6AM ET 09/05/2025 Newscast

Summary

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Fox News Hourly Update – 6AM ET 09/05/2025 Newscast

Host: FOX News Podcasts
Date: September 5, 2025

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Episode Overview

This morning’s hourly newscast covers several major breaking stories: President Trump’s move to rebrand the Defense Department, heightened National Guard deployments, a contentious Senate hearing on health issues, updates on immigration policy, the upcoming jobs report, and excitement from the NFL season opener. The tone is brisk, direct, and packed with national policy updates, political reactions, and notable moments from both Washington D.C. and around the country.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Defense Department Rebranding & "Warrior Ethos Campaign"

• [00:02] President Trump plans to rebrand the Defense Department, bringing back "Department of War" as a secondary name via executive order.
  • “President Trump is planning to rebrand the Defense Department in an executive order today, bringing back an old name, the Department of War, but only as a secondary title for now.” — Dave Anthony, [00:02]
• The change is part of the administration’s “warrior ethos campaign.”
• [00:17] Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth will also be referred to as Secretary of War. He’s tasked with proposing legislation and executive actions to make the name change permanent.
  • “The order instructs Hegseth to propose both legislative and executive actions to make the name change permanent, one of several initiatives…” — Jared Halpern, [00:17]

2. National Guard in D.C. & Possible Chicago Deployment

• [00:34] National Guard mobilization extended in D.C. — Trump administration claims significant crime reduction; plans to send troops to more cities starting with Chicago.
  • “The commander has extended the mobilization through November…The president plans to send troops to more cities, saying Chicago would be next, calling crime there out of control.” — Dave Anthony, [00:34]
• [00:44] Illinois Governor JB Pritzker vows legal action to block National Guard deployment in Chicago.
  • “If the Guard goes into Chicago, he will immediately go to court. So that’s going to be our first line of defense is getting a court to issue a TRO or other injunction against that activity.” — Description of Pritzker’s stance

3. Health Policy & Contentious Senate Hearing

• [00:55] President Trump expresses support for RFK Jr. at White House tech dinner after a heated Senate hearing on health topics.
  • “If you look at what’s going on in the world with health and look at this country also with regard to... Health, I like the fact that he’s different.” — President Trump, [01:19]
• [01:21] Criticism over vaccine skepticism and CDC director firing — Democrats (esp. Sen. Ron Wyden) sharply criticize Secretary of Health & Human Services.
  • “The United States is in the midst of a health care calamity.” — Senator Ron Wyden, [01:30]
  • “You’ve sat in that chair for how long, 20, 25 years, while the chronic disease in our children went up to 76%. And you said nothing?” — Democratic lawmaker, [01:35]

4. Immigration & Legal Update

• [01:53] Federal appeals court lifts injunction — The Trump Administration can proceed with closing “Alligator Alcatraz,” a facility housing illegal immigrants.

5. Secretary of War’s Address to Army Officers

• [03:10] Hegseth’s address at Fort Benning, Georgia — Praises new Army graduates, emphasizes duty and sacrifice.
  • “This is the place where the fate of the country is quite literally decided.” — Secretary Pete Hegseth, [03:20]
  • “Raise their right hand and do what others will not in order to keep people you don’t know safe and free.” — Hegseth, [03:30]
  • “You’ve completed the course our nation needs. You go serve and go fight.” — Hegseth, [03:41]

6. Economic Update & Jobs Report

• [03:49] Anticipation of first jobs report since labor statistics shakeup
  • “The first jobs report since President Trump fired the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics after big revisions down in hiring for May and June.” — Dave Anthony, [03:49]
• [04:01] Economists forecast only modest job growth [75,000 jobs]; unemployment expected to hit 4.3%, a near four-year high.
  • “The April 2023 reading of 3.4% marked a 54 year low.” — Hillary Barski, [04:24]

7. NFL Season Opener Drama

• [04:35] Philadelphia Eagles defeat Dallas Cowboys 24–20 in season opener (Eagles coming off a Super Bowl win).
  • Early game drama: Eagles’ Jalen Carter ejected for spitting on Dak Prescott.
    • “Number 98 defense actions has disqualified him from the game. Whoa.” — Game official, [04:45]
  • Game further delayed due to lightning.
  • Tonight: Kansas City Chiefs vs LA Chargers in Brazil.

