Top Democrats are refusing to abandon Virginia attorney general candidate Jay Jones despite a report revealing that he wished death on a Republican colleague.Days after a bombshellNational Review report exposed text messages in which Jones fantasized about shooting a Republican colleague in the head and harm coming to his children in 2022, Fox News Digital reached out to top Democrats who endorsed Jones and inquired whether their endorsements stand.Dem. Sen. Cory Booker, who endorsed Jones in June, has not rescinded his endorsement of Jones and his office did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Fox News Digital.The offices of three Democratic House members who have endorsed Jones, Reps. Eugene Vindman, Robert Scott, and Suhas Subramanyam, also did not respond to a request for comment on whether their endorsements still stand.LIBERAL MSNBC PANELIST CALLS FOR VIRGINIA AG CANDIDATE TO DROP OUT OVER VIOLENT TEXT MESSAGESVindmans Republican opponent, Tara Durant, criticized him over his silence in a press release Monday, saying, "At a time when political violence is becoming all too real, Virginians deserve leaders who will lower the temperature and call out dangerous rhetoric not turn a blind eye when its politically convenient."On Sunday, after the National Review report, Vindman reaffirmed his support for Jones in a post on X.Virginias two Democratic senators, Mark Warner and Tim Kaine, have not officially endorsed Jones but also have not explicitly called for him to exit the race.Warner,according to Virginia Mercury, called the Jones texts "appalling" and "inconsistent with the person Ive known."Kaine told Fox News Digital in a statement that Jones's future is in the hands of voters."There is nothing that can justify these indefensible words and they are contrary to all Ive known about Jay Jones for decades," Kaine said. "With hundreds of thousands of Virginians already having voted, its up to Virginians to decide."Warner's office did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Fox News Digital.Spanberger, running for governor in one of the most closely watched races in the country, condemned Jones' messages but stopped short of calling on him to withdraw from the race.YOUNGKIN SAYS DEMOCRAT AG CANDIDATE JAY JONES MUST 'STEP AWAY IN DISGRACE OVER TEXTS ABOUT FORMER GOP LEADER"I made clear to Jay that he must fully take responsibility for his words," a Spanberger statement said. "As a candidate and as the next governor of our commonwealth I will always condemn violent language in our politics."Fox News Digital reached out to Spanbergers campaign on Monday evening but did not immediately receive a response.The Virginia Beach Democratic Committee issued a statement affirming its support for Jones, calling for all Virginians to "line up behind" him."We are lined up, ten toes down, ready to organize, mobilize and deliver voters for Jay and our entire Democratic ticket," the statement read. "Recent press may have spotlighted past mistakes. We say, let those without sin cast the first stone. Jay Jones has taken responsibility, apologized and shown he is committed to serving with integrity and accountability that his public record already shows."VIRGINIA AG CANDIDATE JAY JONES CONVICTED OF RECKLESS DRIVING, CALLS IT 'MISTAKE'The offices of the two top Democrats in Congress, Sen. Chuck Schumer and Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, did not immediately respond to a request for comment on whether Jones should stay in the race.A variety of liberal advocacy groups have endorsed Jones as well, including Everytown for Gun Safety, who donated $200,000 to Jones earlier this year and endorsed him. The gun control group did not respond Monday when asked if they would rescind the endorsement.Republicans across the country, citing the connection between violent rhetoric from the left and political violence resulting in two assassination attempts against President Donald Trump and the murder of Charlie Kirk, have been vocal in calling for Jones to drop out of the race."Democrat Jay Jones should drop out of the race immediately and the people of Virginia must continue to have a great attorney general in Jason Miyares who, by the way, has my complete and total endorsement," Trump wrote in a Truth Social post.Meanwhile, Republican Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares and Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears sharply criticized Jones over the weekend, saying that his recently published 2022 text messages raise serious questions about his fitness for office.Jones has apologized for the texts, calling the remarks "embarrassing and shameful," and said he had reached out personally to Gilbert and his family.Fox News Digital reached out to the Jones campaign for comment on plans to stay in the race but did not immediately hear back.Fox News Digitals Amanda Macias contributed to this report.

