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A Trump Cabinet member's wife drew backlash with a claim about children killed in war that critics branded an "outrageous lie."

Fox News host Rachel Campos-Duffy, whose husband Sean Duffy serves as President Donald Trump's transportation secretary, claimed Saturday that Ukraine has killed "a million kids on the Russian side," according to a clip shared by journalist Aaron Rupar.

Campos-Duffy did not specify to what figure she was referring. Critics suggested the "kids" in question were Russian soldiers sent to fight in the war Moscow launched with its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, and her remarks quickly drew condemnation online from journalists, former intelligence officials and Russia analysts....

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....

Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy's upcoming summer family road trip reality show was mocked on Monday after he announced it was expected to be released sometime in August.

The show featuring the Trump administration official had raised red flags over ethics concerns — something News Nation anchor Marni Hughes pressed Duffy about during an interview inside a diner in Wisconsin with his son-in-law, Michael Alfonso, who is running for Congress for the seat Duffy once held.

Duffy argued it was not a reality show, despite reports that it was....

The idea of Trump's name going on a New York City landmark has resurfaced after a Cabinet secretary's letter, per reports.

The New York Daily News reported that Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy sent a letter to Senate leadership on several committees on Wednesday that lists the renaming of New York Penn Station as part of the "administration priorities."

Duffy wrote that the Trump administration intends to "direct Amtrak to rename New York Penn Station," per the Daily News. The idea of Trump's name going on Penn Station has long been suggested, including in internal renderings of an overhaul showing "President Donald J. Trump" etched into marble. ...

Another lawmaker could barely stand the way Trump's transportation secretary refused to answer straightforward questions during Capitol Hill testimony on Tuesday.

"You are encouraging Americans to spend the summer road tripping," Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA) said to Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy during testimony on Tuesday. "Let me just ask you, how much did you rack up on gas during your Great American Road Trip?"

She was referring to Duffy's controversial vacation that was reportedly bankrolled by industry giants he's supposed to regulate, including Boeing, Toyota, and Shell. Murray was pressing Duffy on how much he spent on gas because of his position that more people should road trip like him, but she was upset he would make that suggestion while gas prices rose amid the war in Iran....