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The files made public. I'm Lisa Licera, Fox News. The Department of Justice has begun the process of releasing hundreds of thousands of documents tied to the Jeffrey Epstein sex trafficking investigation. The files include images of former President Bill Clinton and Mick Jagger, with Epstein seen in some photos, along with Epstein's girlfriend, Ghislaine Maxwell.
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But we're told to expect redactions, as the DOJ has the right to redact information that may compromise victim information. Fox has also told us. So it's likely that some of the files released today may have already been released at some form in the past. But what's unclear, though, is how these files will be organized.
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Fox's Davis Pond President Trump signed a bill Nov. 19 giving the Justice Department 30 days to release most of the files and communications related to Epstein, including information related to his death in a federal jail in New York. The New Hampshire medical examiner's office says Claudio Neves Valente, the suspect in the mass shooting at Brown University and the killing of an MIT professor, was dead for two days before his body was found in a storage facility last night.
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Investigators say as leads came in, they were able to confirm his identity and trace it back to car rental records in Massachusetts that showed the suspect rented a Nissan sedan with Florida plates that was spotted at the scene of the Brown shooting and at the murder of MIT Professor Nuno Loero Fox Cotton in Providence.
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Neves, Valente and Luaro had attended the same school in Portugal in the 1990s, though authorities haven't said why they think that he killed the professor. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth has announced the start of what he's calling Operation Hawkeye Strike in Syria to eliminate ISIS fighters, infrastructure and weapons sites in direct response, he says, to the attack on U.S. forces last Saturday, which killed three Americans. America is listening to Fox News.
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Safe. Congress has left D.C. for the holidays without extending Affordable Care act subsidies. The both sides expected to address it when they return this.
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Week. Before the holiday break, House Republicans passed a health care bill they say will lower costs across the board, but it did not extend the Obamacare subsidies for more than 20 million Americans as they lapse at the end of this year. For Republicans, then broke ranks and signed onto a discharge petition with Democrats that would extend subsidies, but Speaker Johnson did not bring that to the floor. He did say it's inevitable that this discharge petition will come up when lawmakers return in January. Senate Majority Leader John Thune said he could see a path forward on subsidy extensions that a majority of senators could get behind if Democrats accept some major health care reforms. Jessica Rosenthal, FOX News if the.
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Subsidies aren't extended, millions of Americans will see a rise in health insurance premiums next year. Some popular cartoon characters and fixtures during the holiday season have a new.
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Owner. Snoopy and the Peanuts gang will be mostly owned by Sony, which purchased an additional stake in peanuts holdings for $450 million. Sony now owns 80%. The family of Peanuts creator Charles M. Schultz will retain the remaining 20%. Sony is buying the stake from Canadian entertainment company Wild Brain, which also owns the Teletubbies and Strawberry Shortcake brands. Sony was first involved with peanuts in 2010 as its business agent in Japan. The sale values the Peanuts business at more than $1 billion. Jenny Coselda, Fox News Sales of.
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Previously occupied U.S. homes rose in November from the previous month, but slowed compared to a year earlier. The national association of Realtors says existing home sales rose a half percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4.13 million units. Sales fell 1% compared with November of last year. I'm Lisa.
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Date: December 19, 2025
Host: FOX News Podcasts (Lisa Licera and FOX News reporters)
This episode delivers a roundup of breaking news stories, leading with the Department of Justice's massive document release related to Jeffrey Epstein’s sex trafficking investigation. It also touches on developments in a high-profile murder-suicide case, U.S. military action in Syria, Congressional health care debates, a major media business deal, and U.S. housing market news.
[00:02 – 00:41]
Notable Quotes:
“The Department of Justice has begun the process of releasing hundreds of thousands of documents tied to the Jeffrey Epstein sex trafficking investigation.”
— Lisa Licera [00:02]
“But we're told to expect redactions, as the DOJ has the right to redact information that may compromise victim information.”
— Fox News Reporter [00:23]
“President Trump signed a bill Nov. 19 giving the Justice Department 30 days to release most of the files and communications related to Epstein, including information related to his death in a federal jail in New York.”
— Davis Pond [00:41]
[01:08 – 01:29]
Notable Quotes:
“As leads came in, they were able to confirm his identity and trace it back to car rental records in Massachusetts that showed the suspect rented a Nissan sedan with Florida plates that was spotted at the scene of the Brown shooting and at the murder of MIT Professor Nuno Loero.”
— Reporter [01:08]
“Neves, Valente and Luaro had attended the same school in Portugal in the 1990s, though authorities haven't said why they think that he killed the professor.”
— Lisa Licera [01:29]
[01:29 – 01:59]
Notable Quote:
[02:59 – 03:48]
Notable Quotes:
“If the subsidies aren't extended, millions of Americans will see a rise in health insurance premiums next year.”
— Lisa Licera [03:48]
“Senate Majority Leader John Thune said he could see a path forward on subsidy extensions that a majority of senators could get behind if Democrats accept some major health care reforms.”
— Jessica Rosenthal [03:39]
[03:58 – 04:36]
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[04:36 – 04:55]
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This concise, fast-paced episode provides listeners with critical news on notable federal investigations, national security, health care legislation, media industry movements, and the real estate market, exemplifying Fox News' signature news roundup style.