Schumer’s shutdown scheme tightens grip as Democrats reject GOP deal once more

A weekend away from Washington did little to soften Senate Democrats’ resolve as they again blocked Republicans’ effort to reopen the government, ensuring the shutdown will last at least a week.

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and most of his caucus are adamant that unless a deal is struck on expiring Affordable Care Act (ACA) tax credits, commonly known as ObamaCare subsidies, they will not provide the votes needed to fund the government.

Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., needs at least eight Democrats to cross the aisle and support the GOP’s bill, which would reopen the government until Nov. 21.

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However, only Sens. John Fetterman, D-Pa., Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nev., and Angus King, I-Maine, have broken with their caucus to end the shutdown. Meanwhile, Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., remains the lone Republican to buck his party.

Senate Democrats have remained steadfast in their demand that a deal must be reached to extend expiring ObamaCare subsidies, which are set to expire at the end of the year. They argue that unless Congress acts, Americans who rely on the tax credits will see their healthcare premiums skyrocket.

Both Senate leaders are encouraging talks among rank-and-file members to find a solution, but neither side can agree on when exactly the subsidies should be dealt with.

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When asked what the appetite for tackling the expiring subsidies was within the Senate GOP, Thune said it was “a mixed bag.” 

“But like I said, you know, there may be a path forward,” he said. “I think a lot of it would come down to what the White House lands on that, but certainly not without reforms. And we all know the program is broken, it needs to be fixed, so that would be certainly a starting place.”

Schumer wants an additional bulwark added to a deal: President Donald Trump has to sign off on it, given that there may be resistance among House Republicans to extending the Affordable Care Act (ACA) subsidies.

“Look, the bottom line on that is we need the president to be involved. [House Speaker Mike] Johnson and a whole lot of his caucus don’t like the ACA, don’t want to do the extensions,” he said. “A lot of Republican senators in the Senate do, but they’re not enough. Good is not enough.”

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“You need Johnson and you need Trump to get it done,” he continued. “So that’s the bottom line.”

Trump told reporters in the Oval Office that “we’re talking to the Democrats.” When asked if he would work to make a deal with them on ObamaCare subsidies to reopen the government, he said, “Yeah.” 

“I’d like to see a deal made for great healthcare,” Trump said. “I want to see great healthcare, I’m a Republican, but I want to see healthcare much more so than the Democrats.” 

Schumer fired back in a statement that Trump’s “claim isn’t true — but if he’s finally ready to work with Democrats, we’ll be at the table.”

And Fetterman, who has routinely voted against shutting the government down regardless of which party controlled the Senate, recognized that without Trump’s greenlight, a deal would go nowhere.

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He gave the example of a bipartisan border deal negotiated between Republicans and Democrats in the Senate in 2023 that was sidelined under orders from Trump.

“It got tanked. Trump tanked that, and he wasn’t the president, and he didn’t have to sign that thing,” Fetterman said. “So what I’m saying, where’s the leverage? Because ultimately, doesn’t he have to sign off on any of it anyway?”

Crucial election in California with national implications pits Newsom against Schwarzenegger

Early voting is now underway in California in a special election that will make a huge impact on next year’s battle for the U.S. House majority.

California voters are deciding whether to pass a ballot proposition this November which would dramatically alter the state’s congressional districts, putting the left-leaning state front-and-center in the high-stakes political fight over redistricting that pits President Donald Trump and the GOP against the Democrats.

California state lawmakers this summer approved a special proposition on the November ballot to obtain voter approval to temporarily sidetrack the state’s nonpartisan redistricting commission and return the power to draw the congressional maps to the Democrat-dominated legislature. Ballots began being mailed out on Monday.

The effort in California, which could create five more Democratic-leaning congressional districts, aims to counter the passage in the reliable red state of Texas of a new map that aims to create up to five right-leaning House seats. Failure to approve what’s known as Proposition 50 would be a stinging setback for Democrats.

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Two-term Gov. Gavin Newsom, who is seen as a likely 2028 Democratic presidential contender, is spearheading the push to pass the proposition.

“If we lose here, we are going to have total Republican control in the House, the Senate and the White House for at least two more years,” Newsom emphasized in a recent fundraising appeal to supporters. “If we win here, we can put a check on Trump for his final two years.”

