8AM ET 07/02/2025 Newscast

Summary

Fox News Hourly Update - July 2, 2025, 8AM ET

Hosted by Fox News Radio, the July 2nd, 2025 episode of the Fox News Hourly Update provides a comprehensive overview of the day's most pressing news stories. This summary captures the key discussions, insights, and conclusions presented during the broadcast.

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1. House Republicans Push Through "Big Beautiful Bill"

Chris Foster opens the newscast at [00:02] discussing President Trump's efforts to rally House Republicans to pass a significant legislative package. The bill, characterized by President Trump as a "big beautiful bill," was successfully passed by the Senate with a narrow margin.

House Speaker Mike Johnson emphasizes the bill's bipartisan appeal, stating at [00:17], "This is no longer just a House bill. It's not a Senate bill. It's a bill of the people, of the hard working American people and we are going to deliver it."

Lucas Tomlinson provides further insights at [00:27], detailing the Rules Committee's extensive deliberation over the 940-page bill and anticipating its passage in the House. He notes the minimal Republican opposition, with only two Republicans, Ralph Norman and Chip Roy, opposing the bill's advancement. "No Democrats voted to advance it," Tomlinson adds, highlighting the slim margin Republicans have if all Democrats oppose the bill.

2. Legal Developments: Trump vs. Paramount and University of Idaho Case

Chris Foster transitions to legal news at [01:03], reporting a significant $16 million settlement in President Trump's lawsuit against CBS parent company Paramount. The lawsuit pertained to unauthorized edits made to an interview with Kamala Harris, which Trump labeled as election interference.

In a related legal update, Chanley Painter discusses the impending guilty plea of Bryan Kohberger, accused of murdering four University of Idaho students in 2022, at [01:22]. Painter states, "He will receive those four consecutive life sentences without parole," confirming that this plea move aims to eliminate the possibility of the death penalty, a stance Kohberger's defense team has long pursued.

3. Immigration Policy: National Guard Judges in Florida

At [02:14], Chris Foster reports on a new initiative by the Trump administration to address immigration court backlogs. Peter Doocy elaborates at [02:22], explaining that qualified National Guard judge advocates will be deputized as immigration judges in the Florida Everglades detention facility. This measure seeks to expedite deportation hearings, potentially conducting them within 48 hours. Doocy highlights the effectiveness of this approach by citing Border Patrol encounters for June 2025, which totaled 6,070—equivalent to less than a single day under the Biden administration.

4. Ongoing Legal Proceedings: Diddy Combs' Racketeering Case

Chris Foster updates listeners at [03:01] on the high-profile Sean "Diddy" Combs jury in New York. The jury has yet to reach verdicts on four of the five counts and is set to resume deliberations on the complex racketeering conspiracy charge later that day.

5. International Affairs: Dalai Lama on Succession

In an international update, Jonathan Savage covers the Dalai Lama's recent statement at [03:18]. Acknowledging his approaching 90th birthday, the Dalai Lama affirmed that he will not be the last to hold his title. "He sent a video address to a religious conference saying the 600-year-old institution will continue after his death," Savage reports. The Dalai Lama emphasized that only a trust he established holds the authority to appoint his successor, countering China's stance that it will select the next Dalai Lama, despite China viewing him as a separatist.

6. Cybersecurity Incident: Qantas Data Breach

At [03:57], Chris Foster reports a serious data breach affecting Australian airline Qantas. The hack exposed personal information of 6 million customers, including email addresses, phone numbers, birth dates, and frequent flyer numbers. Fortunately, no credit card or passport information was compromised in the incident.

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Conclusion

The July 2nd edition of Fox News Hourly Update provides listeners with in-depth coverage of legislative developments, significant legal cases, immigration policy reforms, international religious leadership transitions, and cybersecurity threats. Through expert analysis and timely reporting, Fox News Radio continues to deliver the latest news impacting America and beyond.

Transcript

[Chris Foster]

We've got all the cards and we're going to use them. I'm Chris Foster, Fox News. President Trump on truth Social there's pushing House Republicans to pass the so called one big beautiful bill passed by the Senate yesterday with no votes to spare. House Speaker Mike Johnson could hold a vote on final passage today.

[Mike Johnson]

This is no longer just a House bill. It's not a Senate bill. It's a bill of the people, of the hard working American people and we are going to deliver it.

[Chris Foster]

Republican opposition so far not enough to hold it back.

[Lucas Tomlinson]

That rules committee debated the bill for about 12 hours last night and we'll take it up with the full House of Representatives about 9 this morning. And a vote is expected later today. House Speaker Mike Johnson told our own Sean Hannity last night he expects the big beautiful bill to pass. And the just two House Republicans voted against reporting the bill out of the Rules Committee, Ralph Norman and Chip Roy, who have long expressed reservations over this bill that now totals some 940 pages. No Democrats voted to advance it. And of course, the Republicans can only afford to lose three, three votes if all Democrats vote against it.

[Chris Foster]

It's Fox's Lucas Tomlinson in D.C. there's a settlement worth at least $16 million in President Trump's lawsuit against CBS parent company Paramount over edits to a Kamala Harris interview the president called election interference. Man accused of stabbing four University of Idaho students to death in 2022 is expected in court today to change his plea to guilty.

[Chanley Painter]

We expect Bryan Kohberger will enter guilty pleas to all four counts of first degree murder and that one count of felony burglary. He will waive his right to any appeal on moving forward. There will be a sentencing date that will be set likely a month out from now where he will receive those four consecutive life sentences without parole. And this is all to take the death penalty off the table, which his team has been fighting for since it was filed notice of this years ago. We could expect the prosecution to lay out some of the facts that support this, but as far as any details of the crime, we may not be hearing those this afternoon.

[Chris Foster]

Fox Chanley Painter in Boise. America's listening to FOX news.

[Will Kane]

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[Chris Foster]

News Trump administration approves a plan to use the National Guard as immigration judges at a new detention facility in the Florida Everglades.

[Peter Doocy]

Officials here think they have found their way around a huge bottleneck and that is the number of illegal immigrants waiting to see a deportation judge. If they're not just going to be caught and released, they need to have a deportation hearing. So what they are going to do down in Florida is they're going to take qualified National Guard judge advocates and they are going to deputize them as immigration judges. That could allow many migrants to have hearings within 48 hours, limiting their time. At Alligator Alcatraz, Tom Holman, the border czar, now reports total Border Patrol encounters for the entire month of June 2025 was 6070. That is less than a single day under Biden.

[Chris Foster]

Fox's Peter Doocy at the White House. The Sean Diddy Combs jury in New York has reached yet to be disclosed verdicts on four of five counts and resumes deliberations today on the most complicated racketeering conspiracy charge. The Dalai Lama says he will have a reincarnated successor and has a message.

[Jonathan Savage]

For the Chinese government Just days before his 90th birthday. Tibet's spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, has confirmed he won't be the last to hold the title. He sent a video address to a religious conference that saying the 600-year-old institution will continue after his death. China views the Dalai Lama as a separatist and insists it will choose his successor. But in his statement, the Dalai Lama said only a trust he established will have the authority to make that call. Tibetan Buddhists believe senior monks are reincarnated and the Dalai Lama is chosen if officials are convinced he harbors the soul of his predecessor. Jonathan Savage, Frank, FOX News.

[Chris Foster]

The Australian airline Qantas says a data hack on Monday exposed the personal information of 6 million customers, including some email addresses, phone numbers, birth dates and frequent flyer numbers. No credit card or passport information, though. I'm Chris Foster. This is FOX News.

[Jimmy Phela]

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