Ohio GOP Rep. Renacci joins Senate race against Dems' Brown

CINCINNATI — Citing White House encouragement, U.S. Rep. Jim Renacci on Thursday jumped out of the Republican governor's race and into Ohio's U.S. Senate primary in an effort to unseat two-term Democratic incumbent Sherrod Brown.The fourth-term congressman announced his plans in a letter to supporters. The businessman and former Wadsworth mayor earlier said he'd make that move if encouraged to by President Donald Trump, who carried the swing state in 2016.Renacci told supporters he was ask