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Republican incumbent Jason Miyares participates in the Virginia attorney general debate with Democrat Jay Jones in Richmond, Va., Thursday, Oct. 16, 2025. (Mike Kropf/Richmond Times-Dispatch via AP, Pool)

AG Jason Miyares’ surge in polls offers GOP hope in Virginia

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

Del. Jay Jones, D-Norfolk, gives remarks during the Virginia Democratic attorney general debate on in Richmond, Va., on Saturday, May 15, 2021. (Shaban Athuman/Richmond Times-Dispatch via AP) **FILE**

Jay Jones endorsement damns Virginia Education Association

By Corey DeAngelis

Political commentator James Carville discusses the 2020 election landscape on MSNBC, Feb. 4, 2020. (Image: MSNBC video screenshot)

James Carville epitomizes today’s ugly Democrats

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

Democrat Jay Jones participates in the Virginia attorney general debate with Republican incumbent Jason Miyares in Richmond, Va., Thursday, Oct. 16, 2025. (Mike Kropf/Richmond Times-Dispatch via AP, Pool)

Jay Jones leans heavily on anti-Trump message in final stretch of campaign for Virginia AG

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

Democrat Jay Jones, left, and Republican incumbent Jason Miyares shake hands at the start of the Virginia attorney general debate in Richmond, Va., Thursday, Oct. 16, 2025. (Mike Kropf/Richmond Times-Dispatch via AP, Pool)

Text message scandal, Trump loom large in Virginia attorney general debate

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

Vice President JD Vance speaking with reporters in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House, Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Vance says he won’t ‘join the pearl clutching’ over Young Republicans’ texts

By Mallory Wilson - The Washington Times

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Abigail Spanberger addresses a crowd at a rally at her alma mater, J.R. Tucker High School, in Henrico, Va., Monday, June 16, 2025. (Mike Kropf /Richmond Times-Dispatch via AP)

Jay Jones’ texting scandal becomes tough loyalty test for Abigail Spanberger

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

This combo image shows Virginia Republican gubernatorial candidate Winsome Earle-Sears, left, and Democratic gubernatorial candidate Abigail Spanberger, right. (AP Photo) ** FILE **

Virginia governor’s debate exposes the left’s immoral standards

By Robert Knight

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Letter to the editor: Democrats want the Virginia AG post, morals be damned

In this March 4, 2020, file photo, Del. Jay Jones, D-Norfolk, reacts to the passage of a bill relating to electric utility at the Capitol in Richmond, Va. (AP Photo/Steve Helber) ** FILE **

Virginia AG candidate Jay Jones’ texts prove Democrats don’t really oppose political violence

By Tim Murtaugh

Del. Jay Jones, D-Norfolk, gives remarks during the Virginia Democratic attorney general debate on in Richmond, Va., on Saturday, May 15, 2021. (Shaban Athuman/Richmond Times-Dispatch via AP) **FILE**

For the left, Jay Jones talking about killing his rivals is just everyday chitchat

By Michael McKenna

In this screenshot taken from video provided by WRIC News, Democratic candidate for attorney general Jay Jones speaks with an interviewer Saturday, Oct. 4, 2025, in Richmond, Va., about widely condemned text messages he sent in 2022. (WRIC via AP) ** FILE **

Endorsement page for Jay Jones disappears from prominent gun control group’s website

By Kerry Picket - The Washington Times

FILE - Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares speaks during an interview at the Office of the Attorney General in Richmond, Va., May 9, 2023. (AP Photo/Ryan M. Kelly, File)

Republican AG Miyares says race against Democrat Jay Jones is ‘test of decency’ amid text scandal

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

In this screenshot taken from video provided by WRIC News, Democratic candidate for attorney general Jay Jones speaks with an interviewer Saturday, Oct. 4, 2025, in Richmond, Va., about widely condemned text messages he sent in 2022. (WRIC via AP) ** FILE **

Virginia lawmaker says Jay Jones once said if more cops were killed, they would shoot fewer people

By Kerry Picket - The Washington Times

In this screenshot taken from video provided by WRIC News, Democratic candidate for attorney general Jay Jones speaks with an interviewer Saturday, Oct. 4, 2025, in Richmond, Va., about widely condemned text messages he sent in 2022. (WRIC via AP) ** FILE **

Virginia’s pro-violence candidate Jay Jones

By Editorial Board - The Washington Times

In this screenshot taken from video provided by WRIC News, Democratic candidate for attorney general Jay Jones speaks with an interviewer Saturday, Oct. 4, 2025, in Richmond, Va., about widely condemned text messages he sent in 2022. (WRIC via AP) ** FILE **

‘Sick and demented’: Trump demands that Virginia AG candidate drop out over 2022 texts

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

Del. Jay Jones, D-Norfolk, gives remarks during the Virginia Democratic attorney general debate on in Richmond, Va., on Saturday, May 15, 2021. (Shaban Athuman/Richmond Times-Dispatch via AP) **FILE**

Virginia Democratic AG nominee convicted of driving 116 mph, did community service for own PAC

By Matt Delaney - The Washington Times

Del. Jay Jones, D-Norfolk, gives remarks during the Virginia Democratic attorney general debate on in Richmond, Va., on Saturday, May 15, 2021. (Shaban Athuman/Richmond Times-Dispatch via AP) **FILE**

Jay Jones wins Democratic nomination for Virginia attorney general

By Olivia Diaz - Associated Press

Northam endorses challenger Jay Jones in Virginia AG race

By SARAH RANKIN - Associated Press

Del. Jay Jones announces bid for Virginia Attorney General

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