Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., has time and again pushed to rein in President Donald Trump’s war authorities, but he has rarely gone to the same lengths for his own party’s presidents. Kaine’s argument has stayed fairly consistent over the years that Congress should reassert its constitutional authority and decision-making in the run-up to a military conflict. And he has either led or joined several pushes over Trump’s non-consecutive...

Newly sworn-in Democratic Gov. Abigail Spanberger wasted no time implementing her party’s priorities and getting rid of Republicans’ now that she is the head honcho in Virginia. A long list of moves by Spanberger and Virginia Democrats, who now have a trifecta in the state with control of the governor’s office and both branches of the state legislature, were criticized by Republicans, several of whom chastised Spanberger for...

It is said that in politics, the best idea is a stolen one. Republicans are no dummies. They’re looking at what worked for Democrats last year as New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani upset the primary field and rode easily to Gracie Mansion. They saw victories by New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill and Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger. They all ran on affordability. That issue carried them to victory....