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A few years ago, Baker Mayfield was a castoff, given up on by multiple teams. These days, he’s starting to write the first few lines of an NFL MVP résumé. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are 5-1 and Mayfield is the biggest reason why. He has made clutch plays all season, including Sunday as he led Tampa Bay to a 30-19 …

Neither Virginia gubernatorial candidate showed up to the post-debate interview  WAVY.com 8 takeaways from the Spanberger and Earle-Sears debate in Virginia  The Washington Post Takeaways from the only debate in the Virginia governor’s race  CNN Spanberger, Earle-Sears clash over violence, abortion, and taxes in lone Va. governor’s debate  Virginia Mercury Jones texting scandal shadows Virginia governor’s debate: 5 things to watch  The Hill Source link

Texts from Jay Jones, Democratic Attorney General Candidate, Roil Virginia Governor’s Race  The New York Times A major police group says Democrat running for Virginia AG should decline to serve if he wins  CNN Beshear on whether he would vote for Jay Jones: ‘That would be a very, very tough one’  The Hill Analysis | Democrats really don’t want to talk about Jay …

A view of the U.S. Supreme Court on October 4, 2025. Mehmet Eser/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Mehmet Eser/AFP via Getty Images At the Supreme Court on Wednesday, conservative and liberal justices alike appeared to have little use for either side in a case that tests Illinois voting regulations. The often fractious justices teamed up to have a …

New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani marked two years since the Oct. 7 attacks with a statement Tuesday that prompted the Israeli government to denounce him. From the start of his campaign, the Queens assemblyman has been consistent — calling for the return of the hostages and mourning those who lost their lives on the day of the attack …

Topline Virginia’s Democratic nominee for attorney general, Jay Jones, wrote about shooting the state’s former Republican house speaker in a series of resurfaced text messages—revelations that could impact the state’s gubernatorial election that’s seen as a national bellwether. Jay Jones addresses supporters after winning the Democratic nomination for Virginia Attorney General as wife Mavis Jones looks on in Norfolk, Virginia, …

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia’s Democratic candidate for attorney general has apologized for widely condemned text messages from 2022 that revealed him suggesting that a prominent Republican get “two bullets to the head.” The texts put the Democratic challenger, Jay Jones, on the defensive in what has been a hard-hitting campaign. Early voting is well underway in Virginia ahead of …

Jay Jones, the Democratic nominee for attorney general of Virginia, faced condemnation from Republicans and Democrats on Friday after text messages from 2022 resurfaced in which he said he would “piss on graves” of GOP opponents and mused about hypothetically shooting then-Republican Speaker of the House of Delegates Todd Gilbert. In a text message exchange with Republican Delegate Carrie Coyner, …

Virginia’s Democratic nominee for attorney general faced bipartisan backlash Friday night after text messages from 2022 surfaced in which he suggested the top Republican in the state House of Delegates “gets two bullets to the head.” The messages by Jay Jones, who did not hold elected office at the time, were directed at then-speaker of the House Todd Gilbert. “Three …

SEATTLE — A woman with Western Washington roots was chosen by NASA to join the next astronaut candidate class. Lauren Edgar, 40, is an experienced geologist who considers Sammamish her home and went to Skyline High School. She’s one of 10 candidates picked for the 2025 class. “They will take classes in geology, land and water survival and space health. …