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00:00Evening, everybody. I'm Kevin Corkin for Trace Gallagher. 8 o'clock on the West Coast,
00:0411 here in D.C., and this is America's favorite late news, Fox News at Night.
00:10A U.S. president invading an American city with troops. It's un-American, if you ask me.
00:17Breaking tonight, the showdown escalating between Chicago officials and the White House over
00:21President Trump's threat to send the National Guard to deal with Chicago's high crime rate.
00:26That story coming up in just moments. Plus, Charlemagne the God not holding back and telling
00:31the former head of the DNC where his party went wrong. I'd rather take an old Joe Biden on a
00:38respirator right now than a got-*** Donald Trump right now who's destroying this country.
00:42That type of rhetoric is exactly why y'all lost.
00:47Well, there's that. We'll also have a sneak peek into what your Labor Day travels could look like,
00:52and here's a hint, a bit more money in your wallet. And two weeks have passed since the
00:56historic summit between Presidents Trump and Putin in Alaska. Still no peace deal to speak of,
01:01but officials say there's still no need to worry.
01:06Has achieved seven peace deals in seven months. No president in history has done more to advance
01:11the cause of peace. The panel weighs in on that, but first to Alexandria Hoff. She joins us tonight
01:17here in Washington. Hi, Alex. Hi, Kevin. The Trump administration is weighing weather to
01:21provide Chicago with the D.C. cleanup treatment. This has heated up an ongoing feud between the
01:27president and Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker, who acknowledged today that there are certain
01:31agencies like the FBI and ATF that he would welcome, but not the National Guard, saying that
01:36the state would not sit idly by if the White House went down that path.
01:39A U.S. president invading an American city with troops. I'm 60 years old. I've never heard of
01:48such a thing. It shouldn't happen. You call up the National Guard when you have an emergency.
01:52There is no emergency here. It's undeniable that Chicago has a crime problem.
01:58It's one of the world's largest outdoor shooting ranges. One of the biggest risks in Indiana is
02:05straight bullets coming over from Chicago. She does have a way with words there. Well,
02:09the White House says part of its crime-fighting efforts includes ramping up immigration enforcement.
02:14Here is Bordazar Tom Holman on the job of Chicago's mayor.
02:18You would think he'd welcome the assistance. His number one responsibility. It's the safety and
02:23security of that city. If he's not going to do it, President Trump is going to do it.
02:28Well, Mayor Brandon Johnson responded literally to that interview writing tonight,
02:32we're not going anywhere. Now, on a separate front this evening,
02:36a federal appeals court ruled that most of President Trump's tariffs are unconstitutional,
02:41stating that the way he was using the Emergency Powers Act exceeded his authority.
02:45This ruling does not go into effect until October 14th. That gives time for the Trump
02:49administration to file an appeal to the Supreme Court. They're optimistic about that,
02:54according to the president, and we do expect that appeal to be filed quickly. Kevin.
02:58Yes, indeed. Alex Haw for us tonight. Alex, have a great weekend. Appreciate that.
03:01Let's bring in former chief counsel for the House Judiciary Committee,
03:05Julian Epstein, and attorney and RNC surrogate, Mahek Cook. Mahek, great to have you with us,
03:10as well as you, Julian. Let's begin with you, Mahek. I want to share a tweet, or a post,
03:15rather, on Truth Social. The president actually remarking about this ruling that we got late.
03:21I want to share for the folks at home in case they missed it. He says,
03:23all tariffs are still in effect today. A highly partisan appeals court incorrectly said that our
03:29tariffs should be removed. But they know the United States of America will win in the end.
03:34If allowed to stand, this decision would literally destroy the United States of America.
03:39At the start of this Labor Day weekend, we should all remember that the tariffs are the best tool to
03:45help our workers and support companies that produce great made-in-America products.
03:51I couldn't have written it any stronger than that, Mahek. Your thoughts?
03:56Kevin, I 100% agree with President Trump. You actually have to start following the rule of law.
04:01Once again, we're seeing obstructionist judges that are actually not following the Constitution.
04:06We've seen this political theater before, and I have full confidence that the Supreme Court
04:10will strike this down. The president under the Emergency Powers Act can regulate international
04:16transactions. That's exactly what tariffs are. If they're not international transactions,
04:20what are? And we've seen previous presidents do this. You saw President Reagan and Carter
04:24actually ban trade. That's actually a step further than what President Trump is doing.
04:29He's just trying to secure trade and tariffs for the American people. And I'm tired of these courts.
04:3596% of President Trump's policies have been challenged. And every single time President Trump
04:41prevails. So this is a matter of national security. And I hope that the Supreme Court
04:45aligns with the president because, again, they're the last line of defense against obstructionists
04:50like these judges.
