1PM ET 01/08/2026 Newscast

Summary

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Fox News Hourly Update – 1PM ET, January 8, 2026

Episode Overview

This episode of the Fox News Hourly Update delivers a fast-paced summary of national news stories, focusing on recent developments in U.S. foreign policy on Venezuela, fallout from a Minneapolis shooting involving ICE, a double murder plea linked to an assassination plot against President Trump, turmoil in a federal prosecutor’s office, and the arrest of a small-town police chief. The coverage features quick soundbites, direct quotes from politicians and officials, and a snapshot of the current financial markets.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. U.S. Senate Vote on Presidential War Powers – Venezuela

• Theme: Congressional attempts to limit President’s unilateral military actions in Venezuela
• Discussion:
  • The Senate advances a measure to restrict the president’s war powers regarding Venezuela.
  • Senator Tim Kaine (D) [00:11, 00:30]: Notes some Republican support for the resolution.

    “A handful of Republicans joined Democrats on a resolution that would direct the removal of U.S. forces from hostilities within or against Venezuela.”

  • The legislation has passed a procedural vote but requires further approval.
  • Chris Foster [00:20]: Emphasizes congressional oversight:

    “No one has ever regretted a vote that just says, Mr. President, before you send our sons and daughters to war, come to Congress.”

  • President Trump criticizes the resolution and expresses disapproval of Republicans supporting it.
  • The timeline for the U.S. role in Venezuela remains unclear, but Secretary of State Rubio is communicating with Venezuela’s interim leadership.
  • Venezuela is reportedly preparing to release prisoners in a gesture for peace, though no confirmation on whether detained Americans are included.

2. Minneapolis Shooting Involving ICE and Resulting Protests

• Theme: National response to an ICE-involved police shooting and political blame
• Discussion:
  • Protests erupt in Minneapolis after a deadly shooting during an ICE operation.
  • Tim Kaine [01:19]: Remarks on the tragedy.

    “The killing of Renee Nicole Goode was—”

  • Chris Foster [01:22]: Calls the incident,

    “An abomination, a disgrace.”

  • House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries and other Democrats link the shooting to immigration enforcement policies.
  • Republicans counter that anti-ICE rhetoric incited violence against law enforcement.
  • Ainsley Earhardt [01:34]: Cites official reasoning and describes the events leading up to the shooting:

    “These individuals had followed our officers all day, had harassed them, had blocked them in… When they demanded and commanded her to get out of her vehicle several times, she did not.”

  • Lisa Brady [01:48]: Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem asserts that the woman’s vehicle was being used as a weapon.

3. Wisconsin Double Murder & Plot Against Trump

• Theme: A chilling crime linked to an alleged assassination plot
• Discussion:
  • Chris Foster [02:21]: Reports on Nikita Cassis’s guilty plea for the murder of his own parents in an alleged plan to assassinate President Trump.

    “Prosecutors say he wanted the money and freedom from his parents to fund a plan to assassinate President Trump. A plan that he'd told other people about.”

  • Details include Cassis’s flight, what he carried, and the resulting life sentences.
  • Parole eligibility will be determined in March.

4. Federal Prosecutor Disqualified in New York

• Theme: Judicial limits on prosecutorial authority
• Discussion:
  • Acting U.S. Attorney John Sarcone (Northern District of NY) disqualified by Judge Lorna Schofield for serving unlawfully.
  • Sarcone had issued subpoenas concerning cases tied to Attorney General Letitia James and President Trump.
  • The Justice Department disagrees; similar legal disputes last year led to the tossing of cases against James and former FBI Director James Comey.

5. Arrest of Newton Grove Police Chief

• Theme: Law enforcement misconduct in a small town
• Discussion:
  • Jessica Rosenthal [03:33]: Reports on the arrest of Police Chief Greg Warren for alleged peeping and indecent liberties with a minor.

    “He’s accused of secret peeping, possessing images from that peeping and one count of indecent liberties with a minor… [for] tak[ing] pictures of a sleeping minor inside the child’s bedroom.”

6. Financial Markets Update

• Brief report:
  • Dow Jones rallies (+314 points), S&P up marginally, NASDAQ down (-121 points).

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• Chris Foster [00:20]:

  “No one has ever regretted a vote that just says, Mr. President, before you send our sons and daughters to war, come to Congress.”

• Lisa Brady [03:59]:

  • Ends the episode with a Wall Street snapshot:

    “The Dow is rallying up 314 points right now. The S&P up a fraction with the NASDAQ’s down 121.”

