8PM ET 10/06/2025 Newscast

Summary

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Fox News Hourly Update | 8PM ET 10/06/2025 Newscast

Host: Jack Callaghan, FOX News Podcasts
Date: October 7, 2025

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Episode Overview

This episode of the Fox News Hourly Update delivers a rapid-fire briefing on significant national and international developments, including the ongoing U.S. government shutdown, progress in Middle East peace negotiations, sanctions on Mexican cartels, deployment of the National Guard, updates on an immigration case, and leadership changes at UNESCO.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. U.S. Government Shutdown Continues

• Main Developments:
  • The sixth day of the federal government shutdown sees continued Senate gridlock.
  • Democrats are making an extension of affordable health care subsidies a sticking point in negotiations.
• President Trump's Perspective:
  • Trump remains optimistic about finding a solution, with a focus on potential health care outcomes.
  • When questioned about reaching a deal with Democrats on subsidies:

    “I would if it’s the right deal. The president is optimistic of a ceasefire within days.” – President Trump [00:34]

• Notable Quote:

  “Up till now there hasn't been a great deal of pain. There could be a great deal of pain, but up till now there hasn't been. I will say this, just hang in there because I think a lot of good things are going to happen. That's all I can say.” – President Trump [00:19]

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2. Gaza Peace Talks Advance

• Ongoing Negotiations:
  • Talks in Egypt make "tremendous progress" towards peace between Israel and Hamas.
  • A 20-point U.S. proposal reportedly includes freeing all remaining hostages in return for Israeli withdrawal.
  • Additional requirements: Disarmament by Hamas and establishment of a civilian governance council for post-war Gaza.
• Presidential Optimism:

  “I think we're going to have a deal... It's a hard thing for me to say that when for years and years they've been trying to have a deal with Gaza.” – President Trump [00:56]
  “And it'll be a lasting deal. We want to have peace. This is beyond Gaza. Gaza is a big deal, but this is, this is really peace in the Middle East.” – President Trump [01:12]

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3. U.S. Sanctions on Fentanyl Chemical Suppliers

• New Treasury Measures:
  • Sanctions target a network of Mexican companies and affiliates allegedly supplying precursor chemicals for fentanyl production to a Sinaloa cartel faction.
  • The network involved pharmaceutical, laboratory, chemical cleaning, and real estate businesses linked to the Sons, connected to El Chapo Guzman.
• Noteworthy Context:
  • The crackdown is part of the effort to stem the flow of fentanyl into the United States.

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4. National Guard Deployment Dispute

• Federal Decision:
  • The Trump administration deploys National Guard troops to Illinois, including 200 from Texas, as part of a crime crackdown.
• State Pushback:
  • Illinois Governor J.D. Pritzker files a lawsuit in response.
  • California Governor Gavin Newsom joins legal opposition after a federal judge blocks the Guard's deployment to Portland, Oregon.
• Quote:

  “I have called upon Governor Abbott to immediately withdraw his support for this decision and refuse to allow Texas National Guard members to be used in this way.” – Jared Halpern reporting on Pritzker's statement [02:43]

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5. Immigration and Deportation Case Developments

• The Case of Kilmar Abrego Garcia:
  • After losing an asylum bid, the Salvadoran national and alleged MS-13 gang member faces ongoing deportation proceedings despite the shutdown.
  • U.S. District Judge Paula Zinnis denies the government’s request to delay proceedings, citing duty and case importance.
  • Garcia had been previously deported, returned, and now faces human trafficking charges—claims his case is retaliatory.
• Insightful Moment:

  “Zinnis saying in part that she feels duty bound to continue the case given its importance.” – Jeff Monasto [03:17]

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6. Changes at UNESCO

• Leadership Milestone:
  • UNESCO’s executive board nominates former Egyptian Tourism and Antiquities Minister Khalid El Anani as its first director from the Arab world.
  • The agency faces funding uncertainty following the Trump administration’s decision to withdraw U.S. financial support.
• Context and Implications:
  • This leadership shift could signify new directions for UNESCO amid budgetary challenges.