04:51Julian, she makes a very strong point. It seems like time and time and time again, there's some court
04:56that the opposition can go to to sort of gum up the works. Or am I misreading that?
05:02No, that is true. That is also how the system works. And it's not true that the president has
05:08won every time. He has won most of the times. And it is, I think, to be fair to the circuit
05:13court, what the circuit court is saying is the president is overusing the emergency authority
05:18here, which is the authority he has under the International Emergency Act. I think Mahat makes
05:26a good point. The Supreme Court is likely to give a broader read as to what the president's
05:30emergency powers are because they have a very favorable view towards Article II powers, the
05:36presidential powers. They're not going to sit there and say, we're going to determine what's
05:39an emergency. The court's determined what an emergency and the president can't. So I think
05:42he's got a pretty good shot in the Supreme Court. If he doesn't win that case, there are other
05:47statutes that the president has that he can invoke to use tariffs as well. Under the International
05:52Trade Agreements, when he finds unfair trade, he can retaliate with tariffs. So there's a lot
05:57of levers he has. The power move, Kevin, if he wants to really use the power move, is to
06:02go to Congress. The GOP will support him on this. And then you squeeze the Democrats. Because
06:08I remember when I was working on Capitol Hill, the Democrats were very pro-fair trade. What are
06:14they going to say here when the president says, I'm doing this to level the playing field? What are
06:17they going to say? No, we're for the international corporate elite. We're against the working men.
06:21So the power move for the president would be that he can have his cake and eat it. Use other levers
06:25that he has under executive authority, under the other statutes, and go to Congress and say,
06:30whose side are you on? The international corporate elite or the working men?
06:33You know, I always say the same thing to you every time you know I chat. Three words,
06:37separation of powers. I think it would be hard pressed, in my opinion, for the court to come in
06:42and say, we get to determine what the emergency is. That's the power of the executive. We've got about
06:46about a minute left. I want to go to you first on this one, Julian, then wrap up with you, my heck.
06:50Chicago is saying, listen, we don't want the National Guard. The governor there is saying that.
06:55And the city's leaders have said essentially the same, despite the fact that a lot of people
06:58there frankly say, we need the help. Is the president right to do this?
07:04600 murders on average in Chicago every year. 40 per 100,000. One of the highest in the world. In the
07:11developed world, the average is two per 100,000. It's 20 times as high. Most of them are
07:16black men that are being murdered, that are being slaughtered. The president's message that
07:21Democrats are going to be hard pressed to answer is, if you, do you really care about black lives
07:26genuinely, or do you only care about black lives when it's ideologically convenient? Because what
07:31the president can do is save a lot of black lives if Chicago works cooperatively with him.
07:3620 seconds left, my heck. Look, I think President Trump has to use all the tools in his toolkit today.
07:42You're seeing a governor that doesn't have a backbone and that's going to fight Trump. But at the end of
07:47the day, this is again about American security and safety overwhelming. It's a 90-10 issue. Very few
07:52people are against safety. We know that crime rates are rising. And President Trump has a D.C.
07:57blueprint that should be used in every single city. And I call on Republican governors today to start
08:02that, to start using it in every blue city. And I guarantee you this wave of crime will end with
08:08President Trump. We certainly get my vote as a resident of a city that has been beset by
08:12an outrageous amount of crime. Unbelievable. And finally, things seem to be getting better.
08:17Mehak Cook, Julian Epstein, great to see you both. Appreciate your time tonight. Thank you so much.
08:21Thank you. There are a lot of reasons the brand for the party is suffering. But part of the reason
08:25is that we are always, like, if you look at the Republican side on the flip side, they are not talking
08:30about, well, well, we're getting this. We got this wrong the last time and we get this wrong. Man,
08:34they get drunk all the time. But they won. No, but they don't talk about it. Part of the reason
08:39why they win is because they're not talking about it. It's like you got a brand new car and every day
08:42you throw mud on it. Was President Biden old? Yes. I mean, he was damn old. But when you take a look
08:48at it, Charlemagne, when you look at what this man was trying to do, I'd rather take an old Joe Biden
08:54on a respirator right now than a got Donald Trump right now who's destroying this country.
08:59That type of rhetoric is exactly why y'all lost.
09:03Well, preach. That's what a lot of people are saying. Podcast host Charlemagne the God
09:07giving the business to former DNC chair Jamie Harrison a bit of a political life lesson.
09:13But the real question tonight is, will the Democrats actually take it? Let's bring in
09:18Town Hall, media host, Chloe Traffinato and conservator, founder and CEO, Jamie Lee Franklin.
