Tafoya gives GOP hope in race to flip Minnesota Senate seat

Former NFL reporter Michele Tafoya’s entrance into the Minnesota Senate race is giving Republicans a high-profile candidate they say puts the seat more in play. Tafoya is vying for retiring Sen. Tina Smith’s (D-Minn.) seat and quickly earned the backing of the Senate Republicans’ campaign arm, clearing the way for her to be the heavy favorite in the primary while centrist Rep. Angie...