5AM ET 11/04/2025 Newscast

Summary

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Fox News Hourly Update: 5AM ET, November 4, 2025 – Summary

Main Theme & Overview

This episode delivers the latest breaking political and electoral news in the United States at the dawn of Election Day 2025. Key topics include the record-tying government shutdown, U.S.-South Korean security talks, recent ICE enforcement statistics, the soaring Mega Millions jackpot, and heated coverage of pivotal New York City and Virginia elections. Notable voices include President Trump, former Governor Andrew Cuomo, and reporting from Capitol Hill.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Record-Tying Government Shutdown

• The current U.S. government shutdown is now 35 days long, equaling the longest in history.
• The impasse arises from a standoff in Congress: Democrats demand inclusion of ACA premium tax credits as part of a reopening deal.
• Historical context: The previous record was during Trump's first term, related to border wall funding.
• President Trump urges Republicans to end the Senate filibuster to allow a stopgap reopening measure.

Notable Quotes:

• “35 days ties the record for longest government shutdown in U.S. history.”
  — Ryan Schmelz, [00:11]
• “President Trump is encouraging Republicans to end the Senate filibuster in order to pass a stopgap measure to reopen the government.”
  — Ryan Schmelz, [00:37]

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2. U.S.-South Korea Security Relations

• War Secretary Pete Hegseth attends annual security talks with South Korean officials, following a DMZ visit.
• The U.S. reaffirms its alliance with South Korea amid increasing regional security threats.
• Hegseth highlights that U.S. troops remain focused on defending South Korea, but will stay flexible concerning other regional issues.

Notable Quotes:

• “We face, as we both acknowledge, a dangerous security environment. But our alliance is stronger than ever before.”
  — Ted Lindner (summarizing Hegseth), [00:50]

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3. ICE Enforcement Update

• Homeland Security reports that 70% of ICE arrests over Halloween weekend involved “criminal illegal aliens,” defined as individuals charged or convicted of additional crimes beyond immigration offenses.
• Those arrested are described as “some of the worst of the worst.”

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4. Mega Millions Lottery

• No one claimed the Mega Millions jackpot on Halloween night.
• The current jackpot has risen to $800 million, having not been won since June.

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5. Election Day 2025: New York City Mayoral Race

Main Candidates & Dynamics:

• Zoram Mamdani: Democratic frontrunner, not endorsed by President Trump.
• Andrew Cuomo: Former Governor, running as an Independent.
• Curtis Sliwa: Republican candidate, trailing substantially.

Trump’s Commentary:

• President Trump is critical of Mamdani, labeling him a “communist,” and expresses a reluctant preference for Democrats over “communist” candidates.
• “If you have a communist running New York, all you're doing is wasting the money you're sending there... I'm going to pick that bad Democrat all the time.”
  — Donald Trump, [03:47]

Andrew Cuomo’s Response:

• Accuses Mamdani of being Trump’s “puppet” and “parrot.”
• Rallies in Manhattan, claims momentum is shifting his way.
• “We're going to win tomorrow and we're going to make a better city than ever before.”
  — Andrew Cuomo & Will Kane, [04:34]
• Emphasizes trust in “the people of New York City” and closes out his campaign with them on the subway.

Curtis Sliwa:

• Remains in the mayoral race but far behind in polls.

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6. Virginia Gubernatorial Campaign

• President Trump holds a town hall to support Virginia Republicans.
• Governor Glenn Youngkin warns against former Rep. Abigail Spanberger's (Democrat) economic policies.
  • “She wants to kill jobs and we've had record job creation. She wants to raise taxes and we've had $9 billion of tax relief.”
    — Glenn Youngkin, [05:08]
• Trump stops short of endorsing Lt. Gov. Winsome Sears, due to a prior falling out, but urges support for the GOP ticket.

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Notable Quotes & Moments

| Timestamp | Speaker | Quote | |-----------|----------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 00:11 | Ryan Schmelz | “35 days ties the record for longest government shutdown in U.S. history.” | | 00:37 | Ryan Schmelz | “President Trump is encouraging Republicans to end the Senate filibuster...” | | 00:50 | Ted Lindner (Hegseth)| “We face... a dangerous security environment. But our alliance is stronger...” | | 03:47 | Donald Trump | “If you have a communist running New York... I'm going to pick that bad Democrat...”| | 04:12 | Andrew Cuomo | “We have long known that Andrew Cuomo is Donald Trump's puppet in this race...” | | 04:35 | Will Kane/Andrew Cuomo| “We're going to win tomorrow and we're going to make a better city than ever before.”| | 04:43 | Andrew Cuomo | “I trust people. I don't trust politicians, I don't trust billionaires...” | | 05:08 | Glenn Youngkin | “She wants to kill jobs and we've had record job creation. She wants to raise taxes...”|