Oregon officials declined to pursue charges against conservative journalist Nick Sortor on Monday after his arrest in Portland during a chaotic protest outside a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility.Sortor was captured on video being taken into custody on Thursday and was initially charged with second-degree disorderly conduct. He was later released, but his arrest quickly went viral after he claimed he was detained following a confrontation with two Antifa-affiliated individuals.However, the Multnomah County District Attorneys Office has since reversed course, issuing a statement dropping charges against Sortor due to insufficient evidence that a crime was committed.PORTLAND POLICE SERGEANT APPEARS TO CRITICIZE ASSAULT VICTIMS FOR ANTAGONIZING ANTI-ICE PROTESTERS"After a careful review of the investigation, including reports and video, we do not believe the crime of Disorderly Conduct can be proven against Mr. Sortor beyond a reasonable doubt," the press release said. "The two other individuals arrested for Disorderly Conduct October 2nd have been charged."The statement continued, "We greatly appreciate the efforts of the Portland Police Bureau to manage the situation near the ICE building during this time of political unrest. The Multnomah County District Attorneys office remains committed to a fair and impartial administration of justice."In a statement to Fox News Digital, Portland Police Bureau Chief Bob Day celebrated the decision and the District Attorneys Office review.JUSTICE DEPARTMENT PROBES PORTLAND POLICE BUREAU AFTER TRUMP ADMINISTRATION BIAS CLAIMS"I want to thank the District Attorneys Office for their thorough review of this case. Since June 8, 2025, we have made 36 arrests in the area near the ICE facility. We remain focused on ensuring a safe environment for everyone in the South Waterfront," Day said. "Our enforcement actions are guided solely by law and probable cause, not by politics or personal characteristics. We are committed to upholding the rule of law equally and fairly, regardless of political affiliation, gender, age, race, or economic status."He added, "We will continue our efforts in the South Waterfront to investigate crimes, make arrests when warranted, and refer cases involving criminal behavior to the District Attorneys Office."TRUMP ADMINISTRATION REVIEWING PORTLAND FEDERAL FUNDING AMID ANTI-ICE CLASHES, JOURNALIST'S DETENTIONThough Sortor called the announcement a "victory" on X, he hinted at further legal action."I will still be appearing in court at the Portland Justice Center at 2pm PT to finalize this. And trust me, this is ONLY the beginning," Sortor wrote.CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP

Bari Weiss appointment as editor-in-chief of CBS News triggered an online uproar Monday from liberal journalists and media figures.Weiss, a classic liberal who famously quit The New York Times in 2020 after denouncing what she called its "illiberal environment," later launched independent media company The Free Press in 2022.She was named editor-in-chief of CBS News Monday after Paramount announced it had acquired The Free Press for $150 million.Weiss has been criticized by some on the cultural left for The Free Press' reporting that challenges DEI, gender ideology and media narratives against Israel in its ongoing war with Hamas.FCC APPROVES PARAMOUNT-SKYDANCE MERGER FOLLOWING TRUMP SETTLEMENT, COLBERT CANCELLATIONLiberal media commentators and journalists were incensed by Weiss elevation to the powerful position and took to social media to claim she was unqualified for the role and that her editorial leadership would undermine CBS News credibility.In a post on Bluesky, MSNBC host Chris Hayes compared Weiss to Vice President JD Vance, saying, "Bari Weiss and JD Vance are very similar figures with very similar skills."Media Matters deputy director of rapid response Andrew Lawrence mocked Weiss in another Bluesky post: "Im Glenn Greenwald. Im Kyle Rittenhouse. Im an AI-generated talking pepe meme. Im Bari Weiss, all those stories tonight on 60 Minutes."New York Times columnist Jamelle Bouie bashed her promotion as "a Hall of Fame grift," writing, "Five years ago Bari Weiss was trying, unsuccessfully, to