09:25You know, I love the storyline, Jamie Lee, because the truth is you have to be able to push back
09:31against your own party, which is what I think Charlemagne the God was trying to do. He's an
09:36avowed Democrat. I think it's fair to say he might say he's maybe not apolitical or maybe he is,
09:41but I thought he really hit hard against Jamie Harrison. What do you think?
09:45Well, I think it's funny to see Democrats go on these podcasts and on these shows. They're
09:49obviously trying to look young and cool with the young kids and everything, but it's not working.
09:54They're not President Trump. They're not authentic and they're not relatable. And they've told a lot
09:58of lies and they've lost a lot of credibility. And I think they're underestimating how egregious
10:03this lie was about Joe Biden's mental health and the whole coverup. And I think it's going to be
10:08an albatross around their neck come 2026 and 2028 because they've lost complete credibility with
10:14the American people. And I think it's hilarious to see them be exposed because the second they
10:18get outside of CNN or MSNBC and they're with an independent show host or journalist,
10:23they're exposed for the lies that they told because they're not insulated there.
10:26A hundred percent. And I think young people in particular in this country are not buying the BS.
10:31They are sharper. They're online more. They read more. They are more engaged. And I think it is a lot
10:36harder to sort of say, oh, look at the patina, what we're trying to do. And they're like, no, no,
10:40no, no, no, no, no. I need to know exactly what you're doing because if you're not doing it,
10:44I'm going to hold you to account. Glory, before I get you to weigh in, I want to share this.
10:48This is James Carville, a little audio only. He's talking about the DNC
10:52and the work they have to do. Listen to this.
10:56Understand this. The DNC does not exist to right wrongs. It doesn't exist to acknowledge the more
11:04unpleasant parts of history. It doesn't exist to make people feel good. It exists,
11:11get this through your head, to win elections.
11:15This is one of the biggest frustrations for a lot of young Democrats. They're like,
11:19we have to sort of do this self, you know, self-punishment for all the sins of the past.
11:26And people are just tired. They're like, look, can you make gas cheaper? Can you make housing
11:30affordable? And sometimes to me, it seems like the DNC completely misses the point.
11:35What do you think? Absolutely, Kevin. Well,
11:36thank you so much for having me. But I think James Carville at least has some semblance to sanity.
11:42He's tethered to reality. He knows the Democrats are losing on every single 80-20 issue. They've got
11:48to get back to all of those things. Yet instead of focusing on those 80-20 issues,
11:52they're griping about land acknowledgements. If the Democrats are that upset about it,
11:56they do know that they could give the land back, but they won't.
11:59Yeah. And funny how they won't give back the land. They will get out there and say,
12:02oh, we acknowledge, we acknowledge. Want to give it back? Not so much.
12:07Let me get you both to weigh in on the devastation over in Minnesota. Investigators are talking about
12:13a possible manifesto left behind. I want to share this little sound. Get your reaction,
12:17Jamie. Listen to this.
12:19Investigators say the suspect left behind what they call a manifesto. There were also videos
12:23published to a YouTube account, believed to have belonged to the shooter,
12:28displaying weapons with anti-Semitic, anti-black, and anti-religious messages painted on the side.
12:34The FBI says they are investigating the shooting as an act of domestic terror and a hate crime.
12:41An act of domestic terror and a hate crime, which would seem to be the right way to go. A lot of
12:46people seem to be hesitant, though, to point out the fact that this was a person who was trans. And
12:50I've been seeing some graphics online, especially on X, where it's like, this shooter was trans. This
12:55shooter was trans. Have you noticed that at all? And why are people sort of trying to
12:59nibble around the edges of the story without sort of pointing out the obvious?
13:03Yeah. I mean, it's an ongoing problem. It's a threat to our country at this point.
13:07We've seen a complete pattern. And this transgender psychopath targeted Catholic school children
13:13while they were in the pews praying in mass. It is horrific. And to watch the media run cover
13:19and say, we don't know the reason. We don't know the motive behind this. I mean, it's quite clear
13:23and it's quite obvious. And to also watch the media and Democrats tried to run cover for his
13:27identity and his pronouns, we don't care. This guy is a psychopath who killed children.
13:32And I think of these families right now. Some of them have children in the hospital that
13:36are fighting for their lives. And some people lost kids as well. And they have to see the
13:40media running cover. And shame on anybody who criticized people for offering up prayer
13:45in this horrific time, because these are Catholic families. I'm a Catholic, you're a Christian,
13:50and we know the power of God and the power of prayer. And that's exactly what these families
13:54need at this moment. Absolutely. Catholic as well. Chloe, wrap us up. 20 seconds.
