonable immigration policies." (03:17)

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Timestamps for Key Segments

• Portland shooting and DHS account: 00:03 – 00:41
• Minnesota ICE Shooting and reactions: 00:41 – 00:55
• Venezuela operation & Trump interview: 01:25 – 01:41
• Obamacare subsidies in Congress: 02:31 – 03:06
• Presidential vetoes on House bills: 03:17 – 04:00
• Salt Lake City church shooting: 04:00 – 04:26

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This concise but detailed news update provides a snapshot of major events across law enforcement, politics, and congressional happenings as reported by the FOX News team.

Transcript

[Ted Lindner]

Trouble in Portland. I'm Ted Lindner, FOX News. Two people shot Thursday afternoon in an incident involving federal agents in Portland, Oregon.

[Chad Pergram]

This is not any way shape or form immigration related on our end. We do not know the facts of this case.

[Ted Lindner]

Portland Police Chief Bob Day also says police were not involved in the shooting. The Department of Homeland Security saying that one of the two people shot a member of the Venezuelan gang known as Trende Aragua. DHS Secretary Kristi Noem reacting to the shooting death of a woman who was trying to drive through an active ICE operation in Minneapolis the day before. She said protesters continue to attack ICE officers and the officer believed his life was in danger.

[DHS Official]

These individuals had followed our officers all day, had harassed them, had blocked them in. They were impeding our law enforcement operations, which is against the law. And when they demanded and commanded her to get out of her vehicle several times, she did not.

[Ted Lindner]

Minnesota Governor Tim Walsh, Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Fry have called the DHS account propaganda and BS of Mayor Fry saying the agent was recklessly using power that resulted in somebody dying. The Trump administration has condemned the rhetoric, saying it puts agents in danger. And Venezuelan leaders freeing some political prisoners in a gesture to seek peace after American forces captured President Nicolas Maduro and his wife this past weekend in Operation Absolute Resolve. President Trump asked how he interpreted the move on Fox's Hannity. He started giving a play by play of the military operation.

[President Donald Trump]

We asked them to do that and they've been great. They really have been. I mean we everything we've wanted they've given us. We went in, we took Maduro out. Amazingly that nobody was killed. We didn't lose a soldier. We had some people wounded, but we didn't lose a soldier.

[Ted Lindner]

Maduro pleaded not guilty to federal drugs and weapons charges in a New York court on Monday. Vice President Delsey Rodriguez was sworn in as interim leader. America's listening to FOX News.

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[Ted Lindner]

A bipartisan effort in the House to extend expiring Covid era Obamacare subsidies over fear health care costs could skyrocket for many Americans. Fox's Chad Pergram.

[Chad Pergram]

The House bypassed the speaker, forcing a vote on renewing the expiring tax credits for three years. Now the bill passed 230 to 196. Seventeen Republicans joined, all Democrats in voting yes. However, the House bill can't overcome a Senate filibuster. Senators are crafting a bipartisan compromise to wind down Obamacare aid and impose reforms.

[Ted Lindner]

The measure will go to the Senate and would need some GOP support to pass. The House has refused to override President Trump's vetoes on two bills, even though the measures had bipartisan support.

[Jill Nadeau]

One measure would have allowed Colorado communities to finance a water pipeline to serve tens of thousands. The other would have designated a site in Everglades national park as part of an Indian reservation. They both passed, but when they got to the president's desk, he vetoed both. He said he was concerned about the cost of the pipeline. And he said the Native American tribe that would get the Everglades land has been trying to obstruct reasonable immigration policies. And in the end, the House failed to reach the two thirds support needed to override those vetoes, with Republicans choosing to avoid a fight with the White House in an election year. In Washington, Jill Nadeau, Fox News.

[Ted Lindner]

Two people killed, six others injured in a shooting outside of Salt Lake City Church Wednesday night as mourners were attending a memorial service inside. That shooting took place in the back parking lot of a house of worship for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, the Utah based faith known widely as the Mormon Church. Authorities still say no suspect is in custody. At least three of the injured remain in critical condition as of Thursday night.

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