President Donald Trump will undergo a routine medical exam on Friday during a visit to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, the White House said.Trump will be visiting and meeting with troops at the hospital in Bethesda, Maryland, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said."On Friday morning, President Trump will visit Walter Reed Medical Center for a planned meeting and remarks with the troops," Leavitt said in a statement. "While there, President Trump will stop by for his routine yearly checkup. He will then return to the White House."Trump, 79, is also considering "going to the Middle East shortly thereafter," Leavitt added. The possible visit would come after Hamas agreed to the first phase of Trump's peace deal to end the war in Gaza and return the hostages.TRUMP'S STAMINA IMPRESSES THE EXPERTSThe medical checkup will be Trumps second this year. He had a similar exam in April, during which his physician stated that he "remains in excellent health."DOCTORS REACT TO ALLEGED TRUMP HEALTH CONCERNS AS PHOTOS SHOWING SWELLING AND BRUISING"President Trump remains in excellent health, exhibiting robust cardiac, pulmonary, neurological, and general physical function," Navy Capt. Sean P. Barbabella, the physician to the president, said at the time.However, in July, the president was diagnosed with a vein condition known as chronic venous insufficiency. At the time, Leavitt said Trump had noticed "mild swelling" in his lower legs and was evaluated by the White House medical unit.Chronic venous insufficiency occurs when veins in the legs struggle to allow blood to flow back up to the heart.Leavitt attributed the bruising on the presidents hand to "frequent handshaking and the use of aspirin."

The suspect behind last weeks deadly car and knife terror attack outside a synagogue in Manchester allegedly pledged allegiance to the Islamic State, authorities said.Jihad Al-Shamie, 35, a British citizen of Syrian descent, allegedly called emergency dispatchers to claim responsibility for the attack before pledging allegiance to the Islamic State."We have conducted assessments across our systems, and I can reiterate that Al-Shamie had never been referred to the Prevent program, nor was otherwise known to Counter Terrorism Policing," Assistant Chief Constable Rob Potts said Wednesday.NFL HOLDS MOMENT OF SILENCE FOR VICTIMS OF YOM KIPPUR TERROR ATTACK IN ENGLANDUK POLICE ACCIDENTALLY SHOT VICTIM WHILE RUSHING TO STOP SYNAGOGUE ATTACKERThe Prevent program is a U.K. government initiative aimed at offering individuals who are susceptible to radicalization proper interventions to stop them from becoming terrorists or supporting terrorism.Head of Counter Terrorism Policing Laurence Taylor said on Oct. 3 that while Al-Shamie was not known to the counterterrorism team, he was on bail at the time of the attack after being arrested on suspicion of rape.Potts said that police are now "more confident that he was influenced by extreme Islamist ideology, the 999 call forms part of this assessment."While Potts pointed to the call as evidence of Al-Shamies motivation, he stressed that authorities needed to look across all evidence gathered to determine the motive behind the attack."This assessment continues, and there may be further drivers and motivations identified," Potts added.Al-Shamie was shot by police outside the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation Synagogue after the attack in which he rammed a car into pedestrians before attacking them with a knife. The attacker was wearing what appeared to be an explosive device, but Potts called it a "hoax device" and said it was later assessed and confirmed to be "non-viable."Two congregants, identified as Adrian Daulby, 53, and Melvin Cravitz, 66, died in the attack, which took place on Yom Kippur, Judaisms holiest day.Police later said that it was likely one of the two victims was accidentally shot by officers who were rushing to stop the attack, as Al-Shamie did not have a gun on him. Reports indicate Daulby was the one shot.Potts informed reporters on Wednesday that three people injured during the attack are still hospitalized.While investigating whether Al-Shamie acted alone, police arrested three men and three women on suspicion of the "commission, preparation and instigation of acts of terrorism," The Associated Press reported.The people arrested have not been identified and police have not revealed their ties, if any, to Al-Shamie. The AP reported that on Saturday a court gave police five more days to hold four of the suspects, while two, a man and a woman, were released without further action.