get herself fired. Now shes running CBS News. Thats some Michael Jordan s---."BARI WEISS JOINS CBS NEWS AS EDITOR-IN-CHIEF, PARAMOUNT BUYS FREE PRESS FOR $150 MILLION"Anyway, looking forward to Bari Weiss restoring trust in news where trust in news means pumping out propaganda for your oligarch boss," he added in another post.HuffPost deputy editor Phil Lewis argued the hire would cement "the rightward shift of medias most storied newsrooms," while left-leaning culture blog Defector mocked CBS decision, calling it a step into a "Vichy era."In a scathing post, Defector staffer Patrick Redford wrote that The Free Press "only punches down and to the left" and slammed Weiss as having "a cops heart and a tadpoles brain."Left-leaning Slate Magazine similarly predicted that Weiss's takeover would be "a disaster.""Weiss has built a career railing against wokeness, and her critics fear this could mean a CBS News more sympathetic to her causes: more unconditional support of Israel, more antagonism wielded at "the left," and more Crossfire-style 'debates' over common bugbears like Zohran Mamdani and gender-affirming care," writer Nitish Pahwa warned.CLICK HERE FOR THE LATEST MEDIA AND CULTURE NEWSWithin CBS News, some employees reportedly reacted with dismay and anxiety about Weiss arrival. A reporter told The Independent, "People are using words like depressing and doomsday feels like some sort of doomsday."Reports of the deal first surfaced last month through Puck News, sparking fury from liberal journalists.Status newsletter author Oliver Darcy, formerly of CNN, lamented the looming deal, warning that it would "further erode" trust in CBS News among its viewership."David Ellison vowed not to politicize Paramount yet his first big move at CBS News is a major bet on Bari Weiss, one of the most polarizing figures in media," Darcy began his newsletter Wednesday night. "Weiss, the stridently pro-Israel, proudly anti-'woke' culture warrior, has built her brand on polarizing political commentary supposedly the type of material Ellison signaled to reporters that he wishes to run away from."CBS NEWS STAFFERS RECEIVE NEW MARCHING ORDERS, URGED TO TREAT DEMOCRATS AND REPUBLICANS EQUALLYHuffPost similarly branded Weiss the "polarizing editor of The Free Press" in its report and said the pending acquisition "offers a preview of how Ellison, the son of a top Trump ally, intends to shape CBS News moving forward."She joins CBS at a time of upheaval in both the network and the broader media industry, which has weathered controversies surrounding "60 Minutes" and the cancellation of "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert."CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APPParamount CEO David Ellison pledged that Weiss "entrepreneurial drive and editorial vision will invigorate CBS News.""This is an important initiative for our company, and Bari will report directly to me leading the work of The Free Press and collaborating with our CBS News team in the pursuit of making it the most trusted name in news," Ellison said in a statement. "We believe the majority of the country longs for news that is balanced and fact-based, and we want CBS to be their home."Fox News Digital has reached out to Weiss for comment.Fox News Brian Flood and Joseph A. Wulfsohn contributed to this report.

A researcher believes he's cracked the mystery behind the sinking of Sir Ernest Shackleton's legendary ship Endurance.Part of one of the most famous Antarctic expeditions in history, Endurance set sail from England to the White Continent in August 1914. On Jan. 18, 1915, the ship became frozen in place about 76 miles from the coast of Antarctica.Locked in sea ice for the next ten months, Endurance drifted slowly across the Weddell Sea until it sank on Nov. 21, 1915.The ship is so famous because its sinking was disastrous, but not tragic Shackleton guided all 27 crew members to safety and was able to slowly remove cargo, supplies and boats before the vessel sank.DIVERS REVEAL IMAGES OF 321-YEAR-OLD SHIPWRECK IN REMARKABLE CONDITION OFF COASTIn an Oct. 6 article in the journal Polar Record, Aalto University professor Jukka Tuhkuri argues that the culprit of the sinking lay not in the pressure of the