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Will he be detained again? I'm Dave Anthony, FOX News. The morning after Kilmar Abrego Garcia was set free by a federal judge's order and returned to his home in Maryland. The most infamous illegal immigrant, mistakenly deported in March, then returned in June, has to check in at an immigration office in Baltimore. And anti ICE protesters are outside already this morning as the Trump administration keeps calling Abrego Garcia a criminal gang member.
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When he was brought back, a grand jury in Tennessee indicted him for human smuggling three years ago. When he was released from custody in Tennessee and went back to Maryland, immigration officials picked him up again. They've been trying to sort out removing him to a third country, though most of the ones proposed have said they won't accept him. He's requested that if he's sent anywhere, he be sent to Costa Rica.
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That's Fox's Jessica Rosenthal. Reuters reports the U.S. is preparing to possibly seize more oil tankers off the Venezuela coast like the one taken Wednesday, which Venezuela calls theft and piracy. The US has put sanctions on six other tankers amid the military operation that's also blown up boats said to be full of narco terrorists smuggling drugs.
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The president is committed to stopping the illegal flow of drugs into our country. He's also fully committed to effectuating this administration's sanction policy.
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White House Press Secretary Caroline Levitt. President Trump's trying to rein in regulations on artificial intelligence.
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We have the big investment coming, but if they had to get 50 different approvals from 50 different states, you could forget it because it's not possible to.
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Do this executive order aims to set up one set of AI rules trying to block state regulations on AI, which some lawmakers in both parties oppose. Republicans in Indiana went against the president, rejecting an attempt at congressional redistricting like Texas did to help the GOP keep control of the House in the midterm elections, leading California to counter with a plan to help Democrats. Tyler Robinson was in court in person for the first time in Utah. He's Charlie Kirk's accused assassin facing a murder charge.
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I find that excluding the court, the cameras from the courtroom would be disproportionate for this hearing.
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Judge Tony Graff will by February rule on Robinson's lawyers attempts to have no cameras at his trial. America's listening to Fox News.
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Simplisafe. Japan was shaken up again with another earthquake, which triggered that tsunami warning in the northeast part of the Honshu island, where there were small waves but no damage reported. This quake was a 6.9 magnitude, a bit smaller than the one Monday in Japan that also generated a small tsunami, did some damage and left 34 people injured. There's a flooding disaster in Washington.
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State. Washington Governor Bob Ferguson detailing the state's tremendous need for federal emergency.
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Aid. We walk through the numerous highway closures, we walk through the flood levels, we walk through tens of thousands of Washingtonians being evacuated, noting there are at.
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Least 30 significant highways in the state that have closed from flooding, stressing the situation is.
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Unpredictable. The flooding levels we're looking at are potentially historic in nature and so we just want to emphasize how serious the situation.
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Is. State emergency management officials say they are still expecting to see rivers about 2ft higher than record flood levels. Kristen Goodwin, Fox News on Wall.
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Street stock futures and mix the day after the Dow surged to a new record high, Week 15 of the NFL season kicked off last.
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Episode: 7AM ET 12/12/2025 Newscast
Date: December 12, 2025
Host: Dave Anthony (FOX News)
This newscast delivers a fast-paced summary of major news stories as of 7AM ET on December 12, 2025. Topics include the legal saga of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, mounting U.S. action against Venezuela, regulatory pushes around artificial intelligence, state-level political battles, a high-profile murder case, disasters in Japan and Washington State, and highlights from sports and Wall Street.
Key Quotes:
“The most infamous illegal immigrant, mistakenly deported in March, then returned in June, has to check in at an immigration office in Baltimore. And anti ICE protesters are outside already this morning as the Trump administration keeps calling Abrego Garcia a criminal gang member.”
—Dave Anthony [00:03]
“When he was brought back, a grand jury in Tennessee indicted him for human smuggling three years ago. When he was released from custody in Tennessee and went back to Maryland, immigration officials picked him up again. They've been trying to sort out removing him to a third country, though most of the ones proposed have said they won't accept him. He's requested that if he's sent anywhere, he be sent to Costa Rica.”
—Jessica Rosenthal [00:27]
Key Quote:
“Reuters reports the U.S. is preparing to possibly seize more oil tankers off the Venezuela coast like the one taken Wednesday, which Venezuela calls theft and piracy. The US has put sanctions on six other tankers amid the military operation that's also blown up boats said to be full of narco terrorists smuggling drugs.”
—Dave Anthony [00:45]
“The president is committed to stopping the illegal flow of drugs into our country. He's also fully committed to effectuating this administration's sanction policy.”
—White House Press Secretary Caroline Levitt [01:02]
Key Quotes:
“We have the big investment coming, but if they had to get 50 different approvals from 50 different states, you could forget it because it's not possible to.”
—President Trump (audio excerpt) [01:16]
“This executive order aims to set up one set of AI rules trying to block state regulations on AI, which some lawmakers in both parties oppose.”
—Dave Anthony [01:23]
Key Quote:
Key Quotes:
“We walk through the numerous highway closures, we walk through the flood levels, we walk through tens of thousands of Washingtonians being evacuated, noting there are at least 30 significant highways in the state that have closed from flooding, stressing the situation is unpredictable.”
—Washington Governor Bob Ferguson [03:30 & 03:41]
“The flooding levels we're looking at are potentially historic in nature and so we just want to emphasize how serious the situation is.”
—Governor Bob Ferguson [03:46]
Memorable Moment:
This concise yet comprehensive update encapsulates breaking news, ongoing legal struggles, political battles, international incidents, natural disasters, and sports highlights—essential listening for those wanting to stay informed.