Bad Bunny came under scrutiny as he appeared to remain seated during "God Bless America" at Yankee Stadium on Tuesday night during a playoff game between the New York Yankees and Toronto Blue Jays, according to a report.TMZ Sports first obtained the photo that appeared to show the Grammy Award-winning artist about three rows behind home plate sitting with his friends while fans around them stood, some with hands over their hearts. A video posted by the outlet appeared to show the crowd singing in unison, "guide her," while he is seated.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMFox News Digital reached out to Bad Bunnys agency and the Yankees for comment. An AI check on the photo didn't raise any alarms.Bad Bunny was thrust into the national spotlight as it was announced he was chosen to be Super Bowl LVs halftime show performer. Since then, the Puerto Rico natives remarks about U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers have been put in the spotlight.Bad Bunny said in September he didnt book any U.S. dates on his tour over fears that his fans would be detained by ICE agents."But there was the issue of like, f---ing ICE could be outside [my concert]. And its something that we were talking about and very concerned about," he told i-D.BAD BUNNY'S ICE COMMENTS RESURFACE AS NFL FANS DEBATE SELECTION OF SUPER BOWL LX HALFTIME SHOW PERFORMERIn June, herecorded and posted videoof what he described as local ICE raids to social media in Puerto Rico."Look, those motherf------s are in these cars, RAV-4s. Theyre here in Pontezuela," he said in Spanish, mentioning ICE working on the Avenida Pontezuela in Carolina, a city east of Puerto Ricos capital, San Juan."Sons of b------, instead of leaving the people alone and working there," he added.Since then, Bad Bunny has been seen at sporting events in the U.S. and hosted "Saturday Night Live."Follow Fox News Digitalssports coverage on X and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.

President Donald Trump said Secretary of State Marco Rubio handed him a note indicating the United States is "very close to a deal in the Middle East," a revelation he made Wednesday at the White House during a roundtable on Antifa."Yeah, I was just given a note by the Secretary of State saying that we're very close to a deal in the Middle East, and they'll get to need me, pretty quickly," Trump said.Nearly two hours later, Trump posted on Truth Social that a deal had been struck."I am very proud to announce that Israel and Hamas have both signed off on the first Phase of our Peace Plan," he said. "This means that ALL of the Hostages will be released very soon, and Israel will withdraw their Troops to an agreed upon line as the first steps toward a Strong, Durable, and Everlasting Peace."TRUMP SAYS 'REAL CHANCE FOR GREATNESS' AS NETANYAHU WHITE HOUSE MEETING LOOMS FOR GAZA TALKS"All Parties will be treated fairly!" Trump added. "This is a GREAT Day for the Arab and Muslim World, Israel, all surrounding Nations, and the United States of America, and we thank the mediators from Qatar, Egypt, and Turkey, who worked with us to make this Historic and Unprecedented Event happen. BLESSED ARE THE PEACEMAKERS!"Israeli TV Channel 12 reported the agreement will be signed at noon local time on Thursday, and the release of hostages and prisoners will take place Saturday.Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu also weighed in, saying, "With Gods help we will bring them all home."HAMAS ACCEPTS TRUMP PEACE PLAN ENDING 2 YEARS OF WAR IN GAZA, RETURNING HOSTAGESTrump said earlier Wednesday he might travel to the Middle East as Gaza peace negotiations continued. He said he might make the trip on Sunday, adding there is a "great team" of negotiators already there."Its something I think that will happen," Trump said. "Got a good chance of happening."U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner are in Egypt negotiating details of a potential peace agreement between Israel and Hamas in the war that began Oct. 7, 2023.TRUMP ANNOUNCES ISRAEL AGREES TO GAZA 'INITIAL WITHDRAWAL LINE' AS '3,000 YEAR CATASTROPHE' NEARS ENDLater Wednesday, Trump signaled that negotiations are going well."I was just dealing with people from the Middle East, our people and other people, on the potential peace deal for the Middle East," he said. "Peace for the Middle East. That's a beautiful phrase, and we hope it's going to come true, but it's very close and they're doing very well."TRUMP'S PEACE DEAL COULD END THE WAR IN GAZA OR NETANYAHU'S CAREERTrump unveiled a 20-point plan to end the Gaza war on Sept. 29, when Benjamin Netanyahu visited the White House. The plan includes granting Hamas terrorists who give up their arms in favor of peace "amnesty," establishing Gaza as a "deradicalized, terror-free zone," and redeveloping the area so it no longer poses a threat to its neighbors and residents.Trump warned Hamas that if it did not agree to the peace deal, the terrorists would face "massive bloodshed."Hamas announced Friday that it agreed to release all Israeli hostages, dead or alive, as part of Trumps peace proposal.Israeli and Hamas officials met Monday in the Egyptian resort city of Sharm El Sheikh at the southern tip of the Sinai Peninsula. Kushner Trumps son-in-law, credited with helping facilitate the Abraham Accords during his first administration and Witkoff remain in Egypt to help negotiate an agreement.Fox News Digitals Emma Colton contributed to this report.