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Memorable Moments & Quotes

• On the government shutdown:

  “Up till now there hasn't been a great deal of pain... just hang in there because I think a lot of good things are going to happen.” – President Trump [00:19]

• On Gaza peace prospects:

  "It's a hard thing for me to say that when for years and years they've been trying to have a deal with Gaza." – President Trump [00:56]

• On Governor pushback to National Guard deployment:

  “I have called upon Governor Abbott to immediately withdraw his support for this decision and refuse to allow Texas National Guard members to be used in this way.” – Jared Halpern [02:43]

• On judicial duty during government shutdown:

  “Zinnis saying in part that she feels duty bound to continue the case given its importance.” – Jeff Monasto [03:17]

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Timestamps for Key Segments

• Government Shutdown Update: 00:02 – 00:34
• Gaza and Middle East Peace Talks: 00:48 – 01:19
• Fentanyl Sanctions: 01:29 – 01:59
• National Guard & State Disputes: 02:32 – 02:46
• Immigration & Deportation Case: 03:17 – 03:59
• UNESCO Leadership Shift: 03:59 – 04:29

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This rapid update episode offers an essential overview of major headlines, with concise, fact-driven reporting and key quotes to offer context for ongoing stories relevant at both national and global levels.

Transcript

[Jack Callaghan]

Negotiations to end the government shutdown on Jack Callaghan, FOX News, as the Senate fails to pass proposals to end it this evening. Those negotiations took place on the sixth day of the federal government shutdown. Democrats in terms of their demands for an extension of the affordable health care subsidies.

[President Trump]

Up till now there hasn't been a great deal of pain. There could be a great deal of pain, but up till now there hasn't been. I will say this, just hang in there because I think a lot of good things are going to happen. That's all I can say. I mean, I think a lot of good things could happen and that could also pertain to health care.

[Jack Callaghan]

President didn't say that he was speaking to Democrat leaders specifically, but when asked if he'd make a deal with the Democrats on affordable health care subsidies demanded by the Democrats, he said he would if it's the right deal. The president is optimistic of a ceasefire within days.

[Jared Halpern]

In Gaza, negotiators are making tremendous progress. President Trump says as Gaza peace talks continue in Egypt.

[President Trump]

I think we're going to have a deal. I look, I, it's a hard thing for me to say that when for years and years they've been trying to have a deal with Gaza.

[Jared Halpern]

Hamas and Israel are trying to finalize details of a 20 point US proposal that would free all remaining hostages in exchange for an Israeli withdrawal.

[President Trump]

And it'll be a lasting deal. We want to have peace. This is beyond Gaza. Gaza is a big deal, but this is, this is really peace in the Middle East.

[Jared Halpern]

The proposed plan also requires Hamas to disarm in a civilian council to govern a post war Gaza. At the White House, Jared Halpern, Fox News.

[Jack Callaghan]

The Treasury Department has sanctioned a network of companies and their affiliates which allegedly supplied precursors chemicals to make fentanyl to a faction of Mexico, Mexico's Sinaloa cartel. A dozen Mexican based companies and eight of the people managing them were accused of using their pharmaceutical, laboratory, chemical cleaning and real estate businesses to buy the chemicals and then provide them to that cartel faction run by the Sons, the former El Chapo Guzman. America is listening to Fox News.

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[Jack Callaghan]

The Trump administration is sending hundreds of National Guard troops to Illinois, including 200 troops from Texas in the latest crackdown on crime. Governor JD Pritzker suing In response, I.

[Jared Halpern]

Have called upon Governor Abbott to immediately.

[Jack Callaghan]

Withdraw his support for this decision and refuse to allow Texas National Guard members to be used in this way. The lawsuit comes after a federal judge blocked the guards deployment to Portland, Oregon. That suit was joined by California's Governor Gavin Newsom, since his state's National Guard was part of that deployment. The judge overseeing the deportation case of Salvadoran national Kilmar Abrego Garcia has demanded the government request to delay proceedings. That is has denied the government's request to delay the proceedings because of the.

[Jeff Monasto]

Government shutdown after an immigration judge last week denied Kilmar Abrego Garcia's bid for asylum. U.S. district Judge Paula Zinnis has denied the DOJ's request to delay deportation proceedings for the Salvadoran national while the government is shut down. Zinnis saying in part that she feels duty bound to continue the case given its importance. The illegal immigrant and accused Ms. 13 gang member was deported back to El Salvador in March and later returned to the US to face criminal human trafficking charges in Tennessee, where a judge in that case is also ordering a hearing in Abrego Garcia's bid to show that that case is retaliatory. Jeff Monasto, Fox News.

[Jack Callaghan]

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization UNESCO is slated to have its first director from the Arab world. Former Egyptian tourism and Antiquities Minister Khalid El Anani was nominated by the agency's executive board today. If confirmed, he will inherit an agency derailing from the Trump administration's recent decision to pull the United States out, which would then create a budget shortfall. At the agency I'm Jack Callahan and this is Fox News.

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