The push by Trump and Republicans for rare mid-decade redistricting is part of a broad effort by the GOP to pad its razor-thin House majority to keep control of the chamber in the 2026 midterms, when the party in power traditionally faces political headwinds and loses seats.

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Trump and his political team are aiming to prevent what happened during his first term in the White House, when Democrats reclaimed the House majority in the 2018 midterm elections.

Missouri last month joined Texas as the second GOP-controlled state to pass congressional redistricting ahead of next year’s elections. The new map in Missouri is likely to give the GOP another right-leaning seat.

But unlike Texas and Missouri, California voters need to weigh in before giving redistricting power back to the legislature in Sacramento.

“Heaven help us if we lose,” Newsom said in his fundraising pitch. “This is an all-hands-on-deck moment for Democrats.”

Proponents and opponents of Proposition 50 reported raising more than $215 million as of Oct. 2, with much of the money being dished out to pay for a deluge of ads on both sides.

One of the two main groups countering Newsom and the Democrats is labeling their effort “Stop Sacramento’s Power Grab.”

Also getting into the fight is former Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, who was the last Republican governor of California.

During his tenure as governor, Schwarzenegger had a starring role in the passage of constitutional amendments in California in 2008 and 2010 that took the power to draw state legislative and congressional districts away from politicians and placed it in the hands of an independent commission.

“That’s what they want to do is take us backwards — this is why it is important for you to vote no on Prop 50,” Schwarzenegger says in an ad against Proposition 50. “Democracy — we’ve got to protect it, and we’ve got to go and fight for it.”

As ballots start reaching mailboxes across California, a panel of federal judges in Texas is hearing a case in the legal battle over the passage of the new congressional maps.

If redistricting in Texas is blocked, it’s not clear how the ruling would impact California. 

Newsom this summer indicated that California could continue with its nonpartisan redistricting commission if other states rescinded their efforts to change their maps. But that language was not included in the proposition now on the ballot.

Even before Trump initiated his redistricting push, Ohio was under court order to redraw its maps. That could boost Republicans in a one-time battleground state that now leans right.

Republicans in the GOP-dominated states of Indiana and Florida are also mulling congressional redistricting. And Democrats in heavily blue Maryland are weighing a redistricting push.

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Other states considering altering their maps are Democrat-dominated Illinois and red states Kansas and Nebraska. 

Meanwhile, Democrats could pick up a seat in Republican-dominated Utah, where a judge recently ordered the GOP-controlled legislature to draw new maps after ruling that lawmakers four years ago ignored an independent commission approved by voters to prevent partisan gerrymandering. 

‘Dr Antifa’ flees to Europe after conservative students launch petition against him

A Rutgers University professor who some students have nicknamed “Dr. Antifa” announced over the weekend that he would move his classes online and relocate to Europe following a petition the Turning Point USA chapter at the campus launched to remove him.

“Hi everyone in Terrorism, unfortunately my situation has gotten worse recently,” Mark Bray, an assistant teaching professor at Rutgers, wrote to students in an email obtained by Fox News Digital. 

“This weekend, shortly after some negative media and social media attention (some of which, ironically enough, accused me of being a ‘terrorist’), I received another death threat and a separate threat that included my home address,” Bray wrote. “The University and the authorities have been notified.”

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Bray, who is the author of “Antifa: The Anti-Fascist Handbook,” “The Anarchist Inquisition: Assassins, Activists, and Martyrs in Spain and France,” and “Translating Anarchy: The Anarchism of Occupy Wall Street,” said that he would be moving his family to Europe due to safety concerns. 

“Since my family and I do not feel safe in our home at the moment, we are moving for the year to Europe,” Bray wrote. “Truly I am so bummed about not being able to spend time with you all in the classroom. I really enjoyed our conversations.” 

On Thursday, the Turning Point USA chapter at Rutgers launched a petition to remove Bray, citing concerns over his past statements supporting antifa.

“We, the students of Rutgers University, are deeply concerned to learn that an outspoken, well-known antifa member, Dr. Mark Bray, is employed by the university,” the petition read. 

