9AM ET 08/12/2026 Newscast

Summary

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Fox News Hourly Update: 9AM ET 08/12/2026

Overview

This episode delivers a rapid update on significant national and international news developments as of August 12, 2026. The main themes covered include the latest inflation report and its political impact, key primary election results and their implications, several major legal and weather-related events, an update on the humanitarian disaster in Colombia following a deadly earthquake, and financial market reactions. The episode maintains a brisk, informative, and neutral tone typical of Fox News radio newscasts.

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Inflation Report & Economic Outlook

• Inflation Update

  • Consumer prices "inched up" in July compared to June, but the annual rate dropped slightly.
  • Main Numbers: "July CPI coming in up 1/10 of a percent; year over year, up 3.4%." (Cheryl Cassoni, [00:15])
  • Insight: Inflation remains a central concern for voters ahead of the midterm elections.

• Quote:

  • "Affordability a big midterm election issue, especially for Democrats."
    — Dave Anthony ([00:25])

• Market Reaction

  • "Dow futures up more than 100 points, almost 300 for the NASDAQ." ([04:18])

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2026 Midterm Elections: Primary Results & Analysis

• Minnesota Senate Race

  • Progressive Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan wins the Democratic Senate primary.
  • Will face Michelle Tafoya (Republican, former sportscaster) in the general election.
  • Quote:
    • "We are going to stop Donald Trump’s billion dollar a day illegal war in Iran and the crushing gas and fertilizer prices."
      — Peggy Flanagan ([00:31])

• Wisconsin Governor Primary

  • Democratic Socialist Francesca Hong loses to moderate Democrat David Crowley.
  • Crowley had briefly dropped out but returned and narrowly won.
  • Party divisions noted, with calls for unity to face Republican Tom Tiffany.
  • Quote:
    • “Tong was bogged down by controversial social media posts and a lack of endorsements from prominent progressives.” ([01:05])

• Connecticut House Race

  • John Larson (incumbent Democrat) is the 10th House member to lose a primary this year.
  • Luke Bronin wins by 22 points, promising change.
  • Notable comment:
    • “The stakes are too high to keep doing the same thing.” — Luke Bronin (paraphrased, [01:20])

• South Carolina Senate Race

  • Senator Darlene Graham wins the GOP primary, aiming to replace her late brother, Lindsey Graham; faces Ralph Norman in a coming runoff.
  • Emotional moment referenced:
    • "This is a very emotional Senator Darlene Graham finished first in the Republican primary to replace her late brother Lindsey." ([01:20])

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Legal, Political, and Social Developments

• Trump Election Regulation Blocked

  • A federal judge in Boston blocks Trump’s executive order on mail-in voting, holding that the postal service cannot restrict ballot delivery only to certain "eligible" voters. ([02:32])

• Columbia University Lawsuit

  • Lawsuit by Palestinian students and professors alleges insufficient protection from harassment and biased discipline after campus protests against Israel's war in Gaza.
  • "Columbia University failed to protect them from harassment and targeted them with, quote, unfair and biased disciplinary hearings." ([02:54])
  • Context: Last year, Columbia agreed to pay a $200 million fine over federal allegations of inadequate action against antisemitism.

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Extreme Weather & Natural Disasters

• Severe Storms in Midwest

  • Aftermath: ~700,000 homes and businesses remain without power in Illinois, Kentucky, and Indiana.
  • Casualties: 2 deaths in Indiana (one by falling tree, another in Ohio due to flooding). ([01:20])

• Colombia Earthquake Tragedy

  • Official death toll: At least 181, with some reports exceeding 200.
  • Rescue efforts: Highlight of a baby being pulled safely from rubble.
  • President Abelardo de la Esprilla: Almost 200 people still missing (civilian sources suggest up to 4,000).
  • Humanitarian response complicated by poverty and civil conflict; U.S. provides $15 million in aid.
  • Quote:
    • "A moment of joy amid Colombia's tragedy." — Jonathan Savage ([03:44])

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Memorable Moments & Quotes

• “Affordability a big midterm election issue, especially for Democrats.” — Dave Anthony ([00:25])
• “We are going to stop Donald Trump’s billion dollar a day illegal war in Iran...” — Peggy Flanagan ([00:31])
• “The first 72 hours are crucial when it comes to finding survivors.” — Jonathan Savage, on the Colombia earthquake ([03:44])
• “Dow futures up more than 100 points, almost 300 for the NASDAQ.” ([04:18])

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Timestamps for Key Segments

• Inflation & CPI Report: [00:03] – [00:25]
• Midterm Elections & Primaries: [00:31] – [01:20]
• Weather Disasters & Power Outages: [01:20] – [02:00]
• Court Block on Trump’s Election Order: [02:32]
• Columbia University Lawsuit: [02:54]
• Colombia Earthquake Update: [03:35] – [04:18]
• Market Reactions: [04:18]

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Note:
Ads (the FOX News Wine Shop spots at [02:00] and [04:28]) and other non-news elements were omitted from this summary.