It must be something about October and two-year intervals in Congress.Congress was paralyzed for more than three weeks without a leader two years ago this October as the House unceremoniously ousted former Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif.And Congress is paralyzed again this October unable to find the votes to re-open the government."There's nothing for us to negotiate," said House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La. "We did the job to keep the government open. And now it's on the Senate Democrats."OMINOUS RED AND ORANGE SKIES HAD CAPITOL HILL TAKE NOTICE AS SHUTDOWN LOOMEDBut Democrats say thats the problem. There havent been negotiations. Save for a brief White House meeting last week between President Trump and the top four bipartisan, bicameral Congressional leaders a day before the shutdown."The Majority Leader in the Senate, John Thune, R-S.D., talks about, we'll have conversations. We need more than conversations. We need a real negotiation," said Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Ariz., on Fox.So there are no talks. And the sides are seemingly talking past each other.So, theyve turned to handicapping.Sen. John Kennedy, R-La., gamed out that the shutdown would run another week."It won't end until everybody in the Senate takes their ego out back and shoots it. And then it'll end," predicted Kennedy.It always is, and always will be about the math.Senate Republicans can conjure up the votes of 55 senators to break a filibuster on the House-passed bill to fund the government. But they need 60 yeas. And Republicans are determined to stick to their playbook."I can tell you there's more than five Democrats in the Senate who know that (Senate Minority Leader) Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y. has led them into a box canyon with this Schumer shutdown," said Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., on Fox. "But the consequences will start to pile up."REPORTER'S NOTEBOOK: SENATE REVOTES TODAY ON ENDING GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWNWhite House spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt wouldnt directly answer a question about what would trigger federal firings. But Leavitt made clear that jobs hung in the balance."We don't want to see people laid off. But unfortunately, if this shutdown continues, layoffs are going to be an unfortunate consequence of that," said Leavitt.Democrats excoriated the Trump Administration for hinting it would cut programs and jobs in agencies important to Democrats."Americans really hate bullies. And this kind of bullying from the White House is going to backlash because they understand that an authoritarian president uses grants to New York for infrastructure, laying off workers, deliberately inflicting pain," predicted Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn. "Don't inflict unnecessary pain and then boast about it."Some Republicans practically reveled in the White House approach."All's fair in love and war. I think that there's a price to pay for the Democrats shutting this down," said Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kan. "These will be part of the consequences."But one Democrat argued that the Trump administrations gambit would also undercut Republicans and voters who supported the president. Even in blue states."There's a lot of folks in Vermont, there's lot of folk in Illinois who voted for President Trump. So this sort of collective punishment," said Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vt., on Fox. "I think it's a really bad idea."But the president is coy about when the shutdown could trigger federal layoffs."It could," said the president. "At some point it will."Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy noted that his department saw "a slight uptick" in aviation safety employees who were calling out sick during the shutdown since they werent being paid."Theyre thinking about how am I going to get a paycheck? How do I make a car payment," said Duffy.WHITE HOUSE ESCALATES SHUTDOWN CONSEQUENCES AS DEMOCRATS SHOW NO SIGNS OF BUDGING: KAMIKAZE ATTACKBut if you squint, you can see a few signs of bipartisanship.Johnson is discussing Obamacare subsidies with one prominent Democrat."I had I think a fruitful discussion, with Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., about two days ago, a day or so ago," said Johnson on efforts to address looming Obamacare premium spikes. "Whatever the conference committee comes up with, I will put on