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Timestamps for Key Segments

• 00:03–00:50: Record government shutdown details and context
• 00:50–01:15: U.S.-South Korea security and ICE weekend enforcement
• 01:15–01:40: Mega Millions jackpot update
• 03:38–04:58: New York City mayoral election coverage (Trump, Mamdani, Cuomo, Sliwa)
• 04:58–05:35: Virginia gubernatorial race and Trump's involvement

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Overall Tone & Takeaways

• The newscast is rapid and fact-driven, maintaining a strict focus on political and governmental updates, with candid soundbites from key figures.
• The language is direct, with clear emphasis on political divides, high-stakes electoral contests, and national security concerns.
• Election Day coverage in NYC and Virginia is especially pointed, with both sides doubling down on critique and campaign optimism.

This episode gives listeners a pulse on major breaking news and political commentary as Americans head to the polls.

Transcript

[Ted Lindner]

A new record for the government shutdown. I'm Ted Lindner, FOX News. The government shutdown now reaching a new milestone. Fox's Ryan Schmelz with the story from.

[Ryan Schmelz]

Capitol Hill, 35 days ties the record for longest government shutdown in U.S. history. Congress has been unable to come to an agreement on reopening the government as Democrats remain firm on demanding the Affordable Care act premium tax credits be included as part of a deal that. The other longest government shutdown happened during President Trump's first term from December 22nd of 2018 to January 25th of 2019. That impasse was mostly over border wall funding. President Trump is encouraging Republicans to end the Senate filibuster in order to pass a stopgap measure to reopen the government. On Capitol Hill, Ryan Schmell's FOX News.

[Ted Lindner]

War secretary Pete Hegseth attending annual security talks with South Korean officials today, a day after visiting the demilitarized zone. The war secretary reaffir forming the alliance between the two countries. We face as we both acknowledge a dangerous security environment. But our alliance is stronger than ever before. The war secretary also suggesting that while US Troops are focused on defending South Korea from North Korea, the troops will also be flexible when it comes to other regional issues. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE releasing some Halloween weekend stats. Homeland Security saying that 70% of ICE arrests over the weekend were of criminal illegal aliens charged or convicted of a crime in the US Offenses separate from the crime of breaking into the country. And referring to those arrested as some of the worst of the worst. And tonight's Mega Millions jackpot is now worth at least $800 million. This after there was no big winner on Halloween night and there has been no big jackpot winner in the Mega Millions since the end of June. America's listening to FOX News.

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[Ted Lindner]

It's election day 2025. New York City heading to the polls today to select the big apples next mayor. And President Trump's not on board with the frontrunner in the race, Democrat Zoram Madani.

[Donald Trump]

If you have a communist running New York, all you're doing is wasting the money you're sending there. So I don't know that he's one and I'm not a fan of Cuomo one way or the other. But if it's going to be between a bad Democrat and a Communist, I'm going to pick that bad Democrat all the time.

[Ted Lindner]

The president on CBS 60 Minutes Sunday. Mamdani walking across the Brooklyn Bridge Monday morning and march to City Hall.

[Andrew Cuomo]

You know, we have long known that Andrew Cuomo is Donald Trump's puppet in this race. What we did not quite expect is for him to become his parrot in the final days as well.

[Ted Lindner]

Former New York governor Independent candidate Andrew Cuomo rallying supporters in upper Manhattan Monday saying the momentum is shifting his way.

[Will Kane]

You feel it all across the city. And we're going to win.

[Andrew Cuomo]

We're going to win tomorrow and we're.

[Will Kane]

Going to make a better city than ever before.

[Ted Lindner]

And Republican candidate Curtis Lewis, also still in the race, but trailing far behind.

[Andrew Cuomo]

I trust people. I don't trust politicians, I don't trust billionaires and I don't trust the insiders. So that's my final words and I end my campaign. As I began my campaign and spent every day of my campaign with the people of New York City on the.

[Ted Lindner]

Subway, I'm going to tell a town hall hosted by President Trump in support of Virginia Republicans. Virginia's Republican Governor Glenn Youngkin with a warning saying if Democrat Abigail Spamberger succeeds.

[Will Kane]

Him, she wants to kill jobs and we've had record job creation. She wants to raise taxes and we've had $9 billion of tax relief. Your electric bill is going to go up an extraordinary amount. We've been fighting to try to keep them down.

[Ted Lindner]

Now, President Trump did not endorse Republican Lt. Governor Winsome Sears after they had a falling out back in 2022, but he did tell voters to support the GOP ticket. I'm Ted Lindner, and this is FOX News.

[Will Kane]

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