3PM ET 11/12/2025 Newscast

Summary

Fox News Hourly Update – 3PM ET 11/12/2025 Newscast

Date: November 12, 2025
Host: Lisa Brady (FOX News Podcasts)
Duration: ~4 minutes

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Episode Overview

This episode delivers a fast-paced rundown of the day’s top political, economic, and social stories from Washington and around the country. Key topics include legislative clashes over government spending, White House controversies, the end of penny production, a federal wellness summit, major developments in Florida child sex crime prosecutions, and Supreme Court scheduling updates.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Government Shutdown Showdown and Health Care Dispute

• House Democrats’ Stance:

  • House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries and the Democratic caucus publicly opposed a Senate-passed spending bill, citing insufficient healthcare measures.
  • Quote:

    Hakeem Jeffries (00:17): "To address the Republican health care crisis and it fails to extend the Affordable Care act tax credits."

• White House Response:

  • President Trump’s administration signaled support for the Senate bill and openness to future health care talks if the government reopens.
  • The administration accused Democrats of using a “smear campaign” by leaking emails about Trump’s ties to Jeffrey Epstein as a distraction.

• Republican Messaging:

  • White House spokeswoman Caroline Levitt rejected the accusations stemming from the leaked emails and highlighted transparency.

  • Quote:

    Caroline Levitt (00:49): "There are no coincidences in Washington, D.C. and it is not a coincidence that the Democrats leaked these emails... This is another distraction campaign by the Democrat and the liberal media."

  • President Trump on social media criticized Democrats, emphasizing reopening the country and fixing “massive damage” from the shutdown.

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2. End of Penny Production

• Fiscal Policy Shift:

  • The U.S. Mint struck its final penny, and the Treasury announced it would stop minting them due to cost-ineffectiveness—each penny costs nearly 4 cents to produce.

• Official Reassurance:

  • U.S. Treasurer Brandon Beach emphasized current holdings remain legal tender.
  • Quote:

    Will King reading for Brandon Beach (01:36): "Let me be crystal clear, the penny remains legal tender."

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3. National Wellness Summit & Medication Debate

• Event:

  • U.S. Health Secretary Kennedy and Vice President JD Vance convened for a “fireside chat” at a wellness summit, focusing on health policy initiatives.

• Key Message:

  • Vice President Vance criticized overprescription and questioned some medications’ role in chronic disease among children, advocating for critical scrutiny over what is prescribed.

  • Quote:

    JD Vance (01:37): "Maybe they're not solving the chronic disease epidemic. Maybe health, some of them are even causing the chronic disease epidemic. We got to be asking more critical questions about what we're putting into the bodies of our kids."

  • Vance clarified that their approach is not “anti medication,” but “anti useless medication” as part of the Make America Healthy Again movement.

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4. Florida Pursues First Death Penalty in Child Sex Crimes Case

• Case Development:

  • Nathan Holmberg was arrested and charged with multiple sex crimes involving children, with authorities discovering hundreds of illicit photos and videos.

• Legal Milestone:

  • Florida Attorney General James Utmyer is seeking the death penalty—the state’s first use of capital punishment for child sex crimes.

• Jurisdiction Details:

  • Florida now allows the death penalty for “capital sexual battery” cases involving young victims and is the first to allow it for child sex trafficking cases with victims under 12.

• Quote:

  James Utmyer (03:19): "These horrific acts deserve the ultimate form of justice."

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5. Supreme Court Takes on Federal Reserve Board Debate

• Upcoming Judicial Review:
  • The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments January 21, 2026, on President Trump’s attempt to remove Federal Reserve Board Governor Lisa Cook, following a temporary block by a judge.

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6. Market Snapshot

• Wall Street Update:
  • The Dow Jones was up by 344 points, still in record territory, while the S&P and Nasdaq trended downward an hour before market close.

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Notable Quotes & Time Stamps

• Hakeem Jeffries (Democratic Leader), on health care policy:

  • "To address the Republican health care crisis and it fails to extend the Affordable Care act tax credits."
  • [00:17]

• Caroline Levitt (White House Spokeswoman), on Epstein-related leaks:

  • "There are no coincidences in Washington, D.C. and it is not a coincidence that the Democrats leaked these emails to the fake news this morning ahead of Republicans reopening the government. This is another distraction campaign by the Democrat and the liberal media."
  • [00:49]

• Brandon Beach (U.S. Treasurer), on the end of pennies:

  • "Let me be crystal clear, the penny remains legal tender."
  • [01:36]

• JD Vance (Vice President), on medication crisis:

  • "Maybe they're not solving the chronic disease epidemic. Maybe health, some of them are even causing the chronic disease epidemic. We got to be asking more critical questions about what we're putting into the bodies of our kids."
  • [02:37]

• James Utmyer (Florida Attorney General), on death penalty for child sex crimes:

  • "These horrific acts deserve the ultimate form of justice."
  • [03:19]

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Memorable Moments

• House Democrats publicly standing on the Capitol steps to oppose Senate spending legislation (00:06–00:17).
• The public face-off between the Trump White House and Democrats over healthcare and shutdown narratives (00:23–01:05).
• The historic final penny struck in the U.S. and the fiscal reasoning behind it (01:36–01:40).
• Vice President Vance’s pointed critique about overmedication and chronic disease in American children at the wellness summit (02:37–02:48).
• Florida’s aggressive move to pursue the death penalty in a landmark child sex crimes case (03:02–03:44).

