MINNEAPOLIS — Michele Tafoya, the former prominent sports broadcaster known for her sideline reporting on “Sunday Night Football,” has announced she plans to run for Minnesota’s open U.S. Senate seat.

Fresh off an endorsement from President Donald Trump, Rep. Julia Letlow of Louisiana is launching a U.S. Senate bid against fellow Republican and second-term Sen.

University of Montana president Seth Bodnar has resigned from his post to explore an independent bid for the Senate in one of the most expensive states in the 2024 race, according to people familiar with the matter and local press reports.

The Republican U.S. Senate candidate raised $1.1 million in his bid to take on Democratic incumbent Jon Ossoff.

A text message circulated among Democrats in Montana said Bodnar could run as an independent against incumbent Republican Steve Daines.

Texas Democrat Jasmine Crockett fired back at critics questioning her Senate campaign, claiming the doubters are "afraid" of her actually winning.

Seth Bodnar, the president of the University of Montana, announced Wednesday he’d step down from his position running the state’s flagship university, a week after reporting from Montana Free Press and Lee Enterprises created widespread speculation that he’ll run against Steve Daines for the U.

Michelle Tafoya, who worked as a sideline reporter for NBC Sunday Night Football from 2011-22 and now hosts a conservative podcast, has announced a Senate run as a Republican in Minnesota. Tafoya’s announcement comes as Minnesota has been roiled by the ICE crackdown in that state and protests over the killing of Renee Good on Jan. 7.