3PM ET 11/22/2025 Newscast

Summary

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Fox News Hourly Update – 3PM ET, November 22, 2025

Overview

This newscast covers a dramatic day in American politics, major developments in U.S. foreign policy, a poignant health disclosure from a Kennedy descendant, global headlines on Nigerian kidnappings, high-stakes debates about artificial intelligence regulation, and Thanksgiving travel predictions.

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Key Discussion Points and Insights

1. Marjorie Taylor Greene Resigns from Congress

[00:02 – 00:33]

• Host Carmen Roberts breaks major news: Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA), a known Trump ally, will resign as a result of a public dispute with President Trump.
• Greene’s resignation will be effective January 5, 2026.
• The fallout reportedly centers around disagreements on the Epstein files, foreign policy, and health care.
• President Trump recently labeled Greene "a traitor" and vowed to endorse her challenger in the next election.

Quote – Marjorie Taylor Greene [00:17]:
“I’ll be resigning from office with my last day being January 5, 2026. And I look forward to seeing many of you again sometime in the future. May God bless you all. And may God bless America.”

Quote – Fox News Reporter [00:33]:
“Her resignation comes after a public fallout with President Trump over the Epstein files, foreign policy and health care. Recently, President Trump branded Greene… ‘a traitor’ and said he would endorse a challenger against her next year.”

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2. Unlikely Political Alliance: Trump and NYC Mayor Mamdani

[00:56 – 01:36]

• President Trump and New York City’s Mayor Zoran Mamdani, a Democratic socialist, met at the White House.
• Despite trading verbal barbs in the past (calling each other “communist” and “fascist”), both officials set aside differences, highlighting a shared commitment to New York City’s economic affordability.
• Trump expressed confidence in Mamdani’s mayoral prospects.

Quote – Jared Halpern (FOX News) [01:22]:
“The president says he is confident Mamdani, a Democratic socialist, will do a very good job as mayor. But Mamdani says he and President Trump share the same goal of making New York a more affordable city.”

Memorable Moment: Lighthearted exchange in the Oval Office, signaling an unusual but pragmatic political partnership.

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3. Tatiana Schlossberg’s Tragic Health News

[01:36 – 02:00]

• Tatiana Schlossberg, granddaughter of President John F. Kennedy, reveals in a New Yorker essay that she has been diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia, marked by a rare mutation.
• The 35-year-old mother of two states she has less than a year to live, drawing public sympathy and attention.

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4. Crisis in Nigeria: Mass Kidnappings

[02:31 – 03:11]

• Reporter Stephanie Bennett (London) details the recent abduction of 303 children and 12 teachers from St. Mary’s Catholic boarding school in western Nigeria.
• Marks the second mass abduction this week: 25 schoolgirls were also kidnapped earlier in a separate incident in a Muslim-majority northern town.
• One 15-year-old reportedly escaped. Another church attack on Tuesday led to more hostages.
• The Trump administration is considering policy responses.

Quote – Stephanie Bennett [02:39]:
“303 school children and 12 teachers. They were abducted by the gunman during the attack on St. Mary's Catholic boarding school in western Nigeria… Officials say the suspects arrived on motorcycle around 4am. A 15-year-old girl managed to escape.”

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5. Artificial Intelligence Regulation Debate

[03:11 – 03:53]

• President Trump pushes for reduced state-level regulation of AI, advocating a single federal approval process.
• A presidential executive order to revoke state authority is reportedly on hold, but being considered.
• Congressional Republicans eye a potential 10-year moratorium on state AI laws to be inscribed into the annual defense bill.
• Some state leaders strongly oppose federal preemption.

Quote – President Trump [03:23]:
“We are going to work it so that you'll have a one approval process, not have to go through 50 states.”

Memorable Moment: Policy tension between federal streamlining and state-level regulatory authority.

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6. Thanksgiving Travel Surge

[03:53 – 04:28]

• U.S. airlines expect over 31 million travelers, a record for the Thanksgiving holiday.
• TSA forecasts Sunday, November 30, will be the busiest day, screening 3+ million passengers.
• AAA predicts 82 million will drive to Thanksgiving destinations.

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Notable Quotes & Timestamps

• Marjorie Taylor Greene [00:17]:
  “I’ll be resigning from office with my last day being January 5, 2026. And I look forward to seeing many of you again sometime in the future. May God bless you all. And may God bless America.”

• Fox News Reporter [00:33]:
  “Her resignation comes after a public fallout with President Trump over the Epstein files, foreign policy and health care…”

• Jared Halpern [01:22]:
  “The president says he is confident Mamdani, a Democratic socialist, will do a very good job as mayor. But Mamdani says he and President Trump share the same goal of making New York a more affordable city.”