13:58Well, for them to say that they don't understand the motive behind this attack.
14:01Yeah, it's some mystery wrapped in an enigma, but it's not. He left a 20-minute long YouTube
14:06video detailing exactly why he carried out this attack. He hated Catholics. He hated Jewish
14:11people. He loathed Donald Trump. Now, God forbid that had said, kill Joe Biden on the gun.
14:17I mean, the media outcry would be absurd, but it didn't. And the CNN former Biden official knows
14:23that, and that's why they're staying quiet about this. Yeah, if he had a red Make America Great
14:26hat on, I'm sure that would have been mentioned an awful lot. But people are like trying to nibble
14:30around the edges on this story. Jamie Lee and Chloe, thank you both so much for spending time
14:34with me on a Friday night. Thank you. Thank you, Kevin.
14:36Thank you, Kevin. Great to see you both.
14:38The Trump administration now said to be approving an $825 million arm sale to Ukraine.
14:44This is all coming as Ukrainian leaders are meeting with American officials. In fact,
14:49they did so in New York to discuss a way forward on ending the war.
14:54Christina Coleman has the very latest for us tonight. Christina.
14:58Hi, Kevin. Yeah, that's right. The Trump administration approved a $825 million
15:02arms sale to Ukraine, which includes defense equipment and extended range missiles. U.S.
15:08foreign military financing and funding from some NATO allies will help pay for it. And today,
15:13French President Emmanuel Macron issued a reminder of President Trump's deadline
15:17for Russian President Vladimir Putin to commit to meeting with Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelenskyy.
15:26If that's not met by Monday, the deadline that has been set by President Trump,
15:31I believe that once again, it will mean that President Putin has played President Trump.
15:38Trump's deputy chief of staff, Stephen Miller, strongly pushed back on that statement. Miller says
15:43no president in U.S. history has done more to advance the cause of peace than President Trump.
15:49He's ended the conflict between Israel and Iran. He's ended the conflict between
15:53Rwanda and Congo. And obviously, he's working steadfastly to end the killing in Ukraine.
15:59And keep in mind, this is President Biden's war. It started because of President Biden.
16:04Today, U.S. presidential envoy Steve Witkoff met with Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelenskyy's
16:10chief of staff in New York. Ukrainian officials say they are ready and willing to meet with Moscow to
16:15end the war. President Zelenskyy was very clear. So he's open for any negotiations.
16:25In the meantime, the fighting continues. Russia launched a massive attack on Kiev this week,
16:30killing at least 25 people, including four children. Kevin.
16:35Christina Forrest in L.A., thank you so much. Let's bring in Foundation for Defense of Democracy's
16:40founder and President Cliff May. Always a pleasure to have you with us, my good friend.
16:47A lot of people are going to be talking about this idea of selling arms to Ukraine to help them
16:52defend themselves. On the one hand, you could say, you know, be careful. You don't want to antagonize
16:57the Russians. On the other hand, you can say, well, first of all, we're selling them.
17:00So we're making some money. And second of all, they deserve the right to defend themselves.
17:04And if we can aid or assist in that, that would seem to be the right call. What do you think?
17:10That's absolutely the case. Of course, they're an independent country. We're an independent
17:14country. We have the right to sell arms, as you point out. We're not actually even selling them
17:19directly. We're going to sell them through our European friends. They'll pick up the check.
17:23We'll be able to create more arms. These are not the most sophisticated arms we have,
17:29but it's helpful. The Ukrainians have a right to defend themselves. And this begins to put some
17:34pressure on Putin. And President Trump has been trying very hard to show respect for Putin,
17:40trying very hard to cut him slack, to give him a way to get to the table. He doesn't want to do it.
17:46Why doesn't Putin want to sit down with Zelensky? Because Putin thinks he's the lion,
17:51and Zelensky is the lamb. And the lion doesn't sit down with the lamb. The lion eats the lamb.
17:56This is the complication of this storyline. People keep saying that talk is good. But I almost never
18:04feel like there's any progress being made. And that's not a knock at Whitcoff. I think he's doing
18:09all the special envoys, doing all he can. Do you have any confidence at all tonight, Cliff, that this
18:16will resolve itself somehow, someway here in the next several months? No, because it's very clear
18:24at this point that Putin does not want peace or a path to peace. He wants victory. He wants conquest.
