Florida Democrats Choose Demings to Challenge Rubio in Senate Race

Florida U.S. Rep. Val Demings on Tuesday seized the Democratic nomination to challenge Republican Sen. Marco Rubio this fall. Demings, a former Orlando police chief and a prodigious political fundraiser, now has a chance to become Florida’s first Black female senator. “I stand before you tonight believing in the promise of America,” Demings told supporters at a rally Tuesday night....