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This episode provides a quick but comprehensive recap of top national and international headlines, connecting political, economic, and human-interest stories relevant to listeners.

Transcript

[A]

An up and down inflation report. I'm Dave Anthony. FOX News Literally, consumer prices inched up last month from June, but the annual rate of inflation for July dropped slightly.

[B]

Everything in line with estimates. So month over month, July CPI coming in up 1/10 of a percent year over year, up 3.4%.

[A]

That's Fox Business Network. Cheryl Cassoni, affordability a big midterm election issue, especially for Democrats.

[C]

We are going to stop Donald Trump's

[B]

billion dollar a day illegal war in Iran and the crushing gas and fertilizer prices.

[A]

That's Minnesota Lieutenant Governor Peggy Flanagan, a progressive who easily won the Democratic primary for Senate in November. Flanagan will face Michelle Tafoya, a former TV sportscaster who won the Republican primary. In Wisconsin, a Democratic socialist lost. Francesca Hong had led in the polls but was upset in the primary for governor by a more moderate Democrat, David Crowley, who had dropped out of the race briefly last month and back in and won by a few thousand votes.

[B]

Tong was bogged down by controversial social media posts and a lack of endorsements from prominent progressives. Wisconsin Dems are now calling on the party to put aside their differences and unite behind Crowley as he gets ready to face Republican Tom Tiffany for Governor

[A]

Fox's medal in Rivera. In Connecticut, Democratic Congressman John Larson became the 10th House lawmaker to lose a primary this year. Luke Bronin beat Larson by 22 points after telling voters the stakes are too high to keep doing the same thing in South Carolina. This is a very emotional Senator Darlene Graham finished first in the Republican primary to replace her late brother Lindsey as GOP nominee as she runs for her own term in office after being appointed to the Senate. Graham will face Republican Congressman Ralph Norman in a runoff in two weeks, about 700,000 homes and businesses still without power. The day after storms hammered parts of Illinois and Kentucky and Indiana, where two people were killed, one by a falling tree, another died in Ohio in flooding. America's listening to FOX News.

[D]

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[A]

another loss in court for President Trump and his push to regulate elections. A federal judge in Boston has blocked an executive order that would have restricted mail in voting by ordering the postal service to only deliver ballots to voters deemed eligible. Two years after all the protests on college campuses demonstrating against Israel's war in Gaza, Columbia University is being taken to court.

[C]

The lawsuit filed in New York by five current and former Palestinian students and professors says Columbia University failed to protect them from harassment and targeted them with, quote, unfair and biased disciplinary hearings following the October 7, 2023 Hamas attack against Israel. Last year, Columbia suspended dozens of students for their role in shutting down its main library in a pro Palestinian demonstration. The suit comes a little more than a year after the school agreed to pay a $200 million fine to settle federal allegations that it did not do enough to protect Jewish students from anti Semitism. Columbia has not commented on the suit, but has previously denied being discriminatory and condemned hate. In New York, Tanya J. Powers, Fox News.

[A]

From that Columbia to the country in South America, ravaged by an earthquake, blamed for at least 181 deaths. Some reports have it at well over 200.

[E]

A moment of joy amid Colombia's tragedy. This the moment a baby is pulled to safety through a crack in a concrete wall. The first 72 hours are crucial when it comes to finding survivors. President Abelardo de la esprilla says almost 200 people are still missing, but civilian run databases put that number nearer 4,000. Response to the devastation has been made harder by poverty and civil warfare. Aid is coming in from overseas. The United States has offered more than $15 million worth. Jonathan Savage, FOX NEWS On Wall street,

[A]

big gains are brewing after that tame inflation report. Dow futures up more than 100 points, almost 300. For the NASDAQ, I'm Dave Anthony and this is FOX News.

[D]

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