18:32He wants to destroy the independence, the sovereignty, the freedom of the Ukraine. He doesn't like the
18:38idea of a nation with political parties and free press next door to him. And besides, and I've told you
18:44this before, but I'm going to repeat it for those who haven't heard, Putin thinks he's the czar,
18:50and his mission is to restore the Russian empire. And to restore the Russian empire, that means he
18:55has to have Ukraine. Belarus, he already has as kind of a vassal state. He's already kind of taking
19:01control of Georgia, a former republic. He's meddling in Moldova. And believe me, the Baltic countries,
19:07they're very nervous about what he might do next if he were to succeed in Ukraine. Now, this is,
19:14it's very, look, it's very important that Putin does not win. Putin has a no-limits partnership
19:20with China. And by the way, in the news today as well, as you know, he's going as a special guest
19:25to visit with Xi Jinping, who heads the strongest, biggest communist party in all world history.
19:31Think about that. Yeah, it's incredible. And the truth is,
19:34he has these fantasies about reestablishing the USSR, and the world doesn't want that. In fact,
19:40I'm not so sure it's going to happen. He's going to have a lot to deal with if he continues to go
19:45down this path. Cliff, for short of time tonight, as always, my friend, I appreciate your knowledge
19:49and your input. Have a wonderful weekend. Always an honor and a pleasure to be with you,
19:54Kev. Thank you so much, the great Cliff May. Coming up, new details emerging in the Minneapolis
19:59school shooting that claimed the lives of two young children. And a potential Supreme Court
20:04legal battle is brewing after a federal appeals court rules that much of the president's tariffs
20:10are illegal. We'll have that story, plus coming up later in the nightcap.
20:14Anybody that is going to use this as an opportunity to villainize our trans community
20:21or any community has lost touch with a common humanity.
20:27So says the guy who thinks prayer is ridiculous or not necessary. But at any rate,
20:32here's a question for you tonight. Is it relevant to the story that the Minneapolis church school
20:37shooter identified as transgender? Let us know what you think on Instagram at Fox News Night and also
20:43on X. We'll read some responses in the nightcap.
20:55Welcome back, everybody. 26 minutes after the hour now, breaking tonight, the Minneapolis community
21:00still reeling after the fatal Catholic school shooting that took the lives of two innocent
21:04children. Brooke Taylor, live in Minneapolis with the very latest on the investigation. Evening, Brooke.
21:11Hi, Kevin. Police say that they were able to get in touch with the shooter's mother after yesterday.
21:17They said they weren't able to contact her and she wasn't cooperating.
21:21Police haven't said exactly what that conversation entails, but I have learned that the mother hired
21:28a criminal defense attorney. I reached out to that attorney, spoke to him on the phone,
21:33asked why his client hired him. And he told me, quote, she's completely distraught about the
21:38situation and has no culpability. Police have not said whether any family members potentially face
21:44charges. A new search warrant reveals the shooter. 23-year-old Robin Westman left a car at the scene,
21:51which was registered to his father. The father told authorities the shooter was living with a
21:56romantic partner. They recently broke up, so Westman moved out and was living with a friend.
22:01Police searched Westman's father's home in Minneapolis, found a tactical vest,
22:06two computer drives, and documents according to that warrant. Westman's father told police his child
22:12once attended Annunciation Catholic School and its church and that his ex-wife had once worked there.
22:19The Warren State's police found the shooter dead from a self-inflicted gunshot to the head and was
22:24wearing black tactical gear and carrying at least two long guns. The two young children who died have
22:31been identified by family as eight-year-old Fletcher Merkel, whose father said the young boy and his
22:38family, friends, fishing and cooking and sports were his favorite things. And then you have 10-year-old
22:44Harper Moisky here, whose family said her, quote, laughter, kindness and spirit touched everyone
22:51who knew her. And back out here live all day long, hundreds of people have been coming to this church
22:57to pay their respects. It's laid out, it's dark, and there are still people who are coming by to pay
23:03their respects and show that they are here to support those families who have been impacted by this
23:09horrible tragedy, Kevin. Horrible indeed, Brooke Forrest tonight. Thank you so much. I appreciate that.
23:15If you're building in the United States of America, if you're working in the United States of America,
23:21if you're trying to earn a decent living right here at home, we are going to fight for you every single
23:25day. But if you build crap overseas and try to undercut the wages of American workers, you're going to pay
23:31a big fat tariff before you bring it back in to the United States of America. The court battle over
23:38the president's tariffs heating up tonight. A federal court now says most of the, well, most of the tariffs
23:43are illegal, though they will remain in effect at least for now. And soon the issue will head to the
23:49U.S. Supreme Court. Let's bring an attorney, Alex Foyer, and UC Berkeley law professor, the great John
23:55you. All right, professor, I'm going to share this with you. This is the attorney general Pam Bondi.
