2AM ET 06/12/2026 Newscast

Summary

Fox News Hourly Update — 2AM ET 06/12/2026

Host: Chris DiMaio, FOX News
Episode Theme:
This episode covers urgent developments in international diplomacy, U.S. domestic policy, migration, and state elections. Highlights include updates on U.S.-Iran peace negotiations, surveillance reform gridlock in Congress, Ohio's new voter ID laws, child migrant location efforts, and a new asylum policy.

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1. Nearing a U.S.-Iran Peace Deal (00:02–00:56)

• President Trump signals optimism for a peace agreement with Iran, canceling previously planned attacks on Thursday.

• Counterpoint from Iran: Rich Edson reports Iran's foreign ministry claims no final deal has been reached, and tension remains high (00:17).

  • Iran continues attempts to target commercial ships in the Strait of Hormuz.
  • The U.S. military recently shot down two Iranian attack drones.
  • Threats from the U.S. to seize Iran's Kharg Island, vital for Iran’s oil exports.
  • Iranian Parliament Speaker Quote:

    "Wrong strategies and impulsive decisions will reset the entire board for the worse. Explode energy, infrastructure and markets and create an endless quagmire that you will be stuck in for years. You will see a different Iran."
    — [00:38]

• US Naval Blockade:
  President Trump states the Navy blockade at the Strait of Hormuz will persist until any agreement is formally signed (00:56).

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2. Congressional Stalemate on Surveillance Reform (00:56–01:48)

• FISA 702 Program Expiring:
  A mix of Democrats and some Republicans block an extension to warrantless surveillance. The program expires Friday at midnight.
• Key sticking points:
  Some lawmakers demand reforms to require warrants when American information is accessed (01:13).
• Political Tension:
  Disagreement deepens over President Trump's appointment of Bill Pulte as temporary Director of National Intelligence.
• Senate Majority Leader John Thune remarks:

  "We’re hosting the World Cup, we got 250th anniversary celebrations going around. This is a time of risk for the American people."
  — John Thune, [01:36]

• Congress Recesses:
  The House adjourns until June 23rd, pausing further debate (01:48).

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3. Ohio’s New Photo ID Voting Laws (02:40–03:21)

• Incoming Legislation:
  Ohio to require photo ID for mail-in voting in the 2027 election. ("House Bill 472")
  • Separate bill proposes amending state constitution for in-person photo ID requirements.
  • Partisan Response:
    • Republicans: Call the change "common sense" and point to voter support.
    • Democrats: Counter that voter fraud is rare and say new requirements are unnecessary.
  • Quote:

    "The bill that would amend the state constitution will now be put on the November ballot. The bill requiring photo ID for mail in voting is awaiting Governor Mike DeWine's signature."
    — Lisa Lacera, [03:21]

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4. Child Migrant Location and Trafficking Crackdown (03:21–04:15)

• Administration Announcement:
  The Trump administration claims to have located nearly 150,000 of an estimated 475,000 unaccompanied migrant children who crossed during Biden's term.
  • Eben Brown reports:
    Those posing as sponsors are now facing criminal charges [03:31].
  • Justice Department Update:
    Wide-ranging conspiracy uncovered involving more than a dozen children smuggled and abused.
    • Notable point:

      "These child victims of three Guatemalan nationals, many of them girls, were often sexually abused."
      — (Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche, reported by Evan Brown), [04:04]

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5. New Migrant Deportation Policy (04:15–04:36)

• Third Country Agreements:
  Trump administration readies deportation of Iranian asylum seekers and other migrants to the Central African Republic in a new policy arrangement.
  • First flight expected to carry about 20 people (04:15).

