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.

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.

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)

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

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.