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Fallout from Signal Gate continues. I'm Ted Lindner, Fox News. A new Pentagon inspector general's report revealing more details on the investigation of that signal chat leak involving White House officials and military operations earlier this year.
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Fox's Jennifer Griffin that IG report has been delivered to Capitol Hill. According to well placed sources familiar with the inspector general report on Signal Gate. The Pentagon acting inspector general after a months long investigation concluded Secretary Pete Hegseth quote, created risk to operational security and his actions sharing operational details before the strike was complete on the commercially available app Signal, quote, could have resulted in failed US Mission objectives and potential harm to US Pilots.
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The Senate Armed Services Committee has received the report in an unclassified redacted version expected to be made public Thursday. President Trump announcing a full and unconditional pardon for Texas Democrat Congressman Henry Cuellar and his w. This comes after the Justice Department under former President Biden indicted the congressman and his wife in May of 2024 for money laundering conspiracy and allegedly taken $600,000 in bribes to influence policy. Congressman Cuellar is speaking with reporters on Capitol Hill expressing gratitude and maintaining he did nothing wrong. Now we can get back to work.
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Nothing has changed.
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We will continue working hard following the pardon he filed to run for reelection as a Democrat. And Havana and the rest of the western half of Cuba dealing with a blackout on of people without power on an island struggling with chronic outages blamed on a crumbling electric grid. The general director of the Ministry of Energy and Mines saying the massive outage was caused by a failure on a transmission line that connects two major plants. He said power would be restored gradually. A total blackout hit Cuba in September with officials blaming aging infrastructure and fuel shortages at power plants. America's listening to Fox News.
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On Wednesday night, Rockefeller center in New York City holding its annual Christmas tree lighting ceremony. Fox 5 New York's Richard Jacovas speaking with a couple from Austin, Texas, about why they chose to attend the.
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Ceremony. First of all, it's my wife's birthday, so we came up here for about eight days to celebrate her birthday. And this was just another coincidence of cool things to do in New York.
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City. The tree will be lit daily from 5am to midnight and will be on display through early January. Ukrainian officials meeting with American diplomats this week following US Talks in.
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Moscow. Special envoy Steve Witkoff and President Trump's son in law, Jared Kushner left a meeting with Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin this week with the impression the Russian president wants to see the war in Ukraine.
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End. I think I'd like to get back to dealing a more normal life. I think I'd like to be trading with the United States of America, frankly, instead of losing thousands of soldiers a.
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Week. But President Trump is not predicting next steps. Ukraine's top negotiator is expected to meet with Witkoff and Kushner Thursday in Miami about peace proposals at the White House. Jared Halpern, FOX News Steve Cropper.
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The guitarist and member of Booker T. And the MGS has died.
He co wrote classic songs including Sitting on the Dock of the Bay and In the Midnight Hour and played guitar on this hit Green Onions as well as on Soul man for both Sam and Dave and the Blues Brothers. Steve Cropper was 84 years old and flu cases are on the rise. The CDC saying that nationwide there has been a 5% week over week increase in positive flu tests as we go through the first week of December. Two states, Colorado and Louisiana, have broken into the high category for flu activity as the flu season continues to pick up. Winter still two weeks away. I'm Ted Lindner. This is FOX.
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This early morning newscast provides a fast-paced roundup of top national and international news stories, with a focus on major political developments, global affairs, significant societal updates, and cultural moments. The tone remains brisk and objective, aiming to inform listeners with verified details and direct quotes from key figures.
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Jennifer Griffin on Signal Gate:
"The Pentagon acting inspector general after a months long investigation concluded Secretary Pete Hegseth quote, created risk to operational security and his actions sharing operational details before the strike was complete on the commercially available app Signal, quote, could have resulted in failed US Mission objectives and potential harm to US Pilots." (00:16–00:49)
Ted Lindner on Cuellar's Pardon:
"President Trump announcing a full and unconditional pardon for Texas Democrat Congressman Henry Cuellar..." (00:49–01:20)
Congressman Cuellar:
"Nothing has changed." (01:20–01:22)
Attendee at Rockefeller tree lighting:
"First of all, it's my wife's birthday, so we came up here for about eight days to celebrate her birthday. And this was just another coincidence of cool things to do in New York." (03:12–03:23)
Russian official, on peace talks:
"I think I'd like to get back to dealing a more normal life. I think I'd like to be trading with the United States of America, frankly, instead of losing thousands of soldiers a week." (03:45–03:56)
This Fox News hourly update (3AM ET, Dec. 4, 2025) covers breaking political news, significant global events, cultural highlights, and public health trends in a quick, informative format. Listeners are brought up to speed on the Pentagon’s signal chat leak investigation, surprising developments in political pardons, ongoing infrastructural crises in Cuba, festive moments in New York, diplomatic movement in the Russia–Ukraine conflict, as well as the passing of a music legend and national health alerts. The episode retains a factual, newsroom-driven tone with moments of color contributed by direct quotes from newsmakers and citizens.