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At 26, Sean Duffy's son-in-law is headed to Congress as its youngest member

Michael Alfonso is set to become the youngest member of Congress at 26 years old after winning a key Wisconsin House seat. Alfonso, a Republican, will head to Washington this January after running a campaign focused on delivering on affordability and restoring the American Dream, two priorities he emphasized throughout his campaign. "As the youngest member of Congress and a new dad, I have a personal stake in our…

Vance tosses Trump under the bus in a bid to keep 2028 hope alive

White House official details what gets Trump’s attention in intelligence briefings

EXCLUSIVE: President Donald Trump may be briefed on sprawling cartel networks and massive drug seizures, but sometimes it's the story of a single American crime victim that captures his attention, a White House official told Fox News Digital. The official described how Trump can shift from discussions about major criminal organizations to an individual harmed by crime, pressing officials about what more the federal…

Kamala Harris urges Dems to 'be ruthless' with power after midterms, demands Trump accountability

After Democrats swept control of Congress in the 2026 midterm elections, former Vice President Kamala Harris , former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and former President Bill Clinton offered their views about how the party should use its newfound power. Harris called for Democrats to ruthlessly leverage their powers to provide "economic relief" and to hold President Donald Trump's "administration accountable for…

Republicans turn on Trump after devastating midterm losses hand Democrats control of Congress

Seismic political change is coming to Washington, D.C., and as Republicans sift through the wreckage that was Election Night, fingers are pointing in several directions over who’s to blame. The blue tsunami Tuesday tore the GOP’s coalition asunder, flipping the balance of power in both chambers heading into the final two years of the Trump administration. And as Republicans search for where things went awry, GOP…

Ted Cruz says 'blue tsunami' took over Texas after Democrats swept statewide races

Sen. Ted Cruz , R-Texas, delivered a scathing assessment on Wednesday of Republicans' sweeping midterm election losses, describing the results as a "blue tsunami" and warning that his party had lost touch with voters, particularly in the Lone Star State. In a lengthy post on X, Cruz acknowledged that Republicans had suffered historic defeats, losing control of both chambers of Congress while Democrats swept…

Erika Kirk channels Charlie with blunt message to conservatives after GOP midterm losses

Erika Kirk had a message for conservatives reeling from Republican election setbacks, and she turned to her late husband Charlie’s words to deliver it. "I miss Charlie so much every single day, but especially on a day like today," she wrote. "He always said that when things are going well, we need to stay humble. And when things aren’t going the way we want, we need to stay positive, keep our faith, and get back to…