4PM ET 10/17/2025 Newscast

Summary

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Fox News Hourly Update – 4PM ET 10/17/2025

Host: Lisa Brady
Date: October 17, 2025

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Overview

This Fox News Hourly Update delivers a fast-paced summary of breaking and ongoing national and international news. Key topics include developments in Ukraine-Russia peace talks, the ongoing war in Gaza, U.S.-China trade relations, the domestic government shutdown, a federal case against John Bolton, and fresh controversy surrounding Britain's Prince Andrew. The update also briefly reviews the stock market's performance.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Renewed Diplomatic Efforts in Ukraine-Russia Conflict

• Ukrainian President Zelensky Visits White House
  • Zelensky seeks U.S. approval for purchasing long-range Tomahawk missiles.
  • President Trump expresses optimism for peace:
    • Quote: “I think we have a very good chance of bringing this war to a conclusion.” (President Trump, 00:19)
• Second Peace Summit Planned
  • President Trump and President Putin agree to a second summit in Hungary to discuss a ceasefire.
    • Quote: “We went through a lot of details. He wants to get it ended. I think that President Zelinsky wants to get it ended. Now we have to get it done.” (President Trump, 00:33)
  • Zelensky remains skeptical of Putin’s sincerity (00:40).

2. Hostage Crisis & Ceasefire in Gaza

• Hamas to return remains of another hostage after expanding search efforts in Gaza.
• Nine hostages’ remains have been returned recently, out of 28 presumed dead, including two Americans.
• Hamas affirms commitment to ceasefire terms (00:45).

3. U.S.-China Relations Ahead of South Korea Summit

• President Trump will meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of a summit in South Korea, despite tensions over U.S. tariffs and Chinese export controls.
  • Previously, Trump was hesitant to meet due to China’s new limits on rare earth minerals.
  • Now signals optimism: “thinks they're getting along well with China and will be able to make a deal.” (00:59)
• Treasury Secretary Scott Besant Weighs In
  • Quote: “I think that things have de-escalated. We hope that China will show the respect that we have shown them. And I am confident that President Trump, because of his relationship with President Xi, will be able to get things back on a good course.” (Treasury Secretary Scott Besant, 01:34)

4. Stock Market Update

• The Dow closes up 238 points (01:49).

5. U.S. Government Shutdown & Political Fallout

• Impact on Projects and Agencies
  • Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Russ Vogt announces immediate pausing of $11 billion in Army Corps of Engineers projects in major Democratic-run cities (New York, Boston, San Francisco, Baltimore).
  • Democratic leaders accuse the administration of politicizing the shutdown.
• National Nuclear Security Administration
  • Chair Mike Rogers reports plans to furlough most of agency staff during the shutdown (02:19).
• Politicians Trade Blame
  • Ongoing partisan dispute:
    • Democrats demand an extension of Obamacare tax credits.
    • Republicans urge addressing these policies after ending the shutdown (02:59).

6. High-Profile Legal and Royal Scandal Updates

• John Bolton Pleads Not Guilty to Mishandling Classified Information
  • Former national security adviser John Bolton calls the federal case against him “an abuse of power” (02:59).
• Prince Andrew Renounces Titles Amid New Allegations
  • Prince Andrew gives up royal titles after renewed allegations in Virginia Giuffre’s forthcoming memoir (03:30).
    • Memoir details claims of trafficking by Jeffrey Epstein to Prince Andrew when Giuffre was a minor.
    • Prince Andrew maintains denial of any wrongdoing.
    • Notable: Existence of a famous photograph of Giuffre and Andrew with Ghislaine Maxwell.

7. Stock Update Recap

• The Dow, S&P, and Nasdaq all finished in the green; the Dow rises above 46,000 points (04:03).

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Memorable Quotes

• President Trump:
  • “I think we have a very good chance of bringing this war to a conclusion.” (00:19)
  • “We went through a lot of details. He wants to get it ended. I think that President Zelinsky wants to get it ended. Now we have to get it done.” (00:33)
• Treasury Secretary Scott Besant:
  • “I think that things have de-escalated. We hope that China will show the respect that we have shown them. And I am confident that President Trump, because of his relationship with President Xi, will be able to get things back on a good course.” (01:34)
• John Bolton (paraphrased):
  • Calls indictment “an abuse of power” after pleading not guilty (02:59).