• Stephanie Bennett [02:39]:
  “303 school children and 12 teachers. They were abducted by the gunman during the attack on St. Mary's Catholic boarding school in western Nigeria..."

• President Trump [03:23]:
  “We are going to work it so that you'll have a one approval process, not have to go through 50 states.”

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Episode Structure & Timestamps

• [00:02] MTG’s resignation news; statement by Greene
• [00:30] Fallout background, Trump’s accusations, detail by FOX reporter
• [00:56] Trump-Mamdani White House meeting, political alliance highlighted
• [01:36] Tatiana Schlossberg announces fatal illness
• [02:31] Mass kidnapping in Nigeria; Trump administration watches closely
• [03:11] National AI regulation debate; possible legislative action
• [03:53] Thanksgiving travel surge projections

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This concise yet comprehensive summary captures the major news, context, and notable moments from the Fox News Hourly Update, giving non-listeners a clear understanding of the day’s breaking stories and political dynamics.

Transcript

[Carmen Roberts]

MTG takes an unexpected turn. I'm Carmen Roberts, Fox News. Former Trump loyalist GOP Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia makes a surprising announcement. She is resigning from Congress after a fallout with the president.

[Marjorie Taylor Greene]

I'll be resigning from office with my last day being January 5, 2026. And I look forward to seeing many of you again sometime in the future. May God bless you all. And may God bless America.

[Carmen Roberts]

Fox's channely Painter with more Republican Congresswoman.

[Fox News Reporter]

Marjorie Taylor Greene announcing she's resigning. Her last day in office will be January 5th. Her resignation comes after a public fallout with President Trump over the Epstein files, foreign policy and health care. Recently, President Trump branded Greene, who's been a representative since 2021, quote, a traitor and said he would endorse a challenger against her next year.

[Carmen Roberts]

All this as President Trump forms an unlikely political alliance with a man he called a communist. And hosted yesterday at the White House.

[Jared Halpern]

President Trump and New York's mayor alike, Zoran Mamdani, have traded barbs describing each other as a communist and a fascist. It was all forgotten in their first Oval Office meeting.

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[Jared Halpern]

The president says he is confident Mamdani, a Democratic socialist, will do a very good job as mayor. But Mamdani says he and President Trump share the same goal of making New York a more affordable city. At the White House, Jared Halpern, FOX News.

[Carmen Roberts]

And the granddaughter of President John F. Kennedy, Tatiana Schlossberg, reveals she has less than one year to live. The 35 year old mother of two disclosed that tragic news in a personal essay published today in the New Yorker. She has acute myeloid leukemia marked by a rare mutation. America is listening to Fox News.

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[Carmen Roberts]

The Trump administration is weighing action in Nigeria, where gunmen kidnapped hundreds of Christians yesterday. Fox's Stephanie Bennett reports from London.

[Stephanie Bennett]

303 school children and 12 teachers. They were abducted by the gunman during the attack on St. Mary's Catholic boarding school in western Nigeria. It marks the second mass abduction in the country just this week alone. On Monday, 25 schoolgirls were kidnapped from a boarding school in a Muslim majority town in northwestern Nigeria. Officials say the suspects arrived on motorcyc around 4am 115 year old girl managed to escape. Then on Tuesday, an attack on a Catholic church in a different area resulted in dozens of people being held for ransom.

[Carmen Roberts]

In other news, President Trump's demanding an end to excessive state level regulation of artificial intelligence.

[Unidentified Speaker]

President Trump says if the US Is to dominate in artificial intelligence, the fewer regulations the better.

We are going to work it so that you'll have a one approval process, not have to go through 50 states.

But some state leaders argue it's their duty to impose rules to protect the public. Fox is told a presidential executive order meant to kill state regulation authority is on hold for now, but if eventually signed, it may create an AI task force to launch lawsuits against state regulations. On Capitol Hill, Republicans are considering including a moratorium of up to 10 years for state AI laws and a must pass annual defense bill.

[Carmen Roberts]

Fox's Mark Meredith reporting. Some members of the Republican Party are not on board with the decision. And a record number of travelers is expected to take to the skies this Thanksgiving holiday. With with the nation's airlines projecting more than 31 million people will fly. And TSA expects that on Sunday, November 30th it's going to be the busiest and expects to screen more than 3 million passengers. Meantime, AAA projects some 82 million people will drive to a Thanksgiving destination. I'm Carmen Roberts and this is FOX News.

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