
J.K. Dobbins and Alohi Gilman are placed on injured reserve by ChargersShawn Steel, the Republican National Committee members for California, told Breitbart News Sunday that Democrats won several congressional seats in the Golden State because ballots received after Election Day were counted — a practice that would have been illegal in other states. Steel is the husband of Rep. Michelle Steel (R-CA), who lost narrowly to Democratic challenger Derek Tran by 603 votes, though she led by 10,000 on Election Day. “It all goes back to COVID, the way they changed the laws ... they flooded the market with absentee ballots to everybody,” Steel told Breitbart News Sunday . His wife won Election Day votes, and even absentee ballots, but lost big among ballots collected in drop boxes. He added that one-third of the votes in the 45th district, which is an inland district in Orange County, came in after Election Day. Republican incumbents lost three seats in California, though the GOP retained overall control of the House by a narrow majority. Republicans also narrowly missed flipping a Democrat-held seat in California, Steel said. Steel’s wife, Rep. Steel, was targeted by pro-choice groups over her pro-life stances, in a strategy Democrats adopted nationwide. But Shawn Steel maintained that she was beaten by the late ballot counts — perfectly legal in California, but outlawed in other parts of the country. He noted that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit — which covers Texas, Louisiana, and Mississippi — had struck down state laws that allowed ballots to be counted after Election Day, even if they had been postmarked by Election Day. The RNC had challenged a Mississippi law that allowed such ballots to be counted. The committeeman has long been a champion of the idea that Republicans should adopt Democrats’ own “ballot harvesting” tactics against them, but said Sunday that a return to the classic model — one day of voting, in person, with photo ID, and registration in advance — was necessary. Rep. Steel may be under consideration for a post in the incoming Trump administration, including ambassador to South Korea. Joel B. Pollak is Senior Editor-at-Large at Breitbart News and the host of Breitbart News Sunday on Sirius XM Patriot on Sunday evenings from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. ET (4 p.m. to 7 p.m. PT). He is the author of The Agenda: What Trump Should Do in His First 100 Days , available for pre-order on Amazon. He is also the author of The Trumpian Virtues: The Lessons and Legacy of Donald Trump’s Presidency , now available on Audible. He is a winner of the 2018 Robert Novak Journalism Alumni Fellowship. Follow him on Twitter at @joelpollak .
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Outbreaks of rain will affect northern and western areas this morning A stock image of windy weather. (Brian Lawless/PA) The weather will gradually become more unsettled moving into the New Year, Met Éireann has said. Outbreaks of rain will affect northern and western areas this morning. But the rain will become patchier as it slowly moves southeastwards throughout the day, bringing only minimal amounts over Munster and Leinster. The highest temperatures today are set to range between 8 and 11C. We need your consent to load this Social Media content. We use a number of different Social Media outlets to manage extra content that can set cookies on your device and collect data about your activity. It will be dry tonight, with clear spells, but there might be some odd showers possible across western and northern counties. However, it will be colder than recent nights as temperatures are set to drop to 2 and 6C. Sunday will be a breezy day but it will stay mostly dry. Sunny spells and scattered showers might affect the north and west. Temperatures will range between 8 and 11C before dropping to 5 and 9C overnight. Sunday night will remain breezy, with rain in the northwest and well-scattered showers across the Atlantic counties. It will continue breezy early next week, with outbreaks of rain across Ulster and Connacht, which might turn heavier through Monday. It will be mostly dry elsewhere, with sunny spells and temperatures of 9 and 12C. Monday night will turn mostly cloudy, with outbreaks of rain becoming more widespread, while parts of the south and southeast might stay dry. Temperatures are expected to range between 8 and 11C. It will be wet and windy on New Year's Eve but the outbreaks of rain will become lighter and patchier through the day. Temperatures will range between 10 and 12C on Tuesday Met Éireann said there is some uncertainty with the current forecast for New Year's Day but it will likely turn very windy - with strong winds and widespread outbreaks of rain on Wednesday.'Moana 2' star Auli'i Cravalho proud to represent her culture as she returns to signature role
Former World No. 1 Lleyton Hewitt made history