the floor. I'm ready to go."But Schumer is skeptical about the Speakers promises."Delay has always been Speaker Johnson's MO. Speaker Johnson has survived by kicking the can down the road," said Schumer. "When Johnson says later, they know he means never."Tension is building as the shutdown barrels into its second week as lawmakers spin in circles."I realize that my Democrat colleagues are facing pressure from members of their far left base. But they're playing a losing game here," said Thune.But each side is now engaged in a game of parliamentary chicken. Republicans wont budge from their demand that Senate Democrats approve their funding plan. And Democrats wont relent from their insistence that the sides shore up Obamacare subsidies."I'm not going to vote to reopen the government until I see a way that we can do that," said Sen. Chris Coons, D-Del.Even some Republicans worry about Obamacare price spikes."There are some folks in what is the new part of the Republican Party, which is blue-collar workers," said Rep. Jeff Van Drew, R-N.J., on Fox Business. "We have to be careful how we do this. We just shouldn't cut it. We should make sure we use a scalpel and not a sledgehammer."SHUTDOWN IGNITES STRATEGIST DEBATE: WILL TRUMP AND GOP PAY THE POLITICAL PRICE IN 2026?But even if bipartisan senators were to forge a deal, the plan may slam into a brick wall in the House."Republicans have spent most of their careers being against Obamacare. Why would they expand it and add a subsidy on top of a subsidy?" asked House Appropriations Committee Chairman Tom Cole, R-Okla.A debate is now raging over which side will cave. Or which party faces political consequences.Naturally, Republicans believe Democrats will pay a price."Their radical base just wants to see them up here fighting Donald Trump, not over any particular issues," said House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-La.But Democrats dont see a political downside."Are you concerned in any way about the political ramifications that voters might blame your side down the road?" yours truly asked House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y."The American people are crystal clear on who shut down the government. Crystal clear," replied Jeffries.However, some lawmakers doubt that voters care about who "shut down the government.""My constituents don't care about the finger pointing. They just want us to govern," said Rep. Madeleine Dean, D-Pa.As the impasse deepens, the Senate shifted from parliamentary posturing to ecumenical intercession."On this third day of the government shutdown, inspire them to work for your glory in all they think, say, and sow," prayed Senate Chaplain Barry Black during his invocation of the Senate last week.HERE'S WHAT TRUMP WANTS TO DO TO RESHAPE THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT DURING THE SHUTDOWNAnd then there are the sideshows. The White House sent out a meme portraying Budget Director Russ Vought as the Grim Reaper. And the president trolled Jeffries with an AI-generated social media video, casting Jeffries in a sombrero and a mustache with mariachi music playing in the background.At the same time, Republicans warned about grave shutdown consequences."Real pain is being endured by real people," said Johnson.But in the next breath, the Speaker defended the president making light of circumstances, describing the trolling as "entertainment.""That's what President Trump does. And people are having fun with this," said Johnson.I didnt let that go."On one hand, you say this is very serious. That people have jobs on the line. On the other hand, you say, oh, this is just fun and games and they're trolling. Which is it?" I inquired."What they're trying to have fun with, trying to make light of, is to point out the absurdity of the Democrats' position," answered Johnson.So we dont know if or when Vought will drop the anvil on federal workers. But one senator who caucuses with the Democrats and voted for the GOP plan, signaled his support could wane if Republicans overplay their hand."If they start firing thousands of people or clawing back other kinds of programs, I think, it could hurt their chances of getting this resolved," said Sen. Angus King, I-Maine.The Senate has now blocked the House-approved spending package on six separate occasions. The sides are having casual conversations. But nothing has happened.Its as though Congress is on a merry-go-round to nowhere, just going around and around. Everyones getting dizzy. And just wants to dismount.

