Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., said he has a “hard time understanding” claims that the guilty verdict in Karmelo Anthony’s murder trial was unfair or racially motivated, distancing himself from some Democrats and activists who have criticized the outcome of the case. “I have a hard time understanding why they would say that,” Kaine said when asked about claims from some Democrats that Anthony’s guilty verdict was unfair or...

As Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico works to brand himself as a “law and order Democrat,” Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is rolling out a sweeping public safety agenda that could force the left’s rising star to defend parts of his legislative record on crime, bail reform and policing. Abbott, who is pushing to remove so-called “rogue” prosecutors, create a statewide prosecutor and deny bail to illegal immigrants accused...