Number of children abducted from Catholic school in Nigeria explodes to over 300

Summary

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Fox News Hourly Update – Episode Summary

Episode Date: November 22, 2025
Title: Number of children abducted from Catholic school in Nigeria explodes to over 300
Host: Paul Stevens (FOX News Podcasts)

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Main Theme

This Fox News Hourly Update covers major developments in U.S. and global politics, with a focus on the escalating crisis in Nigeria where over 300 children have been abducted from a Catholic school. Other key topics include Marjorie Taylor Greene’s resignation from Congress, tensions and alliances in New York political circles, U.S. immigration policy updates, and the state versus federal battle over regulation of Artificial Intelligence.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Marjorie Taylor Greene Announces Resignation

• Announcement: Marjorie Taylor Greene, Representative since 2021, will resign on January 5, 2026.
  • Quote (MTG, 00:11): “I’ll be resigning from office with my last day being January 5, 2026. And I look forward to seeing many of you again sometime in the future. May God bless you all. And may God bless America.”
• Reason: Cites fallout with President Trump, particularly over “the Epstein files, foreign policy, and health care.”
• Context: Trump publicly branded Greene a “traitor” and promised to endorse a challenger against her (00:27).
• Greene’s Motivation: She did not want to subject her district to a “hurtful and hateful primary” (00:51).

2. Unlikely Alliance: President Trump & NYC’s Mayor Mamdani

• Backdrop: President Trump and New York’s Mayor Alex Zohran Mamdani, formerly adversaries, met at the White House (01:07).
• Past Rhetoric: Each previously labeled the other a “communist” (Trump’s term for Mamdani) and “fascist” (Mamdani’s term for Trump).
• Meeting Outcome: Both share the goal of making New York “a more affordable city.”
• Quote (Jared Halpern, 01:25): “The president says he is confident Mamdani, a Democratic socialist, will do a very good job as mayor.”

3. U.S. Immigration and Somali Protection Status

• Policy Update: President Trump announces via Truth Social the immediate end of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Somalis in Minnesota (01:38).
• Justification: Cites “Somali gangs terrorizing the people of the great state.”
  • Quote (Paul Stevens, 01:38): “…the president says he’s immediately terminating temporary protective status…somali gangs are terrorizing the people of the great state.”

4. Crisis in Nigeria: Mass Abduction at Catholic School

• Event: Mass kidnapping at St. Mary’s Catholic boarding school in western Nigeria.
  • Details (Stephanie Bennett, 02:40): “303 school children and 12 teachers…abducted by the gunman during the attack…”
• Scope: Second such event that week; earlier, 25 schoolgirls were kidnapped in a Muslim-majority area (02:51).
• Escalation: Attackers arrived on motorcycles around 4am; a 15-year-old girl managed to escape.
• Ongoing Violence: Attack on a Catholic church resulted in dozens held for ransom (03:04).

5. State vs. Federal Regulation of Artificial Intelligence

• President’s Position: Trump pushes for centralized, minimal regulation to help the U.S. “dominate” AI (03:17).
  • Quote (Unidentified Interviewer, 03:23): “We are going to work it so that you’ll have a one approval process, not have to go through 50 states.”
• Current Status: Executive order aiming to remove states’ AI regulatory authority is on hold. Possible creation of an AI task force and lawsuits against state rules.
• Congressional Action: Republicans eyeing a decade-long moratorium on state AI laws in the annual defense bill (03:54).

6. Border & Immigration Enforcement Policies

• Increased Operations: ICE, led by Tom Holman, plans to increase operations in New York City (03:54).
• Border Chief’s Statement: Michael Banks emphasizes mission extends nationwide (04:07).
  • Quote (Michael Banks, 04:07): “And our oath does not stop at the United States border. We will go anywhere in the United States we need to to assist our partners…”
• CBP Claim: Trump administration claims zero migrants released at the southern border for six months (04:16).

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• Marjorie Taylor Greene [00:11]:
  “I’ll be resigning from office with my last day being January 5, 2026. And I look forward to seeing many of you again sometime in the future. May God bless you all. And may God bless America.”

• Chanley Painter on Trump-Greene Fallout [00:27]:
  “President Trump branded Greene, who’s been a representative since 2021, ‘a traitor’ and said he would endorse a challenger…”

• Jared Halpern on Trump-Mamdani Alliance [01:25]:
  “The president says he is confident Mamdani, a Democratic socialist, will do a very good job as mayor.”

• Stephanie Bennett on Nigeria Kidnapping [02:40]:
  “303 school children and 12 teachers they were abducted by the gunman during the attack on St. Mary’s Catholic boarding school in western Nigeria.”

