8PM ET 10/24/2025 Newscast

Summary

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Fox News Hourly Update – 8PM ET 10/24/2025 Newscast

Host: Lisa Lacera (FOX News Podcasts)
Date: October 25, 2025
Episode Focus: Coverage of major national news, immigration enforcement, security operations, state and city political responses, economic updates, and consumer news.

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Episode Overview

This episode centers on recent immigration enforcement efforts, national security operations, political responses from both local and state officials, economic updates regarding Social Security and inflation, and some local headline news. The tone is direct, urgent, and in line with Fox News’ brisk reporting style.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Homeland Security Immigration Operation (00:02–00:57)

• Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem detailed the results of a large-scale immigration enforcement operation in Minneapolis and St. Paul.
  • 4,300 individuals removed since January for committing crimes while in the United States illegally.
    • Of these, 3,300+ had criminal histories,
    • 98 were identified as gang members or members of foreign terrorist organizations
    • 11 were known or suspected terrorists.
      • Kristi Noem: “Of those individuals, 98 of them were gang members, members of foreign terrorist organizations as designated by the Trump administration. Also, 11 of those individuals were known or suspected terrorists.” (00:33)
  • Nationally, 515,000 people arrested and deported since January.
    • 70% had pending or criminal charges, including for murder and assault.

2. Political Responses to Immigration Enforcement (00:57–01:15)

• Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Fry expressed solidarity with immigrant communities:
  • “In Minneapolis, our immigrant neighbors are our friends. We stand up and support them always.” (Paraphrased, 00:57)
• Illinois Governor JB Pritzker launched a commission to document and review claims of civil rights abuses by ICE agents:
  • Quote: “We want to keep records because we think people need to know they are going to be held accountable eventually. And it is the records that we keep now and that we do contemporaneously that will be the most valuable.” (01:15)

3. Supreme Court and Security Operations (01:26–01:47)

• The Supreme Court is considering whether the National Guard can be deployed in Chicago.
• Secretary of War Pete Hext: The U.S. has conducted its tenth strike on a suspected drug boat, with six fatalities in the most recent operation.
• Kristi Noem further commented on maritime security:
  • “The campaign targeting ocean bound vessels has now killed at least 43 people and will include more if and when the operation moves ashore.” (01:39)

4. Military Movement in South America (01:47–01:59)

• Fox’s Gillian Turner: Reports the U.S. Carrier Strike Group Gerald Ford is moving to South American waters, signaling heightened military activity in the region.

5. Tennessee Plant Explosion Update (03:12–03:36)

• Investigators continue looking into a deadly blast at the Accurate Energetic Systems explosives plant, which killed 16 people. Cause still undetermined; the process may take months.

6. New York Knicks Cease & Desist (03:36–04:11)

• The New York Knicks issued a cease and desist to New York mayoral candidate Zoran Mamdani for using a logo parody in a campaign ad aired during a Knicks home game.
  • Chris Foster (FOX): “The ad is likely to mislead the public into thinking the campaign is affiliated with, sponsored or endorsed by or in some way connected with the Knicks.” (03:36)
  • The candidate’s campaign removed the ad from social channels afterward.

7. Social Security and Economic Indicators (04:11–04:58)

• Social Security Recipients: Will receive an average $56/month increase in benefits beginning January 2025.
  • Nancy Lazar, Piper Sandler Chief Global Economist commented on tariffs and inflation:
    • “This is a temporary phenomena. I think the markets are figuring it out and next year we should have a much tamer inflationary backdrop.” (04:37)
  • The cost-of-living increase was calculated using the July–September Consumer Price Index.
  • September’s CPI: 3% inflation, despite a government shutdown.

8. Consumer Prices: Coffee Costs Increase (04:58–05:07)

• The cost of coffee has risen to an average of over $9 per pound last month, according to government figures.

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• Kristi Noem (on criminal removals): "Of those individuals, 98 of them were gang members, members of foreign terrorist organizations as designated by the Trump administration. Also, 11 of those individuals were known or suspected terrorists." (00:33)
• Governor JB Pritzker (on ICE abuse documentation): "It is the records that we keep now and that we do contemporaneously that will be the most valuable." (01:15)
• Chris Foster (on political campaign misuse of Knicks logo): "The ad is likely to mislead the public into thinking the campaign is affiliated with, sponsored or endorsed by or in some way connected with the Knicks." (03:36)
• Nancy Lazar (on inflation): "This is a temporary phenomena. I think the markets are figuring it out and next year we should have a much tamer inflationary backdrop." (04:37)