“Dr. Mark Bray, whom we call Dr. Antifa, wrote the antifa handbook, which is a guideline to what he refers to as ‘militant anti-fascism,’” the petition continued. “With the current trend of left-wing terrorism, having a prominent leader of the antifa movement on campus is a threat to conservative students on campus. Dr. Bray has regularly referred to mainstream conservative figures such as Bill O’Reilly as fascist while he calls for militant actions to be taken against these individuals. This is the kind of rhetoric that resulted in Charlie Kirk being assassinated last month.” 

In “Antifa: The Anti-Fascist Handbook,” Bray noted that “at the very least 50 percent of author proceeds will go to the International Anti-Fascist Defense Fund which is administered by more than three hundred antifa from eighteen countries.” 

In a statement to Fox News Digital, Ava Kwan, the outreach coordinator for the Turning Point USA chapter at Rutgers, said, “On October 4th 2025, Mark Bray posted on BlueSky that ‘only mass antifascism, legal or not, can save us.’

“This call to violent leftist action does not justify anyone doxxing Bray or the like,” Kwan added. “We do things by the book. I want to see Rutgers address this issue publicly and end their professional relationship with Professor Bray. If Bray actually moves to Europe, it will be detrimental to our university’s reputation for him to siphon money from New Jersey taxpayers while vacationing in foreign localities friendlier to Antifa.”

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Bray is also the co-editor and translator of “Anarchist Education and the Modern School: A Francisco Ferrer Reader.”

Megyn Doyle, a student at Rutgers and the treasurer for the Turning Point USA chapter, told Fox News Digital in a statement that “Freedom of speech is a core value in the United States, and in mine. However, free speech does not protect individuals from the consequences of advocating for political violence, doxxing, or labeling others as fascists without due cause, as outlined in Mark Bray’s Antifa Handbook.”

Doyle added that, “While the tactics discussed in his work are commonly associated with Antifa, I want to be clear: I do not support or condone death threats, harassment, or doxxing—against anyone, including Mark Bray.” 

“Even with Mark Bray’s departure to Europe, the issue remains unresolved: A university professor publicly supported and helped fund a violent extremist movement, authored material advocating for political violence, and promoted tactics that suppress open debate and free expression,” Doyle said. “Our petition to have Mark Bray dismissed from Rutgers University has not changed, and we hope that Rutgers acts appropriately regarding his conduct with Antifa.”

In a Sept. 12 post on Bluesky, the social media platform popular with progressives, Bray promoted a Sept. 13 event he was presenting at in New York City entitled, “Another War Is Possible: Experiences in the fight against deportation, fascism, & capitalist globalization.”

In a statement to Fox News Digital, a Rutgers spokesperson said, “The University is aware of the Change.org petition regarding Professor Mark Bray and Dr. Bray’s message to his students. We are gathering more information about this evolving situation.”

Fox News Digital reached out to Bray for comment. 

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Whoopi Goldberg suggests Americans test racial profiling claims at the Super Bowl

“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 year’s 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 she’d go if it were Garth Brooks, Eminem, or Taylor Swift — or any other White person?”

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Goldberg responded, “How is she going to know who’s who?”

Behar replied, “Because the Supreme Court has given permission to question anyone who has a Spanish accent, who has dark skin.”

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“Here’s the thing, everybody — get a little color butter, sit in the sun, that’s 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.

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‘A disgrace’: Former special counsel monitored private calls of Republican senators

EXCLUSIVE: Former Special Counsel Jack Smith was allegedly tracking the private communications and phone calls of nearly a dozen Republican Senators as part of his investigation into the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riots, Fox News Digital has learned.

A document, reviewed by Fox News Digital, revealed that Smith and his “Arctic Frost” team investigating Jan. 6 were allegedly tracking the phone calls of GOP Sens. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, Marsha Blackburn of Tennessee, Ron Johnson of Wisconsin, Josh Hawley of Missouri, Cynthia Lummis of Wyoming, Bill Hagerty of Tennessee, Dan Sullivan of Alaska, Tommy Tuberville of Alabama and GOP Rep. Mike Kelly of Pennsylvania.

The document, recently discovered by FBI Director Kash Patel and exclusively obtained by Fox News Digital, is titled “CAST Assistance” and dated Sept. 27, 2023. “CAST” refers to the FBI’s cellular analysis survey team.

The document, which has the names of FBI agents involved redacted, marks the case ID as “ARCTIC FROST—Election Law Matters—SENSITIVE INVESTIGATIVE MATTER—CAST.”

