3PM ET 11/14/2025 Newscast

Summary

Fox News Hourly Update — 3PM ET, November 14, 2025 Newscast

Host: Lisa Brady
Date: November 14, 2025

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Episode Overview

This Fox News Hourly Update covers a shifting economic policy at the White House, new legal moves in the Epstein investigation, updates on a high-profile murder case, and key political and international developments. The episode delivers succinct news highlights, emphasizing political disputes over economic policy, new local political victories, and international tensions.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. White House Economic Shift: Tariff Exemptions & Deregulation

• Peter Doocy reports the Trump administration is actively seeking ways to lower the cost of living:
  • Exempting certain groceries from tariffs for immediate price relief
  • Long-term push to "cut a bunch of red tape" especially delaying housing construction
  • The administration argues current housing inventory has been swelled by “illegal immigrants” (00:10)
  • Political Framing:
    • White House says affordability issues come from Biden’s policies;
    • Democrats assert Trump’s tariffs and red tape are causing Americans financial pain.
• Quote:

  “The lever that they are pulling is to start exempting certain groceries from tariffs. That could help in the short term and then in the long term, the White House wants to cut a bunch of red tape…”
  — Peter Doocy, (00:12)

2. Epstein Files & New Federal Probe in Manhattan

• Lisa Brady: Attorney General Pam Bondi appoints a federal prosecutor for an investigation linked to Jeffrey Epstein, following a social media post from President Trump targeting several individuals and organizations (00:39).
  • Democrats in Congress demand full disclosure of Epstein files

3. Brian Thompson Murder Case: Defense Challenges Police Narrative

• Legal Update by an unnamed correspondent:

  • Accused: Luigi Mangione (charged with killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson)
  • Controversy: Police say Mangione’s mother recognized characteristics in the murder suspect photo
  • Defense disputes this, requesting clear confirmation if she ever made such a statement (01:09)

• Quote:

  "She didn't indicate that it was her son in the photograph, but she said it might be something she could see him doing."
  — NYPD Chief of Detectives Joseph Kenney, (01:28)

• Defense attorneys claim discovery shows she did not say that and ask the judge for a record statement (01:38)

4. Local Politics: Seattle’s New Mayor-Elect Katie Wilson

• Lisa Brady: Highlights the victory of Katie Wilson:
  • Second self-described socialist to win in last week’s elections (after NYC’s Zoran Mamdani)
  • Wilson’s Profile:
    • Age 40, progressive, Oxford grad, rents with her husband, gets help from parents
    • Promises to “Trump-proof” Seattle with policies focused on wealth redistribution
    • Proposals include higher corporate payroll taxes (Amazon, Starbucks, etc.), free daycare, taxes on the wealthy/capital assets, and a landlord tax for public housing (02:43)
• Quote:

  “Wilson says the rich can pay more and so can corporations like Amazon, Starbucks, Nordstrom, Expedia. They’re all based in Seattle now.”
  — Lisa Brady, (02:43)

• Notable Moment: Wilson’s campaign linked local economic goals to resistance against Trump-era policies

5. International: Brazil’s Former President & U.S. Involvement

• Fox’s William Lajeunesse:
  • Eduardo Bolsonaro (son of Brazil’s ex-president) accused of soliciting Trump’s help to stop proceedings against his father
  • Brazil's Supreme Court forms majority to put Eduardo on trial; ex-president convicted in coup plot, denies guilt (03:19)

6. National Security: Russian Spy Ship near Hawaii

• Military Correspondent:
  • U.S. Coast Guard is monitoring a Russian “Vishnya class” intelligence ship off Honolulu, just outside U.S. waters
    • Coast Guard dispatched aircraft and cutter for surveillance; ship is 15 miles south of Oahu (03:44)
• Quote:

  “The Coast Guard now shadowing the vessel for maritime security and Homeland Defense.” (03:44)

7. Market Update

• Lisa Brady:
  • Dow Jones down 146 points, one hour before market close (04:18)

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• Peter Doocy (on swift grocery relief):

  “The lever that they are pulling is to start exempting certain groceries from tariffs. That could help in the short term…” (00:12)

• Lisa Brady on Seattle's new mayor:

  “Wilson says the rich can pay more and so can corporations like Amazon, Starbucks, Nordstrom, Expedia.” (02:43)

• NYPD’s Joseph Kenney on murder suspect's mother:

  “She didn't indicate that it was her son in the photograph, but she said it might be something that she could see him doing.” (01:28)

• Military Correspondent on Russian ship:

  “The Coast Guard now shadowing the vessel for maritime security and Homeland Defense.” (03:44)

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Timestamps for Major Segments

• White House economic pivots: 00:10 – 00:39
• Epstein investigation update: 00:39 – 01:09
• NYC healthcare executive murder case: 01:09 – 01:51
• Seattle mayoral outcome & progressive policy: 02:28 – 03:19
• Brazilian political developments: 03:19 – 03:44
• Russian spy ship off Hawaii: 03:44 – 04:18
• Market update: 04:18

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This episode delivers quick, info-dense coverage of prominent national news with a Fox News lens—emphasizing disputes over economic policy, bold political newcomers, and rising international tensions. The report is characterized by measured urgency, straight reporting, and punchy summaries.

Transcript

[Lisa Brady]

A pivot at the White House. Lisa Brady, Fox News. As the Trump administration emphasizes efforts to lower costs, Fox's Peter Doocy at the.

[Peter Doocy]

White House, officials here have a lever to pull to try to quickly bring down the prices of everyday household items and everyday groceries. And the lever that they are pulling is to start exempting certain groceries from tariffs. That could help in the short term and then in the long term. The White House wants to cut a bunch of red tape, especially the kind that holds up houses from being built, with the argument being that the current housing inventory has been flooded for several years with illegal immigrants.

[Lisa Brady]

The White House says affordability issues stem from Biden policies. Democrats say Trump policies are costing Americans money. Attorney General Pam Bondi just confirming she's appointing a federal prosecutor in Manhattan for a probe related to the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein after a post from the president singling out multiple people and entities. This has Democrats in Congress pushed for the full release of Epstein files. Defense attorneys for the man accused of killing a health care executive in New York are suggesting ahead of trial that police made a claim they cannot prove.

[Unknown Legal Correspondent]

About a month before the murder of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson, Luigi Mangione's mother reported him missing. And through that police ended up talking to her after the murder and after releasing pictures of the suspect in Thompson's murder, NYPD Chief of Detectives Joseph Kenney said last December they reached out to.

[Joseph Kenney]

Mangione's mother in San Francisco. Very late on the 7th. They had a conversation where she didn't indicate that it was her son in the photograph, but she said it might be something that she could see him doing.

[Unknown Legal Correspondent]

Now Mangioni's attorneys say all discovery provided to them so far indicates she did not say that, and they're asking the judge to direct the DA's office to state for the record whether the mother did in fact make such a statement.

[Lisa Brady]

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[Lisa Brady]

Seattle's Mayor elect Katie Wilson has never held public office but is about to after the incumbent Democratic mayor conceded the race. Wilson becoming the second self described socialist to win in last week's elections after New York city voters chose Zoran Mamdani.

[Katie Wilson]

Wilson says the rich can pay more and so can corporations like Amazon, Starbucks, Nordstrom, Expedia. They're all based in Seattle now. Wilson is a 40 year old self described socialist and progressive. She rents a 600 foot apartment with her husband, doesn't own a went to Oxford but gets financial help from her parents, both professors. Wilson ran on a Trump proofing Seattle campaign and increasing the corporate payroll tax to provide free daycare, higher personal taxes on the rich, a local capital gains tax on assets like houses, stocks and cars to pay for the homeless and a landlord tax to add more public housing.

[Lisa Brady]

Fox's William Lacheuness, the son of Brazil's former president, is accused of seeking support from President Trump to stop criminal proceedings against his father. A panel of Brazil's Supreme Court forming a majority today to put Eduardo Bolsonaro on trial. His father, the former president, was convicted in a coup plot and still denies it. The U.S. coast Guard, responding to a Russian spy ship found off Honolulu just three miles outside U.S. territorial waters.

[Unknown Military Correspondent]

The Vishnya class intelligence ship picked up a tail, though, when the Coast Guard dispatched HC130 Hercules aircraft and the Coast Guard cutter William Hart, the Russian vessel dating back to the 80s. Soviet Navy designed for signals intelligence gathering with a wide array of sensors but also defensive surface to air missiles. The Coast Guard now shadowing the vessel for maritime security and Homeland Defense. U.S. territorial waters extend 12 nautical miles. The Russian vessel loitering just 15 miles south of Oahu.

[Lisa Brady]

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[Will Kane]

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