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Timestamps for Key Segments

• 0:02 – 0:57: DHS Immigration Operation in Minnesota and Nationwide Stats
• 0:57 – 1:15: Political Responses from Minneapolis Mayor and Illinois Governor
• 1:26 – 1:47: Supreme Court, National Guard, U.S. Drug Strikes Update
• 1:47 – 1:59: U.S. Military Movements Off South America
• 3:12 – 3:36: Explosives Plant Investigation in Tennessee
• 3:36 – 4:11: NYC Mayoral Campaign Ad Dispute with Knicks
• 4:11 – 4:58: Social Security Increase and Inflation Commentary
• 4:58 – 5:07: Coffee Price Increase

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Summary

This Fox News Hourly Update delivers fast-paced coverage of security operations and enforcement initiatives, ongoing legal and political debates around immigration, economic news affecting Social Security recipients and consumers, and notable local stories. The tone remains crisp and factual, with comments from top officials and subject experts, making it a concise yet comprehensive national newscast for October 25, 2025.

Transcript

[Lisa Lacera]

She says the operation is justified. I'm Lisa Lacera of Fox News. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem details an immigration enforcement operation during a trip to Minneapolis and St. Paul.

[Fox News Reporter]

Addressing DHS operations across Minnesota, Secretary Kristi.

[Kristi Noem]

Noem says just since January they have removed over 4300 individuals off of our streets who have been arrested and were committing crimes in here illegally in this country.

[Fox News Reporter]

Explaining more than 3,300 had criminal histories.

[Kristi Noem]

Of those individuals, 98 of them were gang members, members of foreign terrorist organizations as designated by the Trump administration. Also, 11 of those individuals were known or suspected terrorists.

[Fox News Reporter]

Noting since January, 515,000 have been arrested and deported across the U.S. saying 70% had pending or criminal charges, including murder and assault.

[Lisa Lacera]

Fox's Kristen Goodwin in a statement before Secretary Noem spoke, Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Fry said in Minneapolis, our immigrant neighbors are our friends. We stand up and support them always. This is Illinois Governor JB Pritzker has established a commission to document claims of civil rights abuses tied to ICE agents.

[Illinois Governor JB Pritzker]

We want to keep records because we think people need to know they are going to be held accountable eventually. And it is the records that we keep now and that we do contemporaneously that will be the most valuable.

[Lisa Lacera]

The Supreme Court now considering whether the National Guard can be sent into Chicago. Secretary of War Pete Hext says the US has carried out another strike on a suspected drug boat killing six people, its tenth such strike.

[Kristi Noem]

The campaign targeting ocean bound vessels has now killed at least 43 people and will include more if and when the operation moves ashore.

[Lisa Lacera]

Fox's Gillian Turner this as the US Carrier strike group Gerald Ford is moving to the waters off South America. America's listening to Fox News.

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[Lisa Lacera]

An explosives plant in Tennessee earlier this month that killed 16 people began in an area where workers use kettles to produce a mixture of chemicals and a set of other explosives that were stor, though the ATF says that it could take months to determine the cause of the blast at the Accurate Energetic Systems plant. The New York Knicks call a foul on the Democrats mayoral candidate Zoran Mamdani.

[Chris Foster]

The team tells Fox it sent a cease and desist letter to the Zoran Mamdani campaign over a basketball related campaign ad that's aired on social media and first on TV during the Knicks home opener Wednesday night. It uses the team's orange and blue logo, replacing the word Knicks with zoron. A caption reads, this is our year. This is our time, New York Forever. Tagging the location as Madison Square Garden. The letter says the ad is likely to mislead the public into thinking the campaign is affiliated with, sponsored or endorsed by or in some way connected with the Knicks. The ad's been removed from the campaign's social media pages in New York. Chris Foster, Fox News People who receive.

[Lisa Lacera]

Social Security will be seeing a little more every month.

[Nancy Lazar]

Next year, the monthly payment for Social Security recipients will go up an average of $56 starting in January. Benefits are rising 2.8% more than the 2.5% in 2025, which was the smallest increase in four years. Nancy Lazar, chief global economist at Piper Sandler, believes the impact of tariffs will not be sticky.

[Fox News Reporter]

This is a temporary phenomena. I think the markets are figuring it out and next year we should have a much tamer inflationary backdrop.

[Nancy Lazar]

The cost of living increase is figured using the department's consumer price index from July to September. The September CPI report was released. Despite the government shutdown, it measured inflation on an annual basis at 3%.

[Lisa Lacera]

Fox's Jenny Costolo the price of coffee is going up. Government figures show the average price of a pound of ground coffee at more than $9 a pound last month. I'm Lisa Licera.

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