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In 12 hours, President Trump will be on primetime TV. I'm Dave Anthony. FOX News. Addressing the nation, the White House press.
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Secretary says the president will highlight his accomplishments over the past year, a secure border, lower inflation than its peak under the Biden administration and reduced gas prices.
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Fox's Rich Edson at the White House. Will the president bring up Venezuela tonight? It's an amendment, ongoing military operation, blowing up drug smuggling boats and the seizure of an oil tanker. He posted this on Truth Social.
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I am ordering a toll and complete blockade of all sanctioned oil tankers going into and out of Venezuela. America will not allow criminals, terrorists or other countries to rob, threaten or harm our nation and likewise will not allow a hostile regime to take our oil, land or any other assets.
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Before tonight's address, the president will go to Dover Air Force Base for the arrival of the caskets carrying two National Guard soldiers killed while on duty in Syria last week in an ambush terror attack. The president has added Syria and four other countries to a travel ban list, not allowing people from there to come here. Ex special counsel Jack Smith, who got two Trump indictments and criminal cases dropped after the election, faces questions in private this morning at the House Judiciary Committee. Republican Jim Jordan. The chairman just told FOX this was political. This was about going after the Republican Party. And most importantly, it was about going after our candidate for President Trump. Still no arrest in Providence in the manhunt for the Brown University shooter who murdered two students Saturday, wounding nine more.
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The public is anxious and fearful, understandably, because we still do not know the identity of this primary person of interest in this case. Now we do know that he's five, eight, he's got a stocky build. And now investigators are hoping with newly released enhanced video, someone will recognize the way this person is moving.
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Fox's Brian Yenisa Brown in Australia, the surviving gunman in Sunday's terror attack woke up from a coma, then was charged with murder in this hospital room accused of targeting Jews on Bondi beach, killing 15 as they celebrated the start of Hanukkah. America's listening to FOX News.
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This is Ainsley Earhart. Thank you for joining me for the 52 episode podcast series the Life of.
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Jesus, A listening experience that will provide hope comfor understanding of the greatest story ever told. Listen and follow now@foxnewspodcasts.com or wherever you listen to podcasts. Will Nick Reiner be in court today in Los Angeles? We don't know yet. We do know he's jailed without bail, accused of murdering his famous movie director father Rob and his mother, Michelle, L.A.
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County District Attorney Nathan Hockman says Nick Reiner faces two counts of first degree murder with a special circumstance of multiple murders and a special allegation of using a dangerous and deadly weapon.
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These charges carry a maximum sentence of life in prison without the possibility of parole or the death penalty.
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The 32 year old, who is being held without bail, accused of fatally stabbing his parents, Rob and Michelle Reiner, in their Brentwood home.
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Their their loss is beyond tragic and we have we will commit ourselves to bringing their murderer to justice.
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Hockman explaining Nick Reiner will be arraigned after a medical clearance. In Los Angeles, Kristin Goodwin, FOX News.
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The famed Louvre museum in Paris is closed again today. Workers voted to extend their strike weeks after an infamous robbery.
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Tourists lined up this morning outside the world's most visited museum not knowing if they'd get the chance to go inside. Louvre staff have now chosen to continue indefinitely a walkout that forced the attraction to keep its doors closed on Monday. It doesn't open on Tuesdays. Unhappiness among workers even before October's daylight heist of $100 million worth of crown jewels. Unions say the building's understaffed and pay is too little. They also oppose a 45% increase in ticket prices for non European Union visitors due next year. Jonathan Savage, FOX News.
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On Wall street, stock futures are rising before the opening bell this hour. In the NBA, there's a champion. The New York Knicks won the NBA cup in the final game of the mid season tournament, beating San Antonio. I'm Dave Anthony. This is FOX News.
This newscast covers breaking national and international headlines, including President Trump's upcoming primetime address, the latest in US foreign and domestic policy, ongoing high-profile criminal cases, a major labor dispute at a world-famous museum, and sports news.
Recent US military action against drug smuggling boats
Seizure of an oil tanker
Trump’s Truth Social post claims a total blockade of sanctioned oil tankers.
(00:30) President Trump (via Truth Social): “I am ordering a total and complete blockade of all sanctioned oil tankers going into and out of Venezuela. America will not allow criminals, terrorists or other countries to rob, threaten or harm our nation and likewise will not allow a hostile regime to take our oil, land or any other assets.”
Providence University Shooting
Australia Terror Attack
(02:52) “Their loss is beyond tragic and we will commit ourselves to bringing their murderer to justice.” – L.A. County District Attorney Nathan Hockman
“I am ordering a total and complete blockade of all sanctioned oil tankers going into and out of Venezuela. America will not allow criminals, terrorists or other countries to rob, threaten or harm our nation and likewise will not allow a hostile regime to take our oil, land or any other assets.”
— President Trump (via Truth Social), 00:30
“The public is anxious and fearful, understandably, because we still do not know the identity of this primary person of interest in this case.”
— Reporter on Providence Shooting, 01:28
“Their loss is beyond tragic and we will commit ourselves to bringing their murderer to justice.”
— L.A. County District Attorney Nathan Hockman, 02:52
This Fox News Hourly Update delivers a concise rundown of the top news stories as of December 17, 2025, balancing high-level political developments, urgent crime news, major international events, and quick financial and sports updates. From President Trump’s anticipated national address and hardline foreign policy moves, to shocking crime updates both domestically and abroad, and cultural issues with global resonance, listeners get a broad but pointed snapshot of the world’s headlines at the moment.