• Jessica Rosenthal [03:33]:

  “Newton Grove Police Chief Greg Warren was arrested by North Carolina’s state Bureau of Investigation. He’s accused of secret peeping, possessing images from that peeping and one count of indecent liberties with a minor…”

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Timestamps for Key Segments

• [00:03] Senate advances measure to rein in presidential war powers (Venezuela)
• [00:38] GOP vs. Democratic response to Venezuelan tensions; Trump criticism; prisoner release news
• [01:19] Minneapolis ICE shooting: protests and political fallout
• [02:15] Wisconsin double murder and assassination plot against Trump
• [02:56] Federal prosecutor disqualified by NY judge; Letitia James subpoenas
• [03:33] Arrest of Newton Grove, NC, Police Chief for peeping and child misconduct
• [03:59] Wall Street update

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Tone and Style

The episode maintains a direct, fact-oriented, and urgent tone, typical of rapid-fire news updates. Speaker attributions and succinct quotes add emotional weight and immediacy, particularly on controversial topics.

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Transcript

[Lisa Brady]

Push back on the president in Congress. Lisa Brady, Fox News. The U.S. senate just advancing a measure aimed at reining in the president's war powers against Venezuela.

[Tim Kaine]

A handful of Republicans joined Democrats on a resolution that would direct the removal of U.S. forces from hostilities within or against Venezuela.

[Chris Foster]

No one has ever regretted a vote that just says, Mr. President, before you send our sons and daughters to war, come to Congress.

[Tim Kaine]

Democratic Senator Tim Kaine. The effort clearing a procedural hurdle with a simple majority, but it will need to pass another vote in addition to the House.

[Lisa Brady]

Fox's Ryan Schmell is on the Hill. Republicans argue the president has the power to use military force, especially in the case of an accused narco terrorist. President Trump just posting. Republicans should be ashamed of senators who voted for that resolution. The president not offering any timetable for the US Role in Venezuela, but he tells the New York Secretary of State Rubio is speaking regularly with the country's interim leader. Meantime, just getting reports Venezuela plans to release a significant number of prisoners as a gesture to seek peace. Not clear yet if that would include detained Americans. More protests in Minneapolis and anger on Capitol Hill after yesterday's shooting involving an ICE officer.

[Tim Kaine]

The killing of Renee Nicole Goode was.

[Chris Foster]

An abomination, a disgrace.

[Lisa Brady]

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries among the Democrats blaming an ongoing immigration and enforcement crackdown. Republicans say anti ICE rhetoric is fueling violence against officers.

[Ainsley Earhardt]

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.

[Lisa Brady]

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem says the woman's vehicle was being used as a weapon. America is listening to FOX News.

[Ainsley Earhardt]

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[Jessica Rosenthal]

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[Lisa Brady]

A guilty plea in Wisconsin to a double murder that was part of a plan to kill President Trump.

[Chris Foster]

Nikita Cassis shot and killed his parents at their home in Waukesha, Wisconsin, last February. Their bodies were found about two weeks later by police doing a welfare check. Cassis, 17 years old, then 18 now, was arrested in Kansas driving his stepfather's SUV with $14,000 in cash, jewelry, passports, his stepfather's gun and the family dog. Prosecutors say he wanted the money and freedom from his parents to fund a plan to assassinate President Trump. A plan that he'd told other people about. He'd originally pled not guilty. The conviction comes with two mandatory life sentences. A judge will decide in March if Cassas will ever be eligible for parole. Chris Foster, FOX News.

[Lisa Brady]

Another federal prosecutor disqualified by a federal judge, this time acting US Attorney John Sarcone in the Northern District of New York, where he had issued subpoenas for information on lawsuits filed by state Attorney General Letitia James, including a case against the President. U.S. district Judge Lorna Schofield blocking those subpoenas today, ruling Sarcone had been serving in his post unlawfully. The Justice Department disputes that criminal cases against James and former FBI Director James Comey were tossed out last year in part because of an ongoing legal fight over an interim U.S. attorney's authority. A North Carolina police chief under arrest and accused of peeping.

[Jessica Rosenthal]

Newton Grove Police Chief Greg Warren was arrested by North Carolina's state Bureau of Investigation. He's accused of secret peeping, possessing images from that peeping and one count of indecent liberties with a minor. Court documents indicate the allegations stem from an incident in 2023 in which the chief took pictures of a sleeping minor inside the child's bedroom. Newton is a very small town north of Charlotte, and Warren was sworn in as chief there in 2019.

[Lisa Brady]

Fox's Jessica Rosenthal on Wall street, the Dow is rallying up 314 points right now. The S and P up a fraction with the NASDAQ's down 121. Elisa Brady, Fox NEWS.