1AM ET 11/07/2025 Newscast

Summary

Fox News Hourly Update — 1AM ET, November 7, 2025

Episode Overview

This Fox News Hourly Update centers on several urgent national and international topics: the ongoing federal government shutdown and its impacts—especially on air travel, President Trump’s provocative comments following Nancy Pelosi’s retirement announcement, debates in the Senate over U.S. military strikes on drug boats in South America, and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s visit to the White House seeking exemptions from new US sanctions. The episode delivers essential news headlines in a succinct, rapid-fire format.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Government Shutdown Reaches 38 Days

• Senate Republicans plan new effort to end shutdown
  • Senate Majority Leader John Thune is preparing to propose an amendment including “funding provisions for military construction in the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Agriculture,” aiming to break a deadlock (Ted Lindner, 00:02).
  • Previous stopgap measures have “failed to pass 14 times.”
• Department of Transportation Orders Flight Reductions
  • The FAA orders airlines to cut flights at 40 airports—reducing by 4% today and up to 10% next week at major hubs like Atlanta, Denver, Dallas, Orlando, Miami, San Francisco (Jessica Rosenthal, 00:30).
  • Air traffic staffing “getting worse as they've now missed two paychecks and some workers are having trouble paying for gas, food, and childcare.” (Jessica Rosenthal, 00:36)
  • Nick Daniels (NATCA): Highlighted deepening hardships for aviation workers.
  • United says regional/domestic routes not linking hubs are most affected; Delta and American expect little disruption but offer refunds as needed (Jessica Rosenthal, 01:00).
• Human impact, illustrated:
  • “There was a trainee today that… just left the office… said, I’ve been evicted.” (Jared Halpern, 00:54–01:00)

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2. Pelosi’s Retirement and Trump’s Reaction

• Nancy Pelosi announces she will not run for another term
  • President Trump responds strikingly:

    "I think she's an evil woman. I'm glad she's retiring. I think she did the country a great service by retiring." (President Donald Trump, 01:29)

  • Recap of Pelosi’s legacy: first and only woman Speaker of the House, oversaw two Trump impeachments, represented San Francisco since 1987 (Jared Halpern, 01:35).

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3. Senate Blocks Effort to End Strikes on Drug Boats

• Republican Senators block bid to limit Trump’s military authority
  • Senate Republicans stop a move to require congressional approval for ongoing US strikes targeting alleged drug boats, particularly in South America (Ted Lindner, 02:31).
• Details on the Strikes and Legal Debate
  • Senate resolution sought to end “use of United States armed forces for hostilities within or against Venezuela unless explicitly authorized by a declaration of war.”
  • Trump administration asserts everything is within legal bounds, and promises no imminent land strikes in Venezuela (Gillian Turner, 02:39–03:24).
  • Senator Mark Warner criticizes: “President Biden missed a chance to force Maduro from power back in summer 2024.”
• Recent Military Action
  • Secretary of War Pete Hegseth confirms “another lethal kinetic strike on a vessel suspected of being operated by a designated terrorist organization” in the Caribbean (Ted Lindner, 03:24).

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4. Hungary’s Orban to Lobby Trump on US Sanctions

• Background
  • Prime Minister Viktor Orban to visit the White House, aiming to secure exemption for Hungary from new US sanctions on Russian oil (Tanya J. Powers, 03:46).
  • Recent US sanctions affect Russian state oil companies, with possible secondary sanctions for buyers — impacting China, India, and Central Europe, including Hungary.
• Orban’s Position
  • Orban argues Hungary, being landlocked, “has no other alternatives than to buy Russian crude.”
• Personal Diplomatic Dynamics
  • First meeting between Trump and Orban since Trump took office; personal relationship noted but disputed by critics.

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• On workers’ struggles during the shutdown:

  “There was a trainee today that… just left the office… said, I’ve been evicted.”
  — Jared Halpern (00:54–01:00)

• On Pelosi’s departure:

  “I think she's an evil woman. I'm glad she's retiring. I think she did the country a great service by retiring.”
  — President Donald Trump (01:29)

• On Hungary’s plea regarding sanctions:

  “He would try to make the Americans understand that Hungary needs a carve out from oil buying because the landlocked country has no other alternatives than to buy Russian crude.”
  — Tanya J. Powers (03:46)

