Monday, October 6, 2025

Good Morning! On this day in 1817, the cornerstone was laid for what would become the first building on the University of Virginia’s campus. President James Monroe was there, along with former presidents Thomas Jefferson and James Madison.

Before Americans could have a country, we needed a Navy. The Continental Congress in Philadelphia supplied the first naval vessels in 1775, before it adopted the Declaration of Independence the following year. The Navy has been fighting for freedom ever since. If you served in our Navy, hit reply and tell us your tale!

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Navy Celebrates 250 Years

President Donald Trump was a featured guest at the Titans of the Sea celebration in Norfolk, an early commemoration of the Navy’s 250th birthday on October 13.

The ceremony, also attended by top Pentagon leaders, featured F/18 fighter pilots performing maneuvers, the Nimitz-class supercarrier USS George H.W. Bush, and demonstrations of many of the Navy’s weapon systems.

“From the American Revolution until today, the story of the U.S. Navy is a tale of loyalty, sacrifice, and commitment stretching back 250 years,” Trump told the crowd. “Because of you, our Navy and our country will always be proud, and righteous, and mighty, and free.”

Naval Station Norfolk is the largest naval base in the world.

Jones Apologizes for Violent Threats

The Democratic candidate for attorney general said he was “sick to my stomach” when reading the threatening text messages he wrote about then-Speaker of the House of Delegates Todd Gilbert in 2022.

Three years ago, Jay Jones texted a Republican lawmaker that, if he had two bullets to shoot three people, “Gilbert, Hitler and Pol Pot. Gilbert gets two bullets to the head.” He also expressed a wish that the Republican lawmaker’s children would “die in their mother’s arms.”

When the threatening statements he’d made at that time were revealed last week, Jones said, “I cannot take back what I said; I can only take full accountability and offer my sincere apology,” and added that he has apologized directly to Gilbert and his family.

Jones also said he intends to remain in the race.

Leaders Respond to Jones’ Texts

Fellow Democrats criticized Jay Jones over his threatening 2022 text messages. “I spoke frankly with Jay about my disgust with what he had said and texted,” gubernatorial candidate Abigail Spanberger said. “I made clear to Jay that he must fully take responsibility for his words.“

Democratic lieutenant governor candidate Ghazala Hashmi said people should “demand better of our leaders and of each other.” Neither woman called on Jones to withdraw from the race.

Gov. Glenn Youngkin said Democrats should press Jones “to step away from this campaign in disgrace.” The Republican candidate for governor, Winsome Earle-Sears, said on social media that Jones had effectively disqualified himself: “Jay Jones can never be Attorney General of Virginia.“

Incumbent Attorney General Jason Miyares added that, “I don’t accept his apology because he had a chance then to apologize.” President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance also called for Jones to exit the race.

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➤ Fairfax: A Washington Post/Schar School poll conducted last week—before the release of Jay Jones’ text messages—showed Democrat Abigail Spanberger leading Republican Winsome Earle-Sears 55% to 43% among likely voters. (Details)

➤ Statewide: The daily newspapers in Richmond, Roanoke, Lynchburg, and Fredericksburg will stop publishing on Mondays, beginning next month. All are owned by Iowa-based Lee Enterprises. (More)

➤ Statewide: Students at VCU, JMU, and Virginia Tech have all taken steps to revive Turning Point USA chapters in the wake of the assassination of Charlie Kirk, conservative Christian activist and the organization’s founder. (Details)

➤ Chesterfield: Police are investigating after a man was found shot dead on the campus of Virginia State University. Authorities say he was not a student at the school. (More)

➤ Virginia Beach: Alumni of Virginia Wesleyan University held an off-campus homecoming over the weekend to protest the school’s official name change to Batten University. More than 6,000 people signed a petition to protest the change. (Details)

➤ Statewide: ICE agents made 4,264 arrests in Virginia through July, almost three times as many as were made all of last year. At one point in June, the Commonwealth saw an average of 34 arrests each day. (More)

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➤ The Washington Commanders gave up the first 10 points of the game, then rallied to crush the Chargers on the road, 27-10. (Details)

➤ UVA women’s soccer, ranked No. 1, topped Virginia Tech 2-1 on Saturday to take an early lead in this year’s Commonwealth Clash. (Wrap)

➤ Washington and Lee’s swimming teams dominated at the Old Dominion Athletic Conference relays this weekend. The men won all ten events and the women seven of ten. (Details)

➤ UVA coach Tony Elliott said QB Chandler Morris is “going to be okay,” although he left the game after taking a hard hit in overtime. The Cavs won the game on the next play, launching them to No. 19 on the Top 25 AP college football poll. (Details)

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➤ The Women Who Mean Business Summit is scheduled for Friday at the convention center in Richmond. It’s billed as one of Virginia’s top gatherings for professional women. (Details)

➤ The Brookings Institution launched the DMV tracker to monitor the overall economy, labor market, and household well-being in D.C., Maryland, and Virginia. The project comes at a time when federal job cuts have increased unemployment in the region. (More)

➤ Virginia is one of five states suing Redfin and Zillow, claiming that the real estate giants colluded to reduce competition in the online housing rental market. (Details)

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➤ Parts of Roanoke’s Valley Park are heavily overgrown. But the city has a team working on the problem—a herd of hungry goats. (Details)

➤ UVA Health relaunched its Mobile Mammography Coach with updated equipment to make it easier for women in Northern Virginia to get breast cancer screenings. (More)

➤ Virginia Beach’s tap water is so good, it recently topped bottled water in a blind taste test. (Details)

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