Fox News Politics Newsletter: Can Jay Jones be replaced?

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-First Lady Melania Trump announces 8 Ukrainian children reunited with his families after being taken to Russia

-Pentagon agrees to host Qatari F-15 fighter jets and pilots at Idaho Air Force Base

–Ivy League professor who made fun of the death of Charlie Kirk, still employed despite public outcry and “resignation”

Can Jay Jones be replaced? Democrats’ defense of scandal-plagued candidate raises questions

When asked if Virginia Attorney general candidate Jay Jones expected to withdraw from race following revelation of violent text messages, many say Democrats have either remained silent or defended Jones’ candidacy while condemning the posts.

The situation raises the question of whether Democrats might be concerned about replacing Jones as president. Democratic ticket against incumbent Republican Jason Miyares — and whether that’s even legally possible.

Fox News Digital reached out to the Commonwealth of Virginia to find out what might happen and if Jones was blocked from the ballot as his scandal unfolds…LEARN MORE.

Jay Jones, a candidate for Virginia attorney general in 2025, has come under fire for a series of text messages calling for the deaths of political opponents and remarks about police officers. (Maxine Wallace/The Washington Post/Getty Images)

White House

‘COWARD’ ATTACKED: Bondi announces arrest of ‘coward’ who allegedly threatened conservative influencer after Kirk’s murder

Conservative influencer Benny Johnson, right, allegedly received a threatening letter following the assassination of Charlie Kirk, Attorney General Pam Bondi announced Friday October 10, 2025. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images; Charly Triballeau/AFP via Getty Images)

“CHAMPION OF PEACE”: Nobel Peace Prize awarded to Maria Corina Machado despite calls for Trump to receive the prize

PATRIOTS ANSWER THE CALL: EXCLUSIVE: USCIS Sees Massive Increase in Applications for ‘Defender of the Homeland’ Positions

Opposition leader Maria Corina Machado gestures during an anti-government protest January 9, 2025 in Caracas, Venezuela. (Jesus Vargas/Getty Images)

World stage

COLD WAR: US turns to Finland to bridge Arctic ‘ice-breaking gap’ as Russia, China expand polar presence

A drone photo taken on November 29, 2024 shows China’s research icebreakers Xuelong and Xuelong 2, or Snow Dragon and Snow Dragon 2, breaking ice near Zhongshan Station, a Chinese research base in Antarctica. (Chen Dongbin/Xinhua via Getty Images)

THE TRADE WAR BRASHES: Trump threatens to impose “massive” tariffs on China and sees “no reason” to meet Xi

PEACE DIVIDEND: White House to begin work on new Abraham Accords ‘very shortly’ after Gaza deal

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Bahrain Foreign Minister Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani and United Arab Emirates Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan join President Trump for the Abraham Accords signing ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House on September 15, 2020, in Washington. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)

GUN DIPLOMACY: Washington’s shadow war: how strikes against the cartels threaten to bring down the Maduro regime

Capitol

PINK BOOTS: Mass layoffs “have begun” as government shutdown continues

PRIVACY ISSUES: Hagerty pressures Verizon over FBI access to his phone records during Jack Smith investigation

Senator Bill Hagerty, Republican of Tennessee, speaks during a Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee hearing in Washington, DC, March 7, 2023. (Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

LIGHTS OFF DC: Johnson ups his bet on Schumer as government shutdown enters week 3

ASSOCIATED ENERGY: Scalise leads GOP fight to SCOTUS to stop radical left’s ‘war on energy’

House Majority Leader Steve Scalise led more than 100 House lawmakers in an amicus brief to the Supreme Court on October 10, 2025. (Getty Images)

NO SALARY DAY: Senate leaves Washington as government shutdown approaches third week and military salaries at risk

JUDGMENT CASE: GOP senators back Russ Vought’s brutal shutdown strategy as standoff deepens

Across America

GA GROUNDING: Georgia’s Mike Collins takes aim at Ossoff in new ad about consequences of airport and worker shutdowns

ROAD DANGER: Blue state in hot seat after ICE arrests illegal immigrant with ‘NO NAME GIVEN’ on license

CATCH UP: New poll finds Mamdani’s lead shrinking as Cuomo gains ground in New York showdown

Former Governor Andrew Cuomo (R) criticized the progressive policies of New York Democratic mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani during a business forum in New York. (Richard Drew/AP Photo; Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AP Photo)

IN A CIRCLE OF WAGONS: Allies support Katie Porter despite controversial videos that sparked a political storm during the California campaign

‘CROSS THE LINE’: New Jersey Republican Ciattarelli threatens to sue Sherrill over opioid claims

Republican Jack Ciattarelli looks on as Democrat Mikie Sherrill speaks during the final debate in the New Jersey governor’s race Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2025, in New Brunswick, New Jersey. (Heather Khalifa/AP)

NO MORAL COURAGE: Spanberger blasted online as a ‘coward’ for refusing to give up ‘unbalanced’ Jay Jones

TRANSGENDER TENSION: ‘Naked men in locker rooms’: Earle-Sears blasts Spanberger for transgender stance in locker rooms during heated debate

ALARM RING TONES: Top Insurance CEO in hot seat after scathing ad campaign revealing ties to China

Winsome Earle-Sears and Abigail Spanberger. (Pool/Getty Images)

NO RESPONSE GIVEN: Spanberger refuses to urge Jay Jones to quit race, avoids questions after ‘two bullets’ texts

ANCIENT DOMINION SHOCK: Earle-Sears engages in heated debate as Spanberger avoids questions from Jay Jones

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