"Sam Brown Joins Nevada Senate Race, Boosting Republican Hopes for a Pickup"

Sam Brown, a retired U.S. Army captain, has announced his bid for the Senate seat in Nevada currently held by Sen. Jacky Rosen. Brown, who ran for Senate last year but placed second in the Republican primary, is running with the support of national Republican leaders and is taking a more moderate tone. Republicans are hopeful about their chances of regaining control of the Senate in the upcoming elections, and they see Rosen as a potentially vulnerable candidate, particularly on the issue of abortion.