Sean Duffy’s son-in-law Michael Alfonso wins Wisconsin seat to become youngest House member

Republican Michael Alfonso, the son-in-law of Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy, won the race to represent Wisconsin’s 7th Congressional District Tuesday — clinching the same seat his father-in-law once held. Alfonso led Democrat Fred Clark, a former state lawmaker, by 12.2 percentage points with nearly all the ballots tallied. “Michael will be the youngest member of the new Congress & the first one born in this century,” Alfonso’s mother-in-law, Fox News personality Rachel Campos-Duffy, posted on X early Wednesday. “Go Gen Z! Time to lead the way!! Michael you are a true sign of hope on a tough election night.” So proud…

Matthew Stafford’s wife Kelly blasts NFL over Thanksgiving Eve game

NFL teams’ bye weeks typically last 13 days so players can take time off and retool their bodies. The Rams will be given 10 this season. After their bye week, the Rams will play in the first NFL Thanksgiving Eve game against the Packers, and quarterback Matthew Stafford’s wife, Kelly,…

Bay Area voters jack up taxes to pay for struggling public transit systems

Voters in five Bay Area counties — San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Contra Costa and Alameda — decided to throw a lifeline to the region’s public transportation after approving two tax measures Tuesday intended to help raise money for the bus and rail systems. The Regional Transit Measure —…

Google will cut off search access for students at schools that reject AI

Students using Google software in the classroom will not be allowed to access the company’s search engine unless their school system also opts in to using artificial intelligence, the tech giant said Tuesday. The Mountain View, California, company has been facing pushback from educators, child development experts and parents over…

Pete Ricketts wins Nebraska Senate race, making Dan Osborn two-time loser

WASHINGTON — Sen. Pete Ricketts (R-Neb.) won a full six-year term Tuesday following a hotly contested campaign against nominally independent candidate Dan Osborn in the reliably GOP state. Follow for live updates on the 2026 Midterm Elections Ricketts, the 62-year-old son of TD Ameritrade founder Joe Ricketts, was appointed to…

California’s controversial billionaire tax looks headed for defeat

California’s bitterly contested billionaire tax appeared to be heading for defeat Tuesday night after a vicious campaign that split Democrats, sent Silicon Valley tycoons scrambling to leave the state and sparked a $330 million-plus war to kill the proposal. Proposition 40, which would slap a one-time 5% tax on billionaires’…

Josh Turek dunks GOP Rep. Ashley Hinson to give Democrats Senate control

WASHINGTON — Iowa state Rep. Josh Turek, a former wheelchair basketball star, defeated Republican Rep. Ashley Hinson Tuesday in the race to replace retiring GOP Sen. Joni Ernst, ensuring Democrats would take control of the upper chamber of Congress for at least the next two years. Turek, 47, the first…

Cade Klubnik backs up his moxie — and then some — in Jets debut

So what if it was the Bucs reserves. The Kid was ready. Kid Klubnik was ready.  Cade Klubnik was ready for his preseason NFL debut Friday night when Geno Smith’s sore ankle prevented him from being ready for his preseason Jets homecoming.  Klubnik was informed Thursday by Aaron Glenn that…

Alaska Democrat turns down support from Kamala Harris ahead of Senate primary 

Alaska Democratic Senate hopeful Mary Peltola rejected support this week from former Vice President Kamala Harris, who lost the state by double-digits in her failed 2024 presidential campaign.  “Alaska is a must-win Senate seat for Democrats to retake control of the Senate,” Harris wrote in a fundraising email, urging the…

Saints first-rounder Jordyn Tyson suffers hamstring injury in brutal blow

Jordyn Tyson’s rookie campaign might be delayed. The Saints will be without the first-round wide receiver after he suffered a right hamstring injury during a joint practice on Thursday with the Jaguars. Head coach Kellen Moore confirmed Friday that Tyson will miss time but stopped short of providing a timetable…

AOC’s student debt unpaid as she embarks on costly egg-freezing journey

WASHINGTON — Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) has made at least $174,000 annually for nearly eight years as a member of Congress, but like many of her “Squad” colleagues, she has yet to put a substantial dent in her student loan debt, according to House financial disclosures. The Bronx and Queens…

Geno Smith out with foot soreness in Jets preseason opener surprise

The return of Geno Smith will have to wait. A source confirmed that Smith will not play in Friday night’s preseason opener against the Buccaneers because of foot soreness. Jets coach Aaron Glenn said earlier this week that “everybody’s playing” when asked if the starters would play. Something changed between…

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