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The document states the names of the lawmakers and that an FBI special agent on Smith’s team “conducted preliminary toll analysis” on the toll records associated with the lawmakers. 

An FBI official told Fox News Digital that Smith and his team tracking the senators were able to see which phone numbers they called, the location the phone call originated and the location where it was received.

A source said the calls were likely in reference to the vote to certify the 2020 election. 

An official said the records were collected in 2023 by Smith and his team after subpoenaing major telephone providers. 

“Arctic Frost” was opened inside the bureau April 13, 2022. Smith was appointed as special counsel to take over the probe in November 2022. 

Fox News Digital has learned that FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino is briefing those lawmakers on the discovery of Smith’s surveillance Monday afternoon on Capitol Hill.

A source said Bongino and FBI Director Patel felt it was important to brief the senators “as soon as possible” after the discovery of the record.

“It is a disgrace that I have to stand on Capitol Hill and reveal this — that the FBI was once weaponized to track the private communications of U.S. lawmakers for political purposes,” Bongino told Fox News Digital. “That era is over.”

Bongino added: “Under our leadership, the FBI will never again be used as a political weapon against the American people.”

FBI officials told Fox News Digital that the newly discovered records were pursuant to an oversight request by Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa.

Patel and Bongino personally directed additional review of the “Arctic Frost” case after Grassley’s request.

An FBI official told Fox News Digital that “Arctic Frost” is a “prohibited case,” and that the review required FBI officials to go “above and beyond in order to deliver on this promise of transparency.” The discovery is part of a broader ongoing review, Fox News Digital has learned.

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“The American people deserve the truth, and under my leadership, they will have it,” Patel told Fox News Digital. “We promised accountability for those who weaponized law enforcement, and we will deliver it.”

Patel added: “Under our watch, the FBI will never again be turned against the American people.”

Smith, after months of investigating, charged President Donald Trump in the U.S. District Court for Washington, D.C., in his 2020 election case, but after Trump was elected president, Smith sought to dismiss the case. Judge Tanya Chutkan granted that request. 

Smith’s case cost taxpayers more than $50 million. 

Fox News Digital was unable to reach Smith for comment. 

Nearly half of fatal car crashes linked to use of common drug, study finds

A growing number of marijuana users are driving while high — and it’s costing them their lives.

More than 40% of victims of fatal vehicle accidents over the past six years have had elevated levels of THC in their blood, a new study shows. The drug screenings were performed during the autopsy process.

THC (tetrahydrocannabinol), the main psychoactive compound in the cannabis plant, is what causes the “high” feeling of euphoria that is associated with using the drug.

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The Wright State University-led study, which was published in the Journal of the American College of Surgeons, reviewed data for 246 deceased Ohio drivers. 

The researchers found that nearly 42% tested positive for THC, with an average blood level of 30.7 ng/ML, according to a press release.

Those levels remained high over a six-year period, despite the state recently legalizing recreational cannabis.

The levels found in the study were far higher than the legal limit for THC. In Ohio and Nevada, the limit is 2 ng/mL, and it is 5 ng/mL in Colorado, Washington and Nevada. Many other states have “zero-tolerance laws,” which means any detectable amount of THC is grounds for a DUI charge, or may require “proof of impairment,” sources state.

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The research is set to be presented this week at the American College of Surgeons (ACS) Clinical Congress 2025 in Chicago.

“I was surprised to see that level,” said lead author Akpofure P. Ekeh, a professor of surgery at Wright State University in Dayton, Ohio, in the press release. 

“An average level of 30.7 ng/mL generally means those people must have consumed marijuana at some time close to driving. This isn’t about residual use; it’s about recent consumption.”

Ekeh also pointed out that over the past few years, there has been a push toward recreational legalization.

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“The problem is that from a public health standpoint, there has not been enough emphasis on some of the downsides and the dangers that can occur,” he said in the study article. “People should treat smoking marijuana just like they treat alcohol: Don’t smoke and drive.”

Dr. Laura Markley, medical director of addiction services at Akron Children’s in Ohio, emphasized the dangers of driving high. 

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“THC slows reaction time, clouds judgment and dulls coordination — and those few seconds of delay can be the difference between a near-miss and a fatal crash,” Markley, who was not involved in the study, told Fox News Digital.

