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Jay Jones makes history as Virginia’s first Black attorney general

Democrat Jay Jones was elected Tuesday as Virginia attorney general, riding a wave of voter dissatisfaction with the White House to overcome the revelation that in 2022 he sent widely condemned texts embracing violence against a fellow state lawmaker. The former Virginia delegate defeated Republican incumbent Attorney General Jason Miyares weeks after it emerged that Jones had texted a fellow delegate suggesting the then-House speaker should get “two bullets to the head.” Jones apologized for the private messages both in statements and […]

todayNovember 5, 2025 1

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Virginia’s first Black House speaker and Biden bond over personal hardships during congratulatory call

President Joe Biden called to congratulate Don Scott, the Portsmouth Democrat who made history last week when he was elected the first Black speaker of Virginia’s House of Delegates, theGrio reports exclusively. During the brief chat, Biden extended an invitation to Scott to visit the White House within the next few weeks. An excited Scott told theGrio that an “energetic” Biden personally extended his well wishes to him after Democrats won back a majority in the Virginia General Assembly. Their […]

todayJanuary 14, 2024