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Fox News Hourly Update

Episode: 1AM ET 11/28/2025 Newscast
Host: FOX News Podcasts
Date: November 28, 2025

Episode Overview

This episode delivers urgent coverage of significant breaking national and international events. Headlining the report is the tragic death of a National Guard member following an attack in Washington, D.C., reactions from President Trump and military officials, and new policy actions regarding immigration. Additional segments provide updates on Texas politics and Muslim organizations, plus the historic first foreign trip by the new American pope. The episode maintains Fox News Radio’s brisk, serious tone, rapidly cycling through top stories for up-to-the-minute awareness.

Key Stories & Discussion Points

1. Fatal National Guard Shooting in D.C.

[00:03–00:41]
- Incident Recap:
  A National Guard member was killed and another critically injured in Washington, D.C., allegedly shot by an Afghan national.
- Victim Details:
  - Specialist Sarah Beckstrom (20, Summersville, WV) died on Thanksgiving Day.
  - Andrew Wolf (24) remains in critical condition.
- Official Statements:
  - President Trump expressed condolences, stating:
    
    “One of the guardsmen that we’re talking about, highly respected, young, magnificent person…she's just passed away.”
    — President Trump ([00:26])
  - Trump confirmed he learned the news just prior to addressing military members at Mar-a-Lago.
  - William La Jeunesse offered further context on Beckstrom’s service:
    
    “Service in June of 2023. Outstanding in every way. She's just passed away.”
    — William La Jeunesse ([00:34])
- Shooter’s Status and Policy Response:
  - Suspect in serious condition.
  - Trump is “looking into whether to deport that suspected shooter's family.” ([00:58])
  - U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services to reexamine “every green card for every alien from every country of concern.”

2. Military and Security Policy Updates

[00:58–01:59]
- Secretary of War Pete Hegseth:
  Marked Thanksgiving with U.S. troops in the Caribbean, referencing resolve after the D.C. attack:
  
  “Yeah, we're prayerful, but we're also increasing our resolve just like they are—that we will keep the Capitol safe and secure the American people.”
  — Pete Hegseth ([01:31])
- Caribbean Deployment:
  - U.S. expanding military presence to combat escalating drug trafficking and tensions with Venezuela.
  - 21 strikes against alleged drug boats; 83 deaths reported.
  - UN condemnation of U.S. actions noted.

3. Texas Governor Targets Muslim Organizations

[03:38–04:23]
- Governor Abbott’s Actions:
  - Declared major Muslim advocacy groups (Council on American Islamic Relations, Muslim Brotherhood) as foreign terrorist organizations.
- Deportation Case:
  - Marwan Marouf, a North Texas Muslim leader (Jordanian national), faces deportation after visa overstay and alleged ties to a foundation "that provided material support."
- Governor’s Rationale:
  
  “Support for the governor classifying the Council on American Islamic Relations and the Muslim Brotherhood as terrorist organizations.”
  — Angelo Bavaro ([04:23])

4. Pope Leo XIV’s Historic Diplomacy in the Middle East

[04:23–05:24]
- Significance of Trip:
  - Pope Leo XIV, the first American pope, declined to visit the U.S., choosing instead Turkey, Lebanon, and engagement with polarized religious communities.
- Goals:
  - Advocates for "building bridges," plans meetings with Muslim, Jewish, and Orthodox Christian leaders, aiming for regional unity.
  - Contextualizes this as a highly political and symbolic attempt in a tense and divided region.
- Global Stakes:
  
  “Vatican experts say this is a challenging trip…Trips like this are also political, right? The pope is a global figure in foreign affairs. Think of the crucial role that Pope John Paul played in the fall of communism.”
  — William La Jeunesse ([04:43])

5. Geopolitical Context

[05:24–05:34]
- Turkey’s Dual Alliances:
  - Turkey’s President is both a U.S. ally and “a confidant of Russian President Vladimir Putin.”
    — Angelo Bavaro ([05:24])

Notable Quotes

William La Jeunesse on Sarah Beckstrom’s Service:

“Outstanding in every way. She's just passed away.” ([00:41])
President Trump on Deportation Possibility:

“His team is looking into whether to deport that suspected shooter's family.” ([00:58])
Pete Hegseth on National Resolve:

“We’re prayerful, but we're also increasing our resolve…that we will keep the Capitol safe and secure the American people.” ([01:36])
William La Jeunesse on Papal Diplomacy:

“This trip, the pope said, is about building bridges not just with Catholics and Muslims. He’ll also meet with Turkey's chief Jewish rabbi and leaders of the Eastern Orthodox Church.” ([04:43])
Comparison to Papal History:

“The pope is a global figure in foreign affairs. Think of the crucial role that Pope John Paul played in the fall of communism.” ([05:04])

Key Timestamps

00:03-00:41 — Breaking news on the fatal D.C. shooting and reaction.
00:58-01:59 — White House and immigration overhaul responses; military news.
03:38-04:23 — Texas anti-extremism actions, community reactions.
04:23-05:24 — Pope Leo XIV’s Middle East trip, goals, and geopolitical implications.
05:24-05:34 — Turkey’s position between U.S. and Russia.