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• On the "Department of War" rebrand:

  “President Trump is planning to rebrand the Defense Department in an executive order today, bringing back an old name, the Department of War, but only as a secondary title for now.”
  — Dave Anthony, [00:02]

• On new military officers:

  “This is the place where the fate of the country is quite literally decided.”
  — Pete Hegseth, [03:20]

• On vaccine policy and CDC firings:

  “The United States is in the midst of a health care calamity.”
  — Senator Wyden, [01:30]

• On political opposition to National Guard deployment:

  “So that’s going to be our first line of defense is getting a court to issue a TRO or other injunction against that activity.”
  — Gov. JB Pritzker (paraphrased), [00:44]

• On unexpected NFL drama:

  “Number 98 defense actions has disqualified him from the game. Whoa.”
  — Game Official, [04:45]

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Timestamps for Important Segments

• [00:02] — Defense Department rebrand announcement
• [00:34] — National Guard in D.C., potential Chicago troop deployment
• [01:19] — Trump backs RFK Jr. after Senate health hearing
• [01:53] — Court lifts block on immigrant facility closure
• [03:20] — Sec. Hegseth’s remarks to officer graduates
• [04:01] — Jobs report preview & economic outlook
• [04:35] — NFL opener: Eagles vs. Cowboys, ejection and weather delays

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This newscast efficiently delivers policy news, setting the stage for ongoing debates on national security, public health, urban crime, and economic direction—all underscored by a high-profile NFL kickoff providing a pop culture coda to fast-moving headlines.

Transcript

[A]

Making defense war again. I'm Dave Anthony, FOX News. President Trump is planning to rebrand the Defense Department in an executive order today, bringing back an old name, the Department of War, but only as a secondary title for now.

[B]

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegsett will also be referred to as secretary of War, according to the White House. The order instructs Hegseth to propose both legislative and executive actions to make the name change permanent, one of several initiatives the Trump administration is as part of what it calls its warrior ethos campaign.

[A]

That's Fox's Jared Halpern @ the White House. National Guard troops will remain on patrol in Washington, D.C. for a while. The commander has extended the mobilization through November in a crackdown the Trump administration says has dramatically reduced crime. Now the president plans to send troops to more cities, saying Chicago would be next, calling crime there out of control. Democrats counter that the crime is down. And Illinois Governor J.B. pritzker says if the Guard goes into Chicago, he will immediately go to court. So that's going to be our first line of defense is getting a court to issue a TRO or other injunction against that activity. The president at a White House dinner with high tech leaders last night backed Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. After a contentious Senate hearing. If you look at what's going on in the world with health and look at this country also with regard to.

[C]

Health, I like the fact that he's different.

[A]

Democrats laid into and sparred with the Health and Human Services secretary over vaccine skepticism and the firing of the CDC director and other cutbacks, especially Senator Ron Wyden.

[C]

The United States is in the midst of a health care calamity.

[A]

You've sat in that chair for how long, 20, 25 years, while the chronic disease in our children went up to 76%. And you said nothing? Some Republican senators also questioned Kennedy on vaccines, a legal victory for the Trump administration. A federal appeals court has overruled a federal judge blocking an order to wind down operations at Alligator Alcatraz, the facility housing illegal immigrants. America's listening to FOX News.

[D]

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[A]

Before today's announcement to rebrand the Defense Department of the Department of War, Secretary Pete Hegseth went to Fort Benning in Georgia to address army officer candidate school graduates.

[C]

This is the place where the fate of the country is quite literally decided.

[A]

The secretary adding that the graduates represent the true American elite, those willing to.

[C]

Raise their right hand and do what others will not in order to keep people you don't know safe and free.

[A]

And telling the new second lieutenants, they give him hope for the future.

[C]

You've completed the course. Our nation needs. You go serve and go fight.

[A]

Kevin Yuretsky, FOX News. We'll get an update to the economy this morning. The first jobs report since President Trump fired the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics after big revisions down in hiring for May and June.

[E]

Economists are forecasting that 75,000 jobs were created during the month, slightly above the much weaker than anticipated tally of 73,000. In July, the unemployment rate is expected to edge up to 4.3%, the highest level in almost four years. To put it into perspective, the April 2023 reading of 3.4% marked a 54 year low.

[A]

That's Fox's Hillary Barski on Wall street ahead of the report. Stock futures are mixed, not moving much. The day after big gains for the Dow and the Nasdaq, the NFL is back in. The Philadelphia Eagles, the defending super bowl champions, won the season, beating Dallas 2420 in a game that started with Drama Unsportsmanda defense number 98. Number 98 defense actions has disqualified him from the game. Whoa. The Eagles defensive lineman Jalen Carter was ejected seconds into the game on NBC for spitting on Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott. There was also drama later with a lightning weather delay. Tonight, another game in Brazil, the Kansas City Chiefs versus the LA Chargers. I'm Dave Anthony. This is FOX News.

[E]

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[A]

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