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Timestamps for Key Segments

• [00:02] – Government Shutdown & Health Care Debate
• [00:49] – Epstein Email Leak and White House Response
• [01:36] – Final U.S. Penny Minted
• [02:15] – National Wellness Summit & JD Vance Remarks
• [03:02] – Florida Child Sex Crimes Death Penalty Case
• [03:44] – Supreme Court Docket: Federal Reserve Governor Case
• [03:53] – Market Update

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Transcript

[Lisa Brady]

A united front from Democrats Lisa Brady, FOX News.

[Hakeem Jeffries]

House Democrats are here on the Capitol steps.

[Lisa Brady]

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries reiterating their opposition to a shutdown ending spending bill passed in the Senate because it fails.

[Hakeem Jeffries]

To address the Republican health care crisis and it fails to extend the Affordable Care act tax credits.

[Lisa Brady]

The House set to vote on that bill later today. The White House says President Trump would sign the current version if it wins final approval, also saying that once the government reopens, the president is open to having conversations about health care and suggesting some policy proposals from the president are likely. The White House accusing Democrats of a smear campaign after leaked emails raising questions about the extent of the president's past ties to the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

[Caroline Levitt]

There are no coincidences in Washington, D.C. and it is not a coincidence that the Democrats leaked these emails to the fake news this morning ahead of Republicans reopening the government. This is another distraction campaign by the Democrat in the liberal media.

[Lisa Brady]

Spokeswoman Caroline Levitt reiterating that the president did nothing wrong and saying the administration has been more transparent than any other about the Epstein case with thousands of documents released so far and ongoing cooperation in a House oversight probe. The president just posting that Democrats will do anything to deflect on how badly he says they've done on the shutdown and so many other subjects, adding that Republicans should be focused only on opening up the country and fixing the massive damage he says from the shutdown. The final penny is struck at the US Mint.

[Will King]

Let me be crystal clear, the penny remains legal tender.

[Lisa Brady]

But US Treasurer Brandon beach says neither the treasury secretary nor President Trump believe it's fiscally responsible or necessary to keep making them. Producing one penny now costs nearly four cents. America is listening to FOX News.

[Will King]

It's Will King Country. Watch it live at noon Eastern Monday through Thursday at or on the Fox News YouTube channel. And don't miss the show. Listen and follow the podcast five days a week at foxnewspodcasts.com or wherever you download your favorite podcasts.

[Lisa Brady]

A summit on wellness underway in Washington with the US Health secretary and Vice President JD Vance meeting for one event.

[Gernall Scott]

Secretary Kennedy and Vice President Vance, in what was billed as a fireside chat, hit on several topics as testament to President Trump's leadership. On matters of health, the vice president levied criticism on some medications and the dangers he feels they may lead to.

[Hakeem Jeffries]

Maybe they're not solving the chronic disease epidemic. Maybe health, some of them are even causing the chronic disease epidemic. We got to be asking more critical questions about what we're putting into the bodies of our kids.

[Gernall Scott]

The vice president described the Make America Healthy Again movement as not anti medication, but anti useless medication. Gernall Scott, FOX News.

[Lisa Brady]

Florida plans to make a sex crimes case a death penalty case.

[Nathan Holmberg]

Nathan Holmberg, who Florida officials say has committed abuse all over the state, has been arrested and charged with sex crimes against numerous children. This after an investigation of the 36 year old's phone turned up hundreds of photos and videos with the youngest victim being 3 years old.

[Will King]

These horrific acts deserve the ultimate form of justice.

[Nathan Holmberg]

Florida Attorney General James Utmyer seeking the death penalty against Holmberg, which would make it the first execution for someone convicted of child sex crimes there. Florida allows the death penalty in capital sexual battery cases involving young victims. It's also the first state to allow the death penalty for child sex trafficking cases with victims under 12.

[Lisa Brady]

Fox's Lillian Wu, the U.S. supreme Court just setting a date for the fight over the president's effort to remove Federal Reserve Board Gov.

[Nathan Holmberg]

Lisa Cook.

[Lisa Brady]

The justices say they'll hear arguments Jan. 21 as the justice Department tries to lift a judge's order that temporarily blocked Cook's removal. It remains a mixed day on Wall street an hour to the close. The Dow's up 344 still in record territory. The S and P and the Nasdaq in the red. And Lisa Brady, FOX News.