24:01She actually posted this on X. She says the president found there was a national emergency
24:07and took action under the law by imposing tariffs. The judges of the federal circuit are interfering
24:13with the president's vital and constitutionally central role in foreign policy. Who's right in this
24:21case? The panel or the AG? Kevin, I think that the court of appeals here issued a seriously flawed
24:31decision. It actually ignores what was the most vulnerable part of the tariffs, which is our trade
24:37deficits, actually a national security emergency, and instead focuses, I think, on an implausible claim,
24:44which is that this IEPA law, this International Economic Emergency Powers Act, does invest the president
24:51with broad powers in foreign affairs. In that respect, Attorney General Bondi is right. It's not
24:55just that the president has constitutional authority here, but Congress has delegated even more power
25:01to the president to take action in the economic sphere. The statute says that if there is such a
25:07national security emergency, the president can block and regulate any foreign transaction. How is it that
25:13he can't impose tariffs? Under this law, presidents have cut off all trade with countries like Iran,
25:18Cuba, North Korea. So how can a president not do less, which is to impose, say, a tariff of 10%,
25:2520% or 30%? That and plus the fact that the court of appeals ignored the major Supreme Court
25:32precedent on the statute which upheld President Reagan's imposition of sanctions on Iran during the
25:37hostages crisis means I think the justices are sure to take this case and may well overturn the
25:42court of appeals below. Alex, I saw you nodding in agreement.
25:45I am nodding. I believe that this is going to come to the court very fast. It might be on the
25:50shadow docket here in the next few weeks. And I think that to John's point that he's going to
25:56have a favorable look there. There's already, I know, a few justices, Justice Robert, Justice
26:01Kavanaugh, Justice Alito, Justice Thomas, that I can see saying, hey, it's not up to the court to
26:05second guess what the executive is saying is a national emergency. Separation of powers. I keep saying
26:11it seems so obvious to me. Now, let's let's talk about this Lisa Cook drama. A lot of ways to go
26:17with this story. She's been accused of committing mortgage fraud. And there are those who say,
26:23listen, she's not alone. That's right. And she's not alone, as we've learned, obviously.
26:28This is Claudia Tenney talking about the legal standard to remove her. Listen to this. Get your
26:32thoughts on the other side. I think Lisa Cook has shown that she's using her position for personal gain.
26:38You know, she's lied. This is the question is whether or not she's committed something that would
26:42be arbitrary and capricious that could maybe that's the standard. They're actually looking
26:46for a standard right now legally. And that could be a standard that could remove her.
26:51Could remove her. Do you think it happens? I think eventually it happens. So this case right
26:56now is in front of a Biden appointee. So I hate to say that I predict that it won't go the president's
27:02way initially. Right. But I do think in the end it will. And that's because the Supreme Court has
27:08actually already greenlit some of his firings. They've kind of said, you know, with the National
27:11Labor Relations Board, Consumer Protection Board, that it's been OK. There's also this precedent that
27:17a lot of people are talking about that possibly in the next term could be overturned, Humphrey's
27:21executor. And that has to do with limiting a president's ability to remove someone without cause
27:26or for cause. The thing about cause, there's no definition in the statute, right? So you can also
27:31think, is there a potential conflict of interest here with her being on the Fed and facing these,
27:36I think it's actually three mortgage issues now. The two primary and then the condo, the investment
27:41property. So yeah, it doesn't look too good for her. All I can say is what a mess. Really quickly,
27:47I'd love to get you both on this, maybe 15 seconds each. The Minnesota mother, Professor Yu,
27:52it seems to me that she might be in a bit of legal jeopardy based on what I've been reading.
27:57Do you think that's possible?
28:00It is possible. I don't think it's a big winner, but some other states have tried to hold liable
28:05the parents of children who have gone and engaged in these school shootings. However,
28:10I think the more important thing to look at is whether states should try to ban these transgender
28:14drugs if they are having an effect on people's mental health, as we saw in the Supreme Court term
28:19and Scrimetti, that states are allowed to ban those for minors and maybe even adults.
28:24Yeah, given what's happened with all these shootings, that may be a wise decision.
28:28The one thing I'll say is that what's different about this case compared to like the Michigan
28:32family that was held, the two parents that were held liable there, is he was 15. This is,
28:37we're dealing with an adult and we don't, wasn't living with his mom as far as we know. So I think
28:41it's kind of hard to say that she would face criminal charges. It could be very possible that some of the
28:46parents do bring a civil lawsuit against her. And I think that might be certainly a possibility.
28:51Professor Yu and the great Alex Hoyer, thank you both tonight. Appreciate you both. Have a great
28:54weekend. Thank you. Beyond the headlines is where we're taking you next. These are just some of the
28:59stories that, you know, we're scrolling through tonight. A brawl breaking out during a Mexican Senate
29:05session. The fight apparently following a big debate there over whether the U.S. should be involved in
29:10fighting the drug cartel south of the border. Swings, pushes, a little extra fight there.