Memorable Moments

President Trump learning of Specialist Beckstrom’s death just before addressing troops.
Immigration authorities pledging a massive review of green card issuance.
The contrast of Thanksgiving messages from both a U.S. general (Hegseth in the Caribbean) and the pope (in Turkey), both referencing the need for resolve and unity amid violence.
Election to the papacy of an American for the first time, who then chooses Turkey and Lebanon as his priority rather than his homeland.
Texas’s controversial designation of Muslim groups as terrorist organizations, and the pending deportation of a community leader.

This episode delivers a rapid-fire yet somber recap of major national and international developments, underscoring heightened attention to immigration, security, and religious diplomacy as the news landscape heads into the end of November 2025.

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[00:03]
Angelo Bavaro
Holiday heartbreak. I'm Angelo Bavaro, FOX News. One of the two National Guard members allegedly shot by an afghan national in D.C. on Wednesday did not survive.
[00:14]
Carmen Roberts
U.S. army Specialist Sarah Beckstrom of Summersville, West Virginia. One of the two National Guard members savagely attacked in Washington, D.C. died on Thanksgiving Day. President Trump confirmed the news.
[00:27]
Commercial Narrator
One of the guardsmen that we're talking about, highly respected, young, magnificent person, started.
[00:35]
William La Jeunesse
Service in June of 2023. Outstanding in every way. She's just passed away.
[00:41]
Carmen Roberts
The president says he Learned of the 20 year old's death just before he was to speak to members of the military at Mar a Lago. He added the second service member wounded in the attack, 24 year old Andrew Wolf, is still fighting for his life. Carmen Roberts, FOX News.
[00:58]
Angelo Bavaro
President Trump says that suspected shooter is also in serious condition. President Trump says his team is looking into whether to deport that suspected shooter's family. Meantime, the U.S. citizenship and Immigration Services director says he has directed a full scale reexamination of quote, every green card for every alien from every country of concern. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth celebrating Thanksgiving in the Caribbean with US Troops in a video posted on X Hegseth also acknowledging the two National Guard officers who were shot. Yeah, we're prayerful, but we're also increasing our resolve just like they are that we will keep the Capitol safe and secure the American people. The US has expanded its military presence in the Caribbean to try and curb drug trafficking amid growing tensions with Venezuela. The military has carried out 21 known strikes against alleged drug boats, killing at least 83 people. Those strikes have been condemned by the UN America is listening to FOX News.
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[03:38]
Angelo Bavaro
Texas Republican Governor Greg Abbott continuing his fight against what he calls extremist Muslim groups in his state. Fox's Brook Taylor has those details from Dallas.
[03:48]
Brook Taylor
There has been a heated fight between Governor Greg Abbott and the Muslim community after he designated the largest Muslim adv group as a foreign terrorist organization. So in North Texas, a Muslim community leader, Marwan Marouf, he will soon be deported. He has been in ICE custody since September. And just last week an immigration judge issued a final order of removal. According to dhs, Marouf is from Jordan and overstayed his visa. They shared quote, marouf was denied a lawful permanent resident visa due to his involvement with a foundation that provided material.
[04:24]
Angelo Bavaro
Support for the governor classifying the Council on American Islamic Relations and the Muslim Brotherhood as terrorist organizations. Pope Leo XIV was in Turkey on Thanksgiving delivering his message of unity to the Middle east as part of his first foreign trip as pontiff. Fox's William La juneess this is of.
[04:44]
William La Jeunesse
Course the first American pope. This is his first trip abroad as pope. Vatican experts say this is a challenging trip. He could have gone to the US where he grew up or to Peru where he is a missionary. Instead, he chose Turkey, a country of 250 million Muslims, war torn Lebanon as well, a divided country with a collapsing economy supporting millions of Palestinian refugees in just a week after that Israeli airstrike. This trip, the pope said, is about building bridges not just with Catholics and Muslims. He'll also meet with Turkey's chief Jewish rabbi and leaders of the Eastern Orthodox Church with whom Catholics separated about a thousand years ago. Trips like this are also political, right? The pope is a global figure in foreign affairs. Think of the crucial role that Pope John Paul played in the fall of communism.
[05:25]
Angelo Bavaro
Turkey's president is an ally of the US but also a confidant of Russian President Vladimir Putin. I'm Angelo Bavaro and this is FOX News.
[05:35]
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