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Companies and lobbyists with business before Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy have poured cash into his son-in-law's congressional campaign.

In a Thursday article, The Bulwark reported that Michael Alfonso, a Republican running for Congress in Wisconsin, has collected donations from transportation executives, corporate PACs, and lobbyists who have sought or won favorable decisions from Duffy's Department of Transportation.

Alfonso is married to Duffy's daughter, Evita, and at 26 years old, he would become the youngest member of Congress if elected, The Bulwark noted....

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy has struggled to attract viewers to his controversial road trip reality show after months of delays.

According to a Thursday report by MeidasTouch, "almost nobody is watching" Duffy's six-episode reality show, "Great American Road Trip," which features his wife and nine children traveling with him through several states. The show has been criticized for its questionable funding sources and for showing off Duffy's road trip vacation while Americans struggle to afford gas and groceries.

The show aired on Wednesday, and after 24 hours, the six episodes had accumulated only about 5,400 views combined, according to MeidasTouch. The most-viewed episode was Duffy's Philadelphia episode, which had 2,300 views, and his Charleston and Arizona episodes drew fewer than 500 viewers each, MeidasTouch reported....

Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said Sunday his department was aware some Toyota vehicles had "unintended acceleration" issues in late 2003, three years before it launched a preliminary probe into sticky Toyota floor mats.