• Michael Banks on Border Enforcement [04:07]:
  “And our oath does not stop at the United States border. We will go anywhere in the United States we need to to assist our partners…”

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Important Segment Timestamps

• 00:11 – MTG announces resignation
• 00:27 – Reporting on Trump-Greene feud & context for resignation
• 01:07 – Trump and Mayor Mamdani’s White House meeting
• 01:38 – End of Somali TPS in Minnesota
• 02:40 – Nigerian school mass abduction coverage
• 03:17 – Trump’s AI regulation announcement
• 03:54 – Congressional moratorium proposal on state AI laws
• 04:07 – ICE and Border Patrol updates

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Overall Tone

The tone is brisk, urgent, and focused, reflecting a breaking-news update format. Speakers deliver information efficiently, with direct quotes emphasizing gravity and immediacy.

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Transcript

[Paul Stevens]

Gee's had enough. I'm Paul Stevens, Fox News. Republican Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene with a big announcement after a recent fallout with President Trump.

[Marjorie Taylor Greene]

I'll be resigning from office with my last day being January 5, 2026. And I look forward to seeing many of you again sometime in the future. May God bless you all. And may God bless America.

[Paul Stevens]

And we get more on that from fox's Chanley Painter.

[Chanley Painter]

Republican Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene announcing she's resigning. Her last day in office will be January 5th. Her resignation comes after a public fallout with President Trump over the Epstein files, foreign policy and health care. Recently, President Trump branded Greene, who's been a representative since 2021, quote, a traitor and said he would endorse a challenger against her next year.

[Paul Stevens]

And Marjorie Taylor Greene saying she did not want her district to experience what she predicts will be a, quote, hurtful and hateful primary, unquote, against her by the president. An unlikely political alliance between two big names connect connected to New York City on display during a Friday meeting at the White House.

[Jared Halpern]

President Trump and New York's Mayor Alex Zohran Mamdani have traded barbs describing each other as a communist and a fascist. It was all forgotten in their first Oval Office meeting.

[Michael Banks]

I've spoken about.

[Unidentified Interviewer]

That's okay. You could just say yes.

[Paul Stevens]

Okay.

[Unidentified Interviewer]

It's easier. It's easier than explaining it. I don't mind.

[Jared Halpern]

The president says he is confident Mamdani, a Democratic socialist, will do a very good job as mayor. But Mamdani says he and President Trump share the same goal of making New York a more affordable city. At the White House, Jared Halpern, FOX News.

[Paul Stevens]

Meantime, the president says he's immediately terminating temporary protective status in a program there for Somalis In Minnesota, the president making the announcement on Truth Social Friday night, adding that, quote, somali gangs are terrorizing the people of the great state. America's listening to FOX News.

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[Paul Stevens]

The Trump White House weighing action in Nigeria, where yet another alarming attack on Christians took place on Friday, 303 school.

[Stephanie Bennett]

Children and 12 teachers they were abducted by the gunman during the attack on St. Mary's Catholic boarding school in western Nigeria. It marks the second mass abduction in the country just this week alone. On Monday, 25 schoolgirls were kidnapped from a boarding school in a Muslim majority town in northwestern Nigeria. Officials say the suspects arrived on motorcycles around 4am 115 year old girl managed to escape. Then on Tuesday, an attack on a Catholic church in a different area resulted in dozens of people being held for ransom.

[Paul Stevens]

Fox's Stephanie Bennett in London. President Trump also demanding an end to excessive state level regulation of artificial intelligence.

[Unidentified Reporter]

President Trump says if the US Is to dominate in artificial intelligence, the fewer regulations the better.

[Unidentified Interviewer]

We are going to work it so that you'll have a one approval process, not have to go through 50 states.

[Unidentified Reporter]

But some state leaders argue it's their duty to implement impose rules to protect the public. Fox is told a presidential executive order meant to kill state regulation authority is on hold for now. But if eventually signed, it may create an AI task force to launch lawsuits against state regulations. On Capitol Hill, Republicans are considering including a moratorium of up to 10 years for state AI laws and a must pass annual defense bill.

[Paul Stevens]

And that's fox's Mark Meredith. Border czar Tom Holman claiming ICE will increase its operations in New York City. The Border Patrol chief Michael Banks on Fox's Saturday in America saying our job.

[Michael Banks]

And our oath does not stop at the United States border. We will go anywhere in the United States we need to to assist our partners in African anyone that's in this country illegally.

[Paul Stevens]

And CBP claiming the Trump White House has released zero migrants at the US Southern border for six straight months. I'm Paul Stevens and this is FOX News.

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