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Timestamps for Important Segments

• 00:02: Ukraine president’s White House visit; push for U.S. long-range missiles
• 00:19: Trump expresses hope for end to Ukraine war
• 00:33: Details on peace talks and planned summit in Hungary
• 00:45: Updates from Gaza; ongoing hostage recovery and ceasefire signals
• 01:34: Treasury Secretary on U.S.-China relations
• 01:49: Stock market closes
• 02:19: Ongoing U.S. government shutdown; impact on federal projects and agencies
• 02:59: John Bolton legal update; Prince Andrew renounces titles
• 03:30: Details of renewed allegations against Prince Andrew
• 04:03: Market recap

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Tone & Style

The update maintains an urgent, clipped, and neutral tone, typical of network news, with rapid switches between domestic and international issues. The summary above mirrors this concise yet informative style, ensuring listeners are up to speed on top national and global stories.

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Transcript

[Lisa Brady]

Renewed hope for an end to war. I'm Lisa Brady. Fox News. As Ukraine's leader again visits the White.

[Jared Halpern]

House, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is trying to convince President Trump to sell long range missiles to his country. But the president says he hopes those Tomahawks aren't needed.

[President Trump]

I think we have a very good chance of bringing this war to a conclusion.

[Jared Halpern]

President Trump spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin earlier this week. The two leaders agreeing to a second summit hosted by Hungary to again again discuss a cease fire.

[President Trump]

We went through a lot of details. He wants to get it ended. I think that President Zelinsky wants to get it ended. Now we have to get it done.

[Jared Halpern]

Zelensky expressed doubts about how sincere Putin is about ending the war.

[Lisa Brady]

Fox's Jared Halpern at the White House where that meeting has just wrapped up. Zelensky also suggesting the US Might want access to Ukraine's supply of drones. Hamas just announcing plans to hand over the remains of another hostage today after using bulldozers to expand the search in Gaza. The group also reopened, affirming commitment to the terms of a ceasefire deal. Nine hostages bodies have been returned in recent days out of 28 believed to be dead, including two Americans. President Trump still plans to meet with China's president on the sidelines of an upcoming summit in South Korea. He's been threatening higher tariffs and recently said he saw no reason to meet after China's new export controls on rare earth minerals, but now says he thinks they're getting along well with China and will be able to make a deal. Treasury Secretary Scott Besant said tells reporters.

[Treasury Secretary Scott Besant]

I think that things have de escalated. We hope that China will show the respect that we have shown them. And I am confident that President Trump, because of his relationship with President Xi, will be able to get things back on a good course.

[Lisa Brady]

Stocks picking up steam after that. The Dow up 238 points at the Bell. America is listening to Fox News.

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[Lisa Brady]

More projects on the chopping block as a government shutdown continues.

[Ryan Schmell]

Office of Management and Budget Director Russ Vogt says the Army Corps of Engineers will immediately begin pausing over $11 billion in lower priority projects and considering them for cancellation because of the government shutdown. The projects, according to vote, will be in New York, Boston, San Francisco and Baltimore, notably states run by Democrats, which has led to outrage from Democrats who allege the administration is playing politics. House Armed Services Committee Chair Mike Rogers says the National Nuclear Security Administration, the top nuclear weapons agency, plans to furlough most of its staff amid the shutdown. In Washington, Ryan Schmell's Fox News Democrats.

[Lisa Brady]

And Republicans still blame each other for the shutdown, Democrats pushing for an extension of Obamacare tax credits, Republicans saying that's not all Democrats and that policy discussions can happen after the shutdown has ended. Former national security adviser John Bolton pleads not guilty to multiple counts of mishandling classified information, appearing in federal court in Maryland after being indicted yesterday in a case he calls an abuse of power. Britain's Prince Andrew is giving up his royal titles, including the Duke of York, after renewed allegations in a new book.

[Jessica Rosenthal]

An upcoming memoir by Virginia Giuffre, who committed suicide this year, contains more details about her allegations that she was trafficked and by Jeffrey Epstein as a teenager to Prince Andrew when she was 17. While the prince has already stepped away from public life, he says the king agrees he must go a step further and no longer use his title or the honors conferred upon him. However, he still denies any wrongdoing. Giuffre sued Andrew four years ago, and at that time he said he could not recall ever having met her, though there is a famous photo of the two from 24 years ago with Epstein's girlfriend, Ghislaine Maxwell, in the background.

[Lisa Brady]

Fox's Jessica Rosenthal recapping stocks the Dow up to 38, back over 46K s and P in the Nasdaq. Also in the green, Elisa Brady, Fox News.