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Fox News Hourly Update

12PM ET 02/12/2026 Newscast

12 Feb 2026

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Chapter 1: What are the latest developments in ICE reforms and Homeland Security funding?

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Time's running out again on Capitol Hill. I'm Lisa Brady, Fox News. And there's a fresh round of finger-pointing as Democrats keep pushing for ICE reforms, threatening to block Homeland Security funding. It took them more than a week to come up with a list of demands. Senate Majority Leader John Thune a short time ago. They didn't provide legislative text until this past weekend.

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But now they have the gall to suggest that it's Republicans... who are slow walking things. Current DHS funding, which includes multiple agencies, runs out tomorrow night. This as a federal surge in Minnesota is now winding down after violent protests and two deadly confrontations. Operation Metro Surge is ending.

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And in the next week, we're going to deploy the officers here in detail back to their home stations or other areas of the country that are needed. Borders are Tom Holman in Minneapolis says in recent weeks there was less rhetoric and more cooperation from county jails, making it easier to target illegal immigrants with criminal records.

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But Governor Tim Walz says the state has not been doing anything differently and that the Trump administration should pay for impacts. The federal government needs to be responsible. You don't get to break things and then just leave without doing something about it. Lawsuits over the surge continue.

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Minnesota's Attorney General Keith Ellison confronted on Capitol Hill about fraud in taxpayer services. You said let's go fight these people, meaning the people who are investigating the fraud. Missouri Republican Senator Josh Hawley getting pushback from Ellison. So first of all, you're cherry picking quotes out of there. Why did you help? I thought you were going to let me answer.

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Why did you let me answer? Ellison has highlighted state and federal investigations of welfare fraud. Savannah Guthrie says they'll never give up on mom Nancy posting a new video as the search continues in Arizona. Day 12 since the 84 year old went missing. America is listening to Fox News. This is Ainsley Earhart. Thank you for joining me for the 52 episode podcast series, The Life of Jesus.

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A listening experience that will provide hope, comfort, and understanding of the greatest story ever told. Listen and follow now at foxnewspodcasts.com or wherever you listen to podcasts. An artificial intelligence company is putting money behind political candidates who support regulating the AI industry.

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Anthropic is an artificial intelligence company based in San Francisco, donating $20 million to Public First Action, a political group supporting candidates in favor of allowing states to pass AI regulations. Anthropic says in a statement, the companies building AI have a responsibility to help ensure the technology serves the public good, not just their own interests.

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It put out a report Tuesday that its own Claude Opus AI model could potentially be used to develop chemical weapons and commit heinous crimes. The head of Anthropic's research team quit Monday, saying the world is in peril and that the safety team is under constant pressure to put values aside.

Chapter 2: How is Operation Metro Surge impacting immigration enforcement in Minnesota?

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Chris Foster, Fox News. An execution in Oklahoma. 45-year-old Kendrick Simpson just put to death by lethal injection. He had admitted to killing two men in a drive-by shooting in 2006. Simpson's attorneys had argued he suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder stemming from chronic trauma in his childhood years.

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A WNBA player says she's prepared to testify against an NFL player charged with assaulting her. Atlanta Falcons rookie James Pierce Jr. is maintaining his innocence, but Rekia Jackson has filed the paperwork to testify against him.

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The 22-year-old linebacker facing five felony charges after allegedly intentionally crashing his SUV into a vehicle driven by the Los Angeles Sparks player multiple times in South Florida last weekend. Pierce was arrested after crashing his vehicle while trying to flee the scene of what the Doral Police Department describes as a domestic incident. Pierce is facing two separate cases.

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He's charged with fleeing or eluding police, aggravated battery, and resisting officers. In the other, he faces two counts of aggravated battery and aggravated stalking. Frank Lanza, Fox News. A sell-off on Wall Street right now. The Dow's down 558 points. I'm Lisa Brady, Fox News.

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