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Timeline & Timestamps

• 00:02 — 01:14: Shutdown impacts (Senate plan, flight reductions, worker hardships, airline responses)
• 01:14 — 01:54: Pelosi retirement and Trump’s reaction, historic context
• 02:31 — 03:24: Senate debate and military activity over drug boat strikes, legal context
• 03:46 — 04:26: Preview of Orban’s visit to White House, focus on Russia sanctions

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Podcast Tone & Style

• Crisp, rapid summation typical of Fox News hourly updates
• Blends hard news delivery with pointed partisan commentary—especially in White House and Congressional segments
• Direct quotes from officials and politicians, maintaining their language and emotion

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This episode distills the political tensions, economic disruptions, and ongoing diplomatic challenges shaping the US on November 7, 2025, with a focus on the tangible impacts for American workers, travelers, and foreign relations.

Transcript

[Ted Lindner]

Trying to end the government shutdown. I'm Ted Lindner, FOX News. The federal government shutdown now into its 38th day as of Friday, but Senate Republicans reportedly have a plan to try and end it. Senate Majority Leader John Thune telling his colleagues Thursday he plans to add funding provisions for military construction in the Departments of Veterans affairs and Agriculture as an amendment to the stopgap measure that failed to pass 14 times. The Department of Transportation has ordered the reduction of flights at 40 airports due to the shutdown.

[Jessica Rosenthal]

The FAA has order airlines to reduce the number of flights by 4% starting today, ramping up to 10% next week at the nation's busiest airports, including Atlanta, Denver, Dallas, Orlando, Miami and San Francisco. The National Air Traffic Controller Association President Nick Daniels says staffing issues are getting worse as they've now missed two paychecks and some workers are having trouble paying for gas, food and childcare.

[Jared Halpern]

There was a trainee today that before.

[Ted Lindner]

Just left the office to come here.

[Jared Halpern]

Said, I've been evicted.

[Jessica Rosenthal]

United says some regional and domestic flights that do not fly between hubs will be impacted. Delta and American say they anticipate most travel will carry on as scheduled, but they will help schedule changes and offer refunds to those impacted. Jessica Rosenthal, FOX News.

[Ted Lindner]

No well wishes from President Trump to a former House speaker retiring from Congress. Fox's Jared Halpern with more on this.

[Jared Halpern]

As for any reaction to former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announcing she won't run for another term, President Trump responded, I.

[President Donald Trump]

Think she's an evil woman. I'm glad she's retiring. I think she did the country a great service by retiring.

[Jared Halpern]

Pelosi served as House speaker during President Trump's first term overseeing a pair of impeachments of the president. Pelosi has represented her San Francisco district since 1987. In 2007, she became the first and only woman elected speaker of the House at the White House. Jared Halpern, FOX NEWS America's listening to.

[Ted Lindner]

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[Ted Lindner]

US Strikes on Drug boats can continue after Senate Republicans block an effort to end President Trump's authority to authorize the strikes.

[Gillian Turner]

A group of bipartisan senators is trying to prevent President Trump from pursuing his air campaign targeting alleged drug boats in South America. A Senate resolution seeks to force President Trump to get congressional approval for further airstrikes, known as Authorization for the Use of Military Force. Quote to terminate the use of United States armed forces for hostilities within or against Venezuela unless explicitly authorized by a declaration of war. The secretaries of state and war sought to reassure senators that the Trump team is on solid legal ground and isn't planning imminent land strikes inside Venezuela. The top Democrat on the Intelligence Committee, Senator Mark Warner, says President Biden missed a chance to force Maduro from power back in summer 2024.

[Ted Lindner]

And that's Fox's Gillian Turner. Meanwhile, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth confirming that the US Military carried out another lethal kinetic strike on a vessel suspected of being operated by a designated terrorist organization. The vessel struck in international waters in the Caribbean and Hungary's prime minister is set to visit President Trump at the White House today. Friday. Fox's Tanya J.

[Tanya J. Powers]

Powers with more Viktor Orban is expected to try and persuade President Trump to exempt Hungary from US Sanctions targeting Russian Last week the Trump administration announced sanctions against two of Russia's major state affiliated oil firms. It's a move that could result in secondary sanctions for buyers, which includes countries like China, India and Central Europe. Orban made comments to state radio last week saying he would try to make the Americans understand that Hungary needs a carve out from oil buying because the landlocked country has no other alternatives than to buy Russian crude. Acclaim. Critics dispute Trump and Orban have a personal relationship and this is their first meeting since Trump took office in January.

[Ted Lindner]

I'm Ted Lindner. This is Fox.

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