5AM ET 04/01/2026 Newscast

0:00President Trump addresses the nation tonight. I'm Ted Lindner, Fox News, the president planning to address the nation in a prime time speech at 9 p.m. Eastern time on the conflict in Iran. The president was asked by reporters on Tuesday when Operation Epic Fury will come to an end. We're finishing the job and I think within maybe two weeks, maybe a couple of days longer to do the job. President Trump lashing out a U.S. allies who didn't fully support the U.S. Israel action against Iran and calls to assist in opening the Strait of Hormuz. The president writing on true social, the hard part is done, go get your own oil. Ships have been stuck in the Strait of Hormuz as Iran threatens to attack tankers. Iran continuing to target those ships in the Persian Gulf as the president gives a new timeline for the conflict. Fox's Mike Tobin with more. Another tanker ship has been hit. This one 17 miles north of Doha in the Persian Gulf. The ship was hit above the water line with some kind of projectile.

1:01No oil spill known and the crew is okay. Meantime, the Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Arakshi told Al Jazeera that their indeed has been communications with the United States in the form of messages exchanged with U.S. special envoy Steve Whitkov. However, Arakshi says the messages do not constitute negotiation. With the president saying the war here will conclude in two to three weeks, Secretary Marco Rubio says one way or another, the end is in sight. The president has pressed American allies to assist in the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, arguing that Europe relies on the shipping lane more than the U.S. does. And the Army pilots who hovered two helicopters and your kid rocks Tennessee home during a training run over the weekend. Well, he clapped and saluted have had their suspension lifted. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth made the announcement on social media after it was first announced that the crews were suspended pending an investigation. America's listening to Fox News.

2:02President Trump has signed an order tightening rules on mail-in voting nationwide. An executive order directs federal agencies to create a national list of eligible voters in each state to verify vote by mail ballots. Cheating on mail-in voting is legendary. It's horrible. What's going on? President Trump has long complained about voting by mail, alleging that it allows fraud, despite few cases of such. The order also requires ballots to have secure envelopes traceable with barcodes. And remember it's about voter integrity. We want to have honest voting in our country. The order is likely to face legal challenges states are largely responsible for conducting elections. At the White House, Jared Halpern, Fox News. President Trump expected to be in attendance today as the Supreme Court hears arguments challenging his push to limit birthright citizenship. The Court will hear arguments over President Trump's executive order signed on the first day of his second term that denies U.S. citizenship to children born to a mother in the country

3:02illegally and a father who is either not a citizen or a lawful permanent resident. The class action lawsuit challenging it was brought by the ACLU and other groups on behalf of three plaintiffs who had children last year who were at risk of being denied citizenship. Lower courts have ruled that the action violates or likely violates the 14th amendment. The Court will live stream the audio of the session on its website at SupremeCort.gov. Tonya J. Powers, Fox News. And an American journalist abducted in Baghdad, Iraq. Al Monitor, a publication that describes itself as the Middle East leading independent news, identifying the abductee as American freelance journalist Shelley Kiddelsen, noting she's an American citizen known for her courageous reporting from war zones in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Syria. Adding a U.S. official said the State Department is aware of her kidnapping and working with the Iraqi government to secure her release. That's Fox's Christy Goodwin. I'm Ted Lindner.