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Notable Quotes

• Iranian Parliament Speaker:
  "Wrong strategies and impulsive decisions will reset the entire board for the worse. Explode energy, infrastructure and markets and create an endless quagmire that you will be stuck in for years. You will see a different Iran." ([00:38])
• Sen. John Thune, re: Surveillance Deadline:
  "We’re hosting the World Cup, we got 250th anniversary celebrations... This is a time of risk for the American people." ([01:36])
• Lisa Lacera, FOX News:
  "The bill that would amend the state constitution will now be put on the November ballot. The bill requiring photo ID for mail in voting is awaiting Governor Mike DeWine's signature." ([03:21])
• Acting AG Todd Blanche (via Evan Brown):
  "These child victims of three Guatemalan nationals, many of them girls, were often sexually abused." ([04:04])

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Timestamps for Key Segments

• US-Iran Peace Talks Update: 00:02–00:56
• FISA 702/Senate Standoff: 00:56–01:48
• Ohio Voting Laws: 02:40–03:21
• Migrant Child Location Effort: 03:21–04:15
• Deportation Policy News: 04:15–04:36

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This concise update delivers breaking developments on international conflict, government surveillance, voting rights, and border enforcement, weaving together official statements and the latest political stances.

Transcript

[A]

Is the end near? I'm Chris DiMaio, Fox News. President Trump believes that a peace deal with Iran is close. The president canceling plans to carry out further attacks on Thursday. But Fox's Rich Edson explains that Iran's foreign Ministry says that there's no finished deal.

[B]

Senior US Defense official says Iran is still trying to hit commercial ships sailing through the Strait of Hormuz. The US Military shot down two Iranian one way attack drones. There have been weeks of assertions an agreement to end the fighting was imminent. Threatened to seize Iran's Kharg Island. Before the conflict began, about 90% of Iran's crude exports went through the island. The speaker of Iran's parliament responded, quote, wrong strategies and impulsive decisions will reset the entire board for the worse. Explode energy, infrastructure and markets and create an endless quagmire that you will be stuck in for years. You will see a different Iran.

[A]

The president said the Navy's blockade of ports along the Strait of Hormuz will remain in place until an agreement is signed. A Democratic lawmaker is in the Senate. And Democrats along with some Republicans in the House have blocked an extension of the government's warrantless surveillance program so it expires Friday at midnight.

[C]

The House and then the Senate rejected an extension of FISA 702, while Democrats and some Republicans had demanded reforms, including requiring a warrant to obtain Americans information revealed by the surveillance. Democrats then rejected an extension over the president's selection of of his federal housing finance director, Bill Pulte, as temporary director of national Intelligence. Senate Majority Leader John Thune said on the Senate floor, at a time when

[B]

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[C]

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[A]

The state of Ohio will soon require photo ID for mail in voting in the 2027 election.

[E]

The new legislation, officially called House Bill 472 is one of two the Ohio state House fast tracked this month. It also approved a Senate bill that would amend the state constitution to add photo requirements for in person voting. Republicans call the measures common sense and say polling shows voters support them, while Democrats call the changes unnecessary, saying documented voter fraud is rare. The bill that would amend the state constitution will now be put on the November ballot. The bill requiring photo ID for mail in voting is awaiting Governor Mike DeWine's signature. Lisa Lacera, FOX News.

[A]

The Trump administration says it's located nearly 150,000 migrant children illegally smuggled into the U.S. during President Biden's term. Fox's Eben Brown reports.

[F]

The U.S. homeland Security Department estimates that roughly 475,000 children crossed unaccompanied across the U. S. Mexico border during the years of the Biden administration and that efforts under the Trump administration have resulted in locating 146,000 so far. And people posing as sponsors to these migrant kids are now criminally charged.

[B]

A wide ranging conspiracy to smuggle more than a dozen children into the United States by scamming the system and exploiting the loopholes created by the last administration.

[F]

Todd Blanche, the acting US Attorney general. These child victims of three Guatemalan nationals, many of them girls, were often sexually abused. Evan Brown, FOX News.

[A]

The Trump administration is preparing to deport a group of Iranian asylum seekers and other migrants to the Central African Republic under a newly established third country agreement. That's according to reports. The first flight under the arrangement is expected to carry roughly 20 people. I'm Chris DiMaio, this is Fox News.

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