29:18Plus, we've got this. A man accused of murdering his wife, dragging her body in a tarp before dumping
29:23the body in a California forest. Now arrested in Peru after fleeing there with the couple's three
29:28young children. The suspect now faces 26 years to life in prison if convicted. And we have some wild
29:35images to share tonight. They're emerging after the DEA seized hundreds of pounds of meth and fentanyl
29:41in Seattle. The narcotics are allegedly tied to the Sinaloa drug cartel. 19 people have been
29:47indicted. We'll have updates as of course they come in. As we continue here on the program, coming up,
29:53if you're like millions of other Americans, you're likely going to be hitting the road for this holiday
29:57weekend. So we wonder tonight what the busy Labor Day holiday travel weekend might look like for you.
30:02That's coming up. Plus, the day's top economic stories. That's next.
30:1440 minutes after the hour now, Labor Day weekend is upon us. And you know what that means? Traffic,
30:19busy airports, and hopefully the beach for some of you. Chandler Painter live with more of what you
30:24can expect this busy holiday weekend. Hello, my friend. Kevin, I wish we were at the beach.
30:29Me too. We are working instead. But all other Americans, they are on the move this weekend,
30:34as you can imagine. But this year, your wallet could actually catch a break. Costs are down on
30:40domestic flights, hotels, and car rentals compared to last year. And gas prices are the lowest they've
30:47been in four years, down by 12 cents compared to last year, with the national average $3.15.
30:54and some parts of the country will be filling up for less than $3 a gallon. Energy is way down. In
31:01places like California, where they charge such high taxes, it's higher, but it's still much lower
31:05than what it was a year ago. If you are jet-setting this holiday weekend, TSA is expecting to screen
31:1217.4 million travelers over the holiday. TSA also reminding travelers they are no longer requiring you
31:19to take off your shoes. Plus, some airports are rolling out family lanes to speed up the process
31:25at airports. Also, new technology could help speed things along. The company Clear is launching its
31:32so-called eGates for Clear Plus members in airports in Washington, D.C., Atlanta, and Seattle. So instead
31:40of using TSA officers to verify identities, the eGates actually scan your face and open up once they
31:46confirm you're the person matching your ticket. And according to AAA booking data, the top domestic
31:53destinations for travelers are Orlando, Seattle, and New York. And we didn't really see a beach there
32:01on those top destinations there, Kevin. Well, we can always hope. I'm always pro-Florida.
32:07Yes. Thank you so much, Chan. I appreciate that. I want to bring in Azoria CEO James Fishback.
32:11And listen, whenever the gas prices get lower, I think that's great for Americans. Let me share
32:17a graphic. People keep saying, are they really lower, Kevin? Yeah, they are actually lower. Look
32:21at the numbers. Look at 2022, 379, now around 315, and it matters, doesn't it?
32:30It absolutely matters, Kevin. This is part of President Trump's agenda to bring down prices.
32:35He's done it once again. And the truth is, everyone wants to talk about tariffs,
32:38this, tariffs, that. That is one part of the president's economic vision. When you drill more
32:44and more, when you do the exact opposite of what President Biden did for four years,
32:48you bring down energy costs, you bring down inflation, and you increase the all-in take-home
32:53income for American families. And listen, I think it's good to be a good steward of the money of this
32:59country, especially taxpayers. The president's been doing a good job of that so far. You can certainly
33:04argue that. Let me share an example. California now said to be looking for new funding, James,
33:09as it relates to their high-speed dreams. It goes this way, looking for new ways to finance the
33:15high-speed rail following the administration's decision to pull billions of dollars in federal
33:19funds from the project, including building solar farms on adjacent land to help power the train and
33:25sell excess energy to power data centers. Other potential revenue streams under consideration
33:30includes selling right-of-way for utilities to operate transmission lines, developing real
33:36estate near stations, and allowing freight service in off-peak hours. In my opinion,
33:42if you don't build it in L.A. to San Francisco, I don't see what the point is. But any little
33:48thing we can do to hold people to account about how they spend federal dollars, to say nothing of
33:53state dollars, seems like a good idea.
33:55It's a great idea, Kevin. You're absolutely right. What's happened with the California high-speed
34:01rail system is a sad analogy for government overreach and bureaucratic waste. Gavin Newsom can
34:08go build whatever he wants to build, but American taxpayers in my home state of Florida or in Alabama
34:13or Georgia should not be subsidizing Gavin Newsom's waste and abuse out there. And so at the end of the
34:20day, I'm glad that President Trump has done it. Let Gavin Newsom pay for it for himself.