Even amounts under the legal level may not be safe, the doctor warned.

“Emerging research shows that any amount of THC can impair driving, and the growing strength of modern cannabis products may make that impairment worse or last longer,” she said. “While the science is still developing, the trend toward higher potency reinforces a simple truth — no form of cannabis use is safe before driving.”

Even those who have a high tolerance to THC will have slower reflexes, less reliable judgment and narrower focus, according to Markley.

Fox News Digital reached out to the study researchers for comment.

Country star sparks backlash with new anthem slamming ICE raids, police in America

Country star Zach Bryan has previewed a new song “Bad News” that is going viral online for lamenting the policies and general spirit of America under President Donald Trump. 

In an Instagram post captioned, “the fading of the red, white, and blue,” the country star shared a brief preview of his upcoming song.

The song includes lyrics such as, “My friends are all degenerates, but they’re all I got, the generational story of dropping the plot. I heard the cops came, Cocky motherf—–s, ain’t they?” and, “And ICE is gonna come bust down your door, try to build a house no one builds no more, but I got a telephone, Kids are all scared and all alone.”

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The song continues, “The bar stopped bumping, the rock stopped rolling, the middle fingers rising, and it won’t stop showing. Got some bad news. The fading of the red, white, and blue.”

Fellow country music star John Rich replied to the news of the upcoming song with a tweet quipping, “Nashville is full of guys like this.”

Many commentators on the X platform also suggested that this could be Bryan’s “Bud Light” moment, comparing it to when numerous conservative consumers fled from the brand after it associated with transgender influencer Dylan Mulvaney.

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Bryan, who has a history of being at odds with law enforcement, is known for his liberal commentary. 

He has reportedly condemned officers as “out of control” and as a bunch of “middle-aged White dudes arresting people.”

When another country singer had condemned Bud Light, Bryan got involved in that controversy as well, declaring in a now-deleted tweet, “I just think insulting transgender people is completely wrong because we live in a country where we can all just be who we want to be [sic] it’s a great day to be alive I thought.”

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Trump admin slaps 25% tariff on medium- and heavy-duty trucks starting next month

President Donald Trump said on Monday that his administration will impose a 25% tariff on medium- and heavy-duty trucks next month. 

“Beginning November 1st, 2025, all medium and heavy-duty trucks coming into the United States from other countries will be tariffed at the rate of 25%,” Trump wrote in a Truth Social post.

The White House did not immediately respond to FOX Business’ request for comment.

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The U.S. trucking industry is a cornerstone of the national economy, moving roughly 73% of all domestic freight, according to the American Trucking Associations. 

Around 2 million Americans work as heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers, with many more employed as mechanics and support staff, according to data provided by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. 

What’s more, profit margins across the U.S. logistics sector are typically slim, leaving it highly sensitive to any unexpected increases in operating costs.

The top five import sources by customs value are Mexico, Canada, Japan, Germany and Finland, according to data compiled by the United States International Trade Commission.

Those trade relationships will take center stage this week, as White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Trump will meet with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on Tuesday and Finnish President Alexander Stubb on Thursday.

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Leavitt declined to share details about Trump’s upcoming discussions with the leaders but said trade policy will likely be among the topics.

The latest revelation comes as the Supreme Court weighs the legality of Trump’s sweeping trade policy – a central piece of his economic agenda.

The White House has previously defended Trump’s tariffs as a legitimate use of presidential powers to protect the economy in a statement to Fox News Digital. 

“We look forward to ultimate victory on this matter with the Supreme Court,” wrote White House spokesperson Kush Desai.

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The U.S. government collected $31.3 billion in tariff revenue in September, according to Treasury Department data released Sept. 29.

Tariff revenues rose steadily from $17.4 billion in April to $23.9 billion in May, before climbing to $28 billion in June and reaching $29 billion in July.

American businesses pay these import taxes directly to the federal government, but they often pass the cost along by raising prices – meaning consumers ultimately shoulder much of the burden.

Dem candidate allegedly said police deaths would stop officers from ‘shooting people’

Jay Jones, Virginia’s 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.

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Jones 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.

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Jones 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.”

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Meanwhile, no high-level Democrats have come out against Jones.