ice, but in the ship's structural weaknesses.At the time, Endurance was regarded as nearly indestructible, but Tuhkuri's research suggests its reputation was unwarranted.The Finnish researcher argues the ship's loss stemmed from deeper engineering flaws, not just damage to its rudder. The vessel was built for Arctic, but not quite Antarctic, conditions.EERIE IMAGES SHOW CENTURY-OLD WRECK OF TITANIC'S SISTER SHIP AS DIVERS RECOVER ARTIFACTS FOR FIRST TIME"While the final reason was tearing off the keel, Endurance sank because the vessel was simply crushed in compression by ice," wrote Tuhkuri."This is not surprising, Endurance was not designed for compressive conditions in the Antarctic pack ice, but for easier conditions at the ice edge in the Arctic."The polar engineering expert consulted letters from Shackleton and expedition diaries during his research, as well as conducting a structural analysis of the ship itself.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR LIFESTYLE NEWSLETTERIts engine room lacked cross-beams to distribute compressive forces, and the hull had limited diagonal bracing, which left it vulnerable to side-to-side crushing by ice."The weakest part of its hull was the engine room area, which was not only larger than in other early Antarctic ships but also lacked beams to give strength against compression by ice," the article details.MORE FROM FOX NEWS LIFESTYLE"Comparison with other wooden polar ships is not favourable for Endurance: ships designed for compressive pack ice were stronger. It is also evident from archive research that Shackleton was well aware of the weaknesses of Endurance even before his expedition set sail for Antarctica."The research comes over three years after the remains of Endurance were found roughly 9,840 feet below the surface of the Weddell Sea in 2022.Mensun Bound, director of exploration for the Endurance22 expedition, called the vessel "by far the finest wooden shipwreck I have ever seen.""It is upright, well proud of the seabed, intact, and in a brilliant state of preservation," Bound reported. "You can even see Endurance' arced across the stern, directly below the taffrail."Julia Musto contributed reporting.

The NHL on Monday doled out punishment after the Florida Panthers and Tampa Bay Lightnings rivalry turned up a notch during their final preseason game.Lightning forward Scott Sabourin was suspended for four games and defenseman J.J. Moser was given a two-game ban for their actions in the game on Saturday night. The NHL also fined the Lightning organization $100,000 and head coach Jon Cooper was fined $25,000.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMThe chaotic matchup saw referees call 65 penalties for 312 minutes, including 13 game misconducts. Tampa Bay committed seven in the game and six were called on Florida. The Panthers received 17 power-play chances, according to the NHL.Players started their march to the sin bin when Sabourin went after Panthers star Aaron Ekblad. Sabourin received a major penalty after playing just 19 seconds.The game spiraled from there as the referees tried to get things under control. Floridas eighth goal was called off after Panthers defenseman Niko Mikkola was credited with an assist. He had already been ejected earlier in the third period.ESPN MLB ANALYST SAYS THERE'S 'ZERO CHANCE' HE'S WATCHING NETWORK'S NHL COVERAGE DURING PLAYOFF BASEBALLFlorida won the game, 7-0. The chaos ensued after the two teams tallied 49 penalties and 186 minutes in an earlier preseason contest."I think anybody thats been a part of this rivalry would probably look at this box score and A, not be surprised and B, I cant believe its taken this long for something like that to happen," Cooper said Saturday.Panthers forward Evan Rodrigues added that the game "got stupid by the end of it.""It wasnt really hockey out there," he added.It seemed to be an appetizer for what the regular season will bring. Florida and Tampa Bay will play each other four times starting on Nov. 15.Florida enters the season as the two-time defending Stanley Cup champions.The Associated Press contributed to this report.Follow Fox News Digitalssports coverage on X and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.

The Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) movement has attracted a wide range of Americans for a variety of reasons but, most recently, one of the nation's foremost animal rights groups, PETA, has teamed up with the Trump administration and Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to push one of its latest initiatives. Last week, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced it would spend $87 million on a new Standardized Organoid Modeling (SOM) Center, which will research alternative methods to reduce scientists' reliance on animals for biomedical research testing. The initiative also includes policies to support the rehousing of animals used in scientific research."We've been working with NIH to give them background information on areas of disease research where the animal experiments have failed so tremendously, and there's the most potential to really shift the game over to human-relevant methods," Emily Trunnell, director of science advancement and outreach at People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), told Fox News Digital. "About a month ago, we sent them these seven horrific grants anybody could look at the things they're doing to like monkeys and dogs and just be like, there's no way taxpayers need to be funding this. So we continue to push them in that way. We are supportive and providing help where we're asked, and we do think they're going in the right direction."BEN CARSON SWORN IN AS NATIONAL NUTRITION ADVISORThe issue of using animals in biomedical research is also one championed by the White Coat Waste Project, which was a vehement critic of Dr. Anthony Fauci and the Biden administration during the coronavirus pandemic and was also founded on a mission to help end taxpayer-funded experiments on animals. The group, founded by Republican political strategist Anthony Bellotti, told Fox News Digital that it is "thrilled that the Trump administration is putting wasteful animal experiments weve exposed under the microscope."Goodman added that their polling shows 85% of Americans, including Republicans, Democrats and Independents, oppose using taxpayer dollars to support experiments on dogs, cats, and other animals.Trunnell agreed, noting that she thinks the issue has gained Republican support because many Americans no matter their political stripe have come to wonder why tax dollars are going towards these "cruel" and often less reliable research methods."There's better science when you're using non-animal methods, there's less animal cruelty, and there's less waste all around," she told Fox News.FOR THE FIRST TIME, THERE ARE MORE CHILDREN IN THE WORLD WHO ARE OBESE THAN UNDERWEIGHTAccording to Trunnell, Americans have been "sold this lie that animal research is critical for medical advances." For example, she cited that 95% of new drugs tested on animals ultimately fail in human trials, either because they are not safe, potentially due to toxicity not detected in animals, or they're ineffective.Trunnell added that the majority of animals are used in "curiosity-driven research," which she argued "never results in anything meaningful for human health.""On the other hand, we have these new technologies that use human data and human cells," Trunnell pointed out.Trump's head of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Dr. Marty Makary, reportedly met with PETA representatives in July after NIH Director Jay Bhattacharya announced the agency would be taking steps to reduce its reliance on animal-based research models and prioritize human-based ones, according to Politico. Bhattacharya's actions allegedly earned him a bouquet of flowers from PETA, which said after his announcement that the group was "popping" champagne corks.In a statement to Fox News Digital, Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) spokesperson Andrew Nixon said the recent steps taken by the NIH and FDA prove the Trump administration's commitment to reducing animal reliance when it comes to scientific research isn't just theoretical, it's happening now."Whether through AI-driven models, organoid technology, or other innovative tools, were seeing a shift toward safer, more ethical, and more efficient methods of testing," Nixon said. "This is an issue that bridges ideology because its about modernizing science while aligning it with our values."

Federal agents in Chicago on Monday arrested a suspected Latin Kings leader accused of offering cash bounties to capture and kill a senior immigration officer working with "Operation Midway Blitz."The U.S. Attorneys Office for the Northern District of Illinois unsealed a criminal complaint Monday charging 37-year-old Chicago resident Juan Espinoza Martinez with a single count of murder for hire.Martinez was taken into custody Monday morning, though his initial court appearance has not yet been scheduled.U.S. Attorney Andrew S. Boutros called the alleged plot "an attack on the rule of law."HUNDREDS OF FEDERAL AGENTS IN CHICAGO CARRY OUT OPERATION TARGETING SUSPECTED TREN DE ARAGUA GANG MEMBERS"Putting a price on the life of a law enforcement officer is an attack on the rule of law," Boutros said. "The defendants actions in this case demonstrate a profound contempt for human life and public safety. Under my leadership, the U.S. Attorneys Office in Chicago will hold defendants accountable for their grave criminal actions and ensure that no federal officer has to fear for their life for doing their job."According to the complaint, Martinez is a ranking member of the Latin Kings, a gang notorious for violent crimes and drug trafficking across Chicago.The complaint alleges Martinez sent Snapchat messages that read, "2k on information when you get him" and "10k if you take him down."ICE AGENTS BREAK CAR WINDOW TO ARREST