34:24Yeah, absolutely. I want to get your reaction to this. I'm going to share for the folks at home.
34:30You've been all over this Lisa Cook story. Our motion was just granted in Cook v. Trump in court.
34:35They accepted our emergency amicus brief where we explain why President Trump has both the legal
34:41right and the ethical duty to remove Lisa Cook from the Federal Reserve. You have been, I think,
34:47a real leader in this storyline. 20 seconds or so. How confident are you this will move forward?
34:54It will move forward and the Supreme Court of the United States may need to ultimately have the
34:59last voice in this case. Make no mistake, President Trump has the legal right, but he has an ethical
35:04obligation to do so. The Federal Reserve cannot credibly go out and regulate banks and tell us
35:10they're guarding against mortgage fraud when one of their own has committed mortgage fraud. So we were
35:15proud to be the only investment firm to step up to file this amicus brief and defend President Trump in
35:21court today. So important indeed. James Fishback, a real stalwart. Thank you, my friend. Appreciate
35:26your time tonight. Have a great weekend. Thanks, Kevin. Thank you. You know, if you follow sports,
35:32you probably know that Labor Day weekend kicks off the college football season this year.
35:36More players than ever, though, are getting paid for what's known as their name, image, and likeness,
35:41otherwise known as NIL. However, despite the newfound cash, there are some real concerns out there about
35:47fairness. Congress may be getting involved, too. Here's senior congressional correspondent,
35:52Chad Pergram. I don't know if there are going to be any colleges or universities or any worth
35:56fighting for. The NCAA and many schools push for congressional intervention. Now we just have,
36:02you know, state legislation and every state is different. We need some kind of federal standard
36:07and guidelines that allows people to enforce their own rules. But some lawmakers question why
36:13the NCAA couldn't settle the pay-for-play fight. I think if they had strong management,
36:20if they made some decisions early on, we wouldn't be in this position. Attorneys general from
36:26Florida, Ohio, New York, and Tennessee have reservations about the legislation.
36:31The Big West Conference says it's skewed toward major conferences. It's unclear if the bill gets
36:36a floor vote anytime soon. Back to you. Chad Pergram for us on the Hill. Thank you, Chad.
36:42Here's a question tonight. Is it relevant to the story that the Minneapolis school shooter
36:46identified as transgender? Let us know what you think on X and on Instagram at Fox News Night.
36:51We're back with the Nightcap crew, which includes you. Thanks.
36:56Back with the Nightcap crew, Chanley Painter, Mehek Cook, Jillian Epstein, Jamie Lee Franklin,
37:08and Chloe Trepanato. Here's a question. Is it relevant to the story that the Minneapolis
37:13school shooter identified as transgender? We're going to begin with Mehek Cook. What'd you think?
37:20Kevin, I do think it's relevant because we have to look for motive here. Everybody's asking what the
37:24motive is. Transgenderism is a mental illness, and we need to start recognizing and solving this
37:29crisis. Julian. If a white separatist went into a black church and did this, you'd hear no end to
37:35it. And you don't do this to shame a group. You do it to understand what's going on. And in this case,
37:40we seem to have a trend. Jamie Lee. I mean, unfortunately, transgenderism is associated with
37:45a lot of mental health issues. So I think we really need to look into what's going on in the
37:49psychiatric industry and why doctors didn't see this person as just a walking red flag. It should
37:55have been very clear. And the medications, too. Chanley. I agree that it is relevant by way of
38:00motive or explaining what happened, possibly. But overall, it's really not. I don't think evil can
38:04be typecasted. Unfortunately, it comes in all shapes and sizes. Chloe. Kevin, I think, unfortunately,
38:09it's the most relevant part of his story. Take a look at his manifesto, and you'll see why.
38:14All right. Let's see what the folks out there in TV land had to say about this. Doc Dan. I love Doc
38:20Dan. As relevant as whether they are black, white, Hispanic, et cetera, as relevant whether they are
38:25male, female, which is always reported, it's part of the complete story of the person. Alice says,
38:32adroitly, absolutely. How about Catherine? Seacat. She says, I believe the shooter's transgender
38:38identity is relevant because of concerns that medications may significantly affect mental
38:43health. Jennifer adding this. Yes, a person's mental and emotional stability is always relevant
38:49no matter who they are, and everyone in their lives should be questioned. And finally, Liz.
38:56Yes. We want to thank you for spending time with us on America's favorite late news,
39:00Fox News at Night. I'm Kevin Cork in Washington. Trace is back Monday. We hope to see you then.
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