Fox News Hourly Update – 3PM ET 11/07/2025
Host: Lisa Brady (FOX News Podcasts)
Date: November 7, 2025

Episode Overview

This episode delivers a fast-paced roundup of the day's major national and international headlines, focusing on the U.S. government shutdown and attempts to resolve it, the mounting air travel disruptions, President Trump’s foreign policy moves, and updates on higher education funding, space flight delays, and the stock market.

Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Senate Showdown: Shutdown & Health Care Negotiations

Main Issue:
Ongoing government shutdown and legislative standoff over Obamacare tax credits.

• Chuck Schumer (Senate Minority Leader) proposes a compromise:

  • A one-year extension of Obamacare tax credits attached to a short-term spending bill to end the shutdown.
  • A bipartisan committee would then negotiate on health care costs after reopening.
  • Quote:

    "With this approach, we do not negotiate health care in the shutdown as Leader Thune has maintained he wishes and the American people get the tax credit extension they want." (Chuck Schumer, 00:27)

• Steve Daines (Montana Republican Senator) rebuffs the tactic:

  • Argues government should not be held hostage for policy outcomes.
  • Calls for a “clean” short-term bill with no strings attached.
  • Quote:

    "We've got to solve this problem, but you can't shut the government down. Use as leverage here to try to get this outcome." (Lisa Brady summarizing Daines, 00:38)

• President Trump's Position:

  • Urging Senate Republicans to end the filibuster rule so a simple majority can reopen the government.

Timestamps:

• 00:02–00:38

2. Government Shutdown Ripple Effects: Air Travel Disruption

Airlines & FAA Actions:

• FAA orders flight reductions at 40 major U.S. airports due to air traffic controller staffing issues.
• Reduction begins at 4% and ramps up to 10% by next week.

Impact on Travelers:

• Refunds available to passengers, even if their flights aren’t canceled.
• Airlines attempt to reassure: “the vast majority…won't be affected,” but delays and cancellations continue.
  • Quote:

    "The airlines are refunding passengers who don't want to travel...But the problem is the delays are still happening as well as the cancellations." (Ready Trimble, 01:23)

• Today’s numbers:
  • 800+ flights canceled
  • Delays topping 3,000

Timestamps:

• 01:09–01:46

3. President Trump’s Diplomacy: Hungarian Relations & Russian Oil Sanctions

Key Points:

• President Trump meets with Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orban to discuss:
  • U.S. efforts to impose sanctions on buyers of Russian oil.
  • Hungary’s unique challenge as a landlocked nation.
    • Quote:

      "They don't have the advantage of having sea. It's a big country, but they don't have sea, they don't have the ports." (Unnamed commentator, 02:29)

  • Orban criticizes Western optimism for a Ukrainian military victory.
    • Quote:

      "All the other governments prefer to continue the war...which is a misunderstanding of the situation." (Viktor Orban, 02:41)

  • Orban proposes a peace summit in Budapest.

Timestamps:

• 02:15–02:55

4. Higher Education: Cornell’s Federal Funding Restored

Settlement Details:

• Cornell University agrees to pay $60 million to restore over $250 million in federal funds previously withheld amid civil rights investigations.

• University President Michael Kotlikoff:

  • Praises the agreement for “upholding academic freedom.”
    • Quote:

      "...saying it upholds the university's academic freedom." (Lisa Brady summarizing Kotlikoff, 03:03)

• The settlement requires Cornell to accept the administration’s interpretation of civil rights law.

Timestamps:

• 03:03–03:22

5. Commercial Space Flight Delays

Impact of Air Traffic Disruptions:

• FAA limits commercial rocket launches to 10pm–6am windows.
  • Aim: avoid disruption to flights during busier daytime hours.
  • Quote:

    "Commercial rocket launches will be limited...because any time you launch a rocket, commercial aircraft have to change their flight patterns." (Jonathan Sari, 03:38)

Timestamps:

• 03:22–03:58

6. Market Snapshot

Stock Update (as of near close):

• Dow: Up by 42 points
• S&P: Down slightly
• NASDAQ: Down 98 points

Timestamps:

• 03:58–End

Notable Quotes by Segment

• Chuck Schumer (Democrats’ strategy, 00:27):
  "With this approach, we do not negotiate health care in the shutdown..."

• Steve Daines’ position (via Lisa Brady, 00:38):
  "We've got to solve this problem, but you can't shut the government down..."

• Ready Trimble (air travel, 01:23):
  "The airlines are refunding passengers... But the problem is the delays are still happening..."

• Unnamed Commentator (Hungary’s geography, 02:29):
  "They don't have the advantage of having sea... they don't have the ports."

• Viktor Orban (Ukraine war, 02:41):
  "Many of them think that Ukraine can win... which is a misunderstanding of the situation."

• Jonathan Sari (space flight, 03:38):
  "...any time you launch a rocket, commercial aircraft have to change their flight patterns..."

Conclusion

This Fox News hourly update offers concise reporting on pivotal U.S. policy standoffs, practical fallout affecting travelers and the aerospace industry, major diplomatic overtures over Russian sanctions, and a significant university-government settlement—punctuated by fast, clear updates on the stock market.