RESISTING ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT IN EXCLUSIVE FOX NEWS RIDE-ALONGIn the exchange, Martinez used the handle "monkeys---" and the name "Juan," according to investigators.The message included a photo of a senior Border Patrol officer involved in immigration enforcement operations in Chicago as part of U.S. Customs and Border Protections "Operation Midway Blitz."The complaint says a confidential source told investigators that after a police-involved shooting on Oct. 4, 2025, involving Border Patrol agents in Chicagos Brighton Park neighborhood, Martinez sent Latin Kings members to 39th and Kedzie in response.DHS BLITZES CHICAGOLAND, NETTING MANY ARRESTS AS NOEM ONSITE FOR IMMIGRATION CRACKDOWNThe source said Martinez ordered members to obtain firearms and patrol the area around 26th Street and South Drake Avenue to defend Latin Kings territory.Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche said the case reflects the Justice Departments renewed focus on combating gang violence."Placing a bounty on the head of a federal officer is an attack on the rule of law and on every American who depends on law enforcement to keep them safe," Blanche said. "This case is exactly what we mean when we say Take Back America taking back every neighborhood and street corner from violent thugs and criminal gangs and returning them to the law-abiding members of our communities."ICE AGENTS CAPTURE SUSPECTED VIOLENT MS-13 GANG MEMBER, ANOTHER ILLEGAL ALIEN AFTER POLICE LET THEM SLIP AWAYThe arrest followed a violent weekend in Chicago marked by multiple shootings and clashes with law enforcement.On Saturday, federal agents arrested two people accused of ramming government vehicles. One suspect, Marimar Martinez, was shot and wounded; the other, Anthony Ian Santos Ruiz, was taken into custody in a separate but similar incident.Marimar Martinezs shooting was among 22 incidents between 6 p.m. Friday and 11:59 p.m. Sunday, leaving 29 people shot and four dead, according to Chicago police.Fox News Digitals Michael Ruiz contributed to this report.

As Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson signs an executive order establishing "ICE-free zones," a federal special agent working on deportations said these types of measures are causing real complications and hampering ICEs ability to crack down on criminal illegal immigrants.The special agent, who works deportations in New England, told Fox News Digital that sanctuary policies banning ICE agents from using police departments or other city areas for staging often forces agents to be exposed, having to prepare for missions in public areas.The agent explained that if ICE does not have a nearby office and is barred from using city grounds, "that means you're stuck with, Okay, I'm going to go to a supermarket. I'm going to go to some office park if I can find one, maybe a park while I don my vest and all that, and I'm getting briefed."On Monday, Johnson, a Democrat, signed an executive order prohibiting the use of city parking lots and garages for civil immigration enforcement staging areas, processing locations or operations bases.PRITZKER SUES TRUMP TO BLOCK NATIONAL GUARD ACTION IN ILLINOISJohnson touted the order as establishing "ICE-free zones." Speaking at a press conference for the signing on Monday, he said the order also enables "unwilling private businesses" to refuse ICE agents use of their property to stage for operations. He said the order is "aimed at reining in this out-of-control administration.""If the federal government violates this executive order, we will take them to court," Johnson said, urging Trump to leave Chicago "the freak alone."In a statement posted on X, Johnson accused ICE agents of "detaining elected officials, tear-gassing protestors, children, and Chicago police officers, and abusing Chicago residents.""With this Executive Order, Chicago stands firm in protecting the Constitutional rights of our residents and immigrant communities and upholding our democracy," Johnson wrote.CHICAGO MAYOR VOWS CITY POLICE 'WILL NOT EVER COOPERATE WITH ICE'The White House responded by issuing a blistering statement in which it called the order "a disgusting betrayal of every law-abiding citizen."The White House called the order a "sick policy" that "coddles criminal illegal alien killers, rapists, and gangbangers who prey on innocent Americans.""Shielding the most depraved, violent criminal illegal aliens from justice is not only an insult to every Chicagoan, its also a dangerous intensification of Democrats lunatic sanctuary agenda where criminal illegals come before American citizens," said the White House statement.According to the agent, Chicago is not the only sanctuary city that bars ICE from using municipal property to stage immigration enforcement operations."What does that leave you with in an urban environment? You're going to go to a supermarket. Who's at a supermarket? Everyone and their grandmother," the agent said.FIRST ON FOX: DHS CHIEF SLAMS VIOLENT ANARCHISTS, PLEDGES FULL SUPPORT FOR FEDERAL AGENTSThe agent explained that preparing for missions in public spaces presents an operational risk because it allows anti-ICE activists to track and publicize their movements."They can see us getting together and they put it on Facebook immediately because there's different Facebook pages that we know they put us on," said the agent.The agent also expressed concern over sanctuary policies keeping police departments from being able to assist if protesters get violent."Being in a sanctuary city, in the event this gets violent, or they get handsy or somebody gets hurt, either a government person or a protester. What are the local police going to do? Are they going to let us deal with it? I don't know," said the agent.

Jay Jones, Virginias embattled Democratic attorney general candidate, once allegedly suggested that if more police officers were killed, they would shoot fewer people, a former colleague in the state legislature said.Republican Del. Carrie Coyner told Virginia Scope on Monday that during a 2020 conversation about qualified immunity, she told Jones that without the legal protection, police officers would get killed, the New York Post reported."Well, maybe if a few of them died, that they would move on, not shooting people, not killing people," Jones responded, according to Coyner.LIBERAL MSNBC PANELIST CALLS FOR VIRGINIA AG CANDIDATE TO DROP OUT OVER VIOLENT TEXT MESSAGESJones was already under fire after Coyner previously revealed 2022 text exchanges in which he suggested he would shoot then-House Speaker Todd Gilbert over Adolf Hitler. He also said Gilbert and his wife should have to watch his "fascist" children die.At one point, Jones wrote, "Three people, two bullets. Gilbert, Hitler, and Pol Pot. Gilbert gets two bullets to the head."Jones is now facing calls from Republicans to drop out of the attorney general race.In a statement to Fox News Digital, Coyner said Jones, a Democrat, is unfit for office."My position is very clear. It is never acceptable to think that killing people is a justifiable method to achieve policy changes. Period. Anyone that advocates for killing someone for disagreeing with them is not qualified to serve," Coyner said.YOUNGKIN PRESSES DEMS TO PUSH JAY JONES OFF VIRGINIA AG TICKET AFTER 'BEYOND DISQUALIFYING' MESSAGES SURFACEJones denied the new allegations."I did not say this. I have never believed and do not believe that any harm should come to law enforcement, period. Every single day, police officers put their lives on the line to protect our communities, and I am deeply grateful for their service and sacrifice. As Attorney General, I will work hand-in-hand with law enforcement to support their work," Jones told Virginia Scope.Fox News Digital has reached out to Coyner and Jones.Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin said Jones should abandon his campaign in light of the messages, saying they were "beyond disqualifying.""This violent, disgusting rhetoric targeted at an elected official and his children is beyond disqualifying," Youngkin wrote in an X post Saturday. "Jay Jones said that Gilbert gets two bullets to the head and then hoped his children would die. Read those words again."Meanwhile, no high-level Democrats have come out against Jones.

"The View" co-host Whoopi Goldberg suggested that Americans darken their skin and adopt Latin American accents to test whether they would be racially profiled by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents as undocumented immigrants.Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem vowed that ICE agents "will be all over" the upcoming Super Bowl. This years event will feature Bad Bunny, the Puerto Rican reggaeton artist and U.S. citizen who has been outspoken in his criticism of the agency. Last month, he said he would not perform in the U.S. on his upcoming tour because of concerns about possible ICE raids at his concerts.Co-host Joy Behar said Noem was "threatening to go to the Super Bowl when Bad Bunny is there and round up all these people who are illegal immigrants. Do you think shed go if it were Garth Brooks, Eminem, or Taylor Swift or any other White person?"TRUMP ADVISOR SLAMS BAD BUNNY SUPER BOWL HALFTIME SHOW PICK, WARNS ICE AGENTS ARE 'EVERYWHERE'Goldberg responded, "How is she going to know whos who?"Behar replied, "Because the Supreme Court has given permission to question anyone who has a Spanish accent, who has dark skin."LAWMAKERS UNDER FIRE FOR SHARING ICE RAID INFO, WARNING LOCALS OF IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT OPERATIONS"Heres the thing, everybody get a little color butter, sit in the sun, thats the first thing," Goldberg said. "And then and this is the only time you can probably ever do this give yourself a Latin accent, and see if she can tell who is who."Fox News Digital reached out to ICE for comment but did not receive an immediate response.CLICK HERE FOR MORE COVERAGE OF MEDIA AND CULTURECLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP