Trump-backed ex-NFL reporter loses Senate race to progressive who vowed to 'rip ICE apart'
Topics: 2026 Midterm ElectionsImmigration & ICE
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- Fox News reports: “Peggy Flanagan defeated Michele Tafoya in Minnesota's special election after ICE's Operation Metro Surge became a central rallying cry for her campaign.”
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- Fox News: Trump-backed ex-NFL reporter loses Senate race to progressive who vowed to 'rip ICE apart'
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