San Francisco residents told a local news outlet about how they are switching political parties and argue the liberal state needs to moderate.After the 2024 election, Democrats were in the wilderness, trying to figure out how to move forward. Some believe the party has drifted too far left on issues like the border, crime, and identity politics. But nearly a year later, others are questioning why this promised course correction still hasnt materialized, to the point that some are giving up on the Democratic Party altogether.The SF Chronicle spoke to multiple locals about why they have recently walked away from the Democratic Party in favor of the Republican Party, a phenomenon the paper called a "red shift."Immigration attorney Karina Velasquez, who had previously voted for former President Barack Obama and campaigned for former President Joe Biden in 2020, told the paper that she became "disillusioned" with the Democratic Party during the Biden presidency. She pointed to the party's stances on repeat offenders and immigration that caused her to switch parties.AMERICAS BREAKING POINT: WHY 2026 COULD BURY DEMOCRATS FOR A GENERATION"I became a Republican because Im more concerned the California Democrats are turning left," Velasquez said. "By me becoming a Republican, Ill become a spokesperson for moderation."Velasquez shared how she fled Venezuela for the United States and how immigration needs to get under control to keep the American dream alive for future immigrants."Its time for the United States to come together," she added. "I say that as somebody who had to get out of her country in her 20s with a tourist visa. The conservation of the American dream for immigrants is so important."Winnie Chen, an in-home caregiver and Uber driver who came from a largely Democratic-leaning family, noted very different reasons for shifting toward the Republican Party."I was always told to vote Democrat because they look out for the poor and disenfranchised," he told the Chronicle.But around 2019, the paper noted that Chen began to become upset with local leaders on how they were dealing with homelessness.CALIFORNIA REPUBLICANS ACCUSE NEWSOM OF 'SINISTER REDISTRICTING SCHEME' AFTER TRUMP MOCKERYChen also praised President Donald Trumps tariffs, arguing they could "help shore up American industries" and are "not going to crash the economy."Carlos Hernandez, was raised by lifelong Democrats, but said public safety was the issue that caused him to drift away from the Democrats.He argued that Trump has a unique masculine appeal or "fighting stance" that appeals to many Hispanic men."I think thats what appeals to Hispanic men, his bravado," Hernandez said. "Hispanic men, legal or not, have a great work ethic and extreme pride, and they look down on those who dont."CLICK HERE FOR MORE COVERAGE OF MEDIA AND CULTURE

Between 200 and 300 people participated in a demonstration in downtown Boston on Tuesday night after what began as a pro-Palestinian protest quickly turned into a riot.In total, 13 people were arrested after police say people in the group became violent toward police officers. The agitators also blocked an intersection, according to police."When officers attempted to move the group to the sidewalk to allow emergency vehicles to pass, protesters surrounded police cruisers, kicked vehicle doors and resisted dispersal efforts. Several officers were assaulted during this period, including one struck in the face. Protesters also ignited smoke devices and flares, further endangering officers and bystanders," the Boston Police Department said in a statement.Police said "as violence escalated," more officers were deployed to the area while agitators "continued to resist dispersal."BLUE CITY STREET TAKEOVER SUSPECTS RELEASED AFTER POLICE CRUISER TORCHED: OFFICIALSDuring the melee, police officers reported that rioters were forcibly removing and damaging their equipment."During the disturbance, officers reported equipment being forcibly removed or damaged, including body-worn cameras, radios, bicycles and other duty gear," the agency said.Boston police made arrests for unlawful assembly, violent resistance and the obstruction of emergency response efforts.Osama Khatib, 26, Roder Atwood, 21, Atalanta Carrig-Braun, 20, Haley MacIntyre, 24, Madeline Weikel, 27, Jacob Pettigrew, 22, Amun Prophet, 25, Laith Hintzman, 19, Benjamin Choucroun, 20, Owen Woodcock, 26, Prahlad Iyengar, 25, Styx Hatch, 19 and Gabrielle Smith, 28, were arrested on Tuesday night.BIKE-RIDING YOUTHS TERRORIZE DEM-RUN CITY AS MOBS SWARM ROADS, WHILE MAYOR STAYS SILENT ON CHAOSAccording to Boston.com, the initial protest was organized by local Students for Justice in Palestine chapters, which coincided with the two-year mark of the Oct. 7, 2023, terrorist attack by Hamas.The protest was intended to "flood downtown for Palestine."According to the report, people yelled "F--- you, Nazis" and "BPD is KKK" as they refused to leave the area.In a statement, Democratic Mayor Michelle Wu said that those who engaged in attacks on police will be prosecuted to the "fullest extent of the law.""We are extremely grateful for the work of the Boston Police in keeping the city safe and in supporting the right to peacefully protest. Boston will not tolerate violence, and we categorically condemn those who came into our community to attack our police officers. The individuals who engaged in these attacks must be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law," Wu said.Protesters on Wednesday also showed up to the arraignments of those who were arrested during the riot on Tuesday night, according to the Boston Herald.

A county in California wine country is beefing up its vaccine recommendations and instituting a mask mandate, citing "greater risk" of contracting COVID-19 amid the start of the annual flu season.The Sonoma County Department of Public Health's Interim Health Officer Dr. Karen Smith issued an order Monday requiring anyone entering certain healthcare facilities in the county to wear a mask. Facilities subject to the order include skilled nursing facilities, portions of long-term care facilities where nursing care is provided, acute and non-acute rehabilitation facilities, infusion centers, and dialysis centers, according to the order."The rationale behind this order is to protect the most vulnerable populations (such as the elderly and cancer patients) and to try to prevent medical staff from getting sick and creating staffing problems for facilities," a spokesperson for the Sonoma County Department of Health told Fox News Digital.NEW VIRUS STRAIN SPIKES IN 9 US STATES WITH SYMPTOMS FROM BRAIN FOG TO PERSISTENT COUGHThe mask mandate will run from Nov. 1 until March 31, 2026, and the order states that Smith can expand the type of facilities subject to it on an as-needed basis. Additionally, the requirement will be put in place annually unless otherwise rescinded.The order does provide some exemptions, including anyone "with a diagnosed medical condition, mental health condition, or disability that prevents the individual from wearing a face mask." Hearing impaired folks who must see the mouth to communicate are also exempt, as well as anyone else for whom local, state or federal regulators deem could be harmed from wearing one.The order also dictates what masks must be worn. A surgical mask, KN95, KF94, or N95 respirator are acceptable, but more informal masks, such as a scarf, ski mask, balaclava, bandana, turtleneck, collar, cloth mask, or "any mask that has an unfiltered, one-way exhaust valve," will not satisfy the order's requirements.BIDEN ADMIN PUT SOME AMERICANS WHO RESISTED MASK MANDATES OR WERE INVOLVED IN JAN 6 ON SEVERE NO-FLY LIST: TSACoinciding with the mask mandate in Sonoma County, Smith also issued stronger guidance pertaining to COVID-19 and flu vaccines, telling the public it is strongly recommended for everyone 6-months of age and older. She also recommended that both vaccinated and unvaccinated people wear masks in indoor public spaces when the COVID influenza risk is high.Smith's COVID-19 vaccine recommendations, and even her mask mandate aimed at protecting older populations, contradict guidance coming from Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).This week, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention signed off on a new recommendation from HHS that removes the recommendation that adults 65 and older get vaccinated for COVID-19. The CDC also signed off on recommending that people ages 6-months to 64-years discuss with their doctors before they decide whether, or not, to get a COVID-19 vaccination.Meanwhile, Kennedy and HHS have also narrowed the approval scope for new COVID-19 vaccines, in addition to a series of other measures committed to "science, safety, and common sense."

President Donald Trump suggested CBS has "hope" under a "great new owner" during a White House roundtable discussion on Wednesday.Trump hosted what was called an "Antifa Roundtable" with U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi, FBI Director Kash Patel, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and several right-leaning and independent media journalists. The journalists discussed their first-hand experience dealing with the radical left-wing group, which Trump recently designated a domestic terror organization.During the discussion, the journalists also criticized mainstream media outlets for either ignoring stories about Antifa or inaccurately reporting events, such as CNNs "fiery but mostly peaceful protests" chyron from the 2020 riots.TRUMP IN TALKS TO DO FIRST '60 MINUTES INTERVIEW AFTER CBS SETTLEMENT, ACCORDING TO REPORTTrump agreed with their criticism, going so far as to accuse Antifa of working "in conjunction" with some parts of the media. He went on to attack more media networks, though he expressed optimism for CBS."I think ABC is very bad," Trump said. "I think NBC is very bad. And CBS has a new owner, so we have hope for CBS. CBS has a great new owner [in] my opinion. But, as I will tell you, ABC is terrible. NBC is terrible. MSNBC too. You know, they changed it. They moved it over legally, so they couldnt be tainted by the words 'MSNBC,' but they are absolutely terrible there, a lot of them."CBS ANCHOR CLAIMS PARAMOUNT SETTLEMENT WITH TRUMP POSES 'NEW OBSTACLES' FOR JOURNALISTS AT THE NETWORKTrump is likely referring to the recent merger between Paramount Global, CBS parent company, and Skydance Media in August. Both companies are now under Skydance CEO David Ellison, who has made CBS News one of his top new priorities.One of the major changes under Ellison included appointing Bari Weiss as editor-in-chief of CBS News after Paramount acquired her media company, The Free Press. Weiss will partner with current CBS News President Tom Cibrowski and report directly to Ellison.CBS STAFFERS ABUZZ AS BARI WEISS REPORTEDLY SET TO JOIN NETWORK'S TOP BRASS, 'NOBODY KNOWS' WHAT TO EXPECTFox News Digital reached out to CBS and Paramount for comment.During the roundtable discussion, Trump asked some of the journalists which of the networks they felt were the worst offenders. He agreed with one who ranked MSNBC as the worst, followed by CNN.CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP"MSNBC. Brian Roberts, that he allows it to happen is a disgrace. And CNN is second. I would say CNN is not quite as bad as MSNBC. MSNBC is sick," Trump said.

An illegal immigrant from El Salvador has been sentenced to 30 years for repeatedly raping an 11-year-old girl in Virginia Beach, local officials said Wednesday.The Virginia Beach Sheriffs Office shared Ricardo Leonel Mejia's custody status on X and cited "numerous public inquiries" about Mejia's case."Mejia, a citizen of El Salvador, will serve his 30-year sentence at the Virginia Department of Corrections before being transferred to ICE custody," the post read.The case has sparked debate among Virginias leaders who are disputing whether the state should limit cooperation with federal immigration authorities.ICE HAULS IN ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS CONVICTED OF CHILD CRIMES IN NATIONWIDE WEDNESDAY SWEEP: 'CLEAR MESSAGE'Democratic gubernatorial candidate Abigail Spanberger says that one of her first acts in office would be to reverse Gov. Glenn Youngkins immigration enforcement policies making Virginia a "sanctuary state," according to the Republican Governors Association.This policy would prevent local law enforcement from assisting U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in cases like Mejias, where ICE has issued a detainer for an undocumented immigrant convicted of serious crimes.Virginia GOP governor candidate, Winsome Earle-Sears reacted by sharing a post on X and said she was "sickened beyond words."'SANCTUARY CITY' RAID ROUNDS UP OVER 200 MIGRANT CRIMINALS: ICEMeija, 35, was convicted of multiple counts of raping a child under 13, indecent liberties with a minor, and statutory burglary after pleading guilty in Virginia Beach Circuit Court, according to documents seen by Fox News Digital.The assaults happened in 2024, when Mejia was hired to renovate a familys bathroom.The abuse came to light when the victims mother discovered him in her daughters bed after forcing open a locked door with a butter knife.DHS ARRESTS FIVE ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS CONVICTED OF SERIOUS CRIMES, INCLUDING MURDER AND CHILD ABUSEMejia fled the home through a window, but was later identified and arrested.U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) confirmed Mejia was in the country illegally and has issued a detainer.Following his sentence at the Virginia Department of Corrections, ICE said he will be transferred to custody for further proceedings.During his sentencing, Mejia apologized to the victim, saying, "I know I am not the only one experiencing hard times. Im sorry for the pain she is going through in this process."Records show Mejia was booked into the Virginia Beach Correctional Center on Oct. 9, 2024.Fox News Digital reached out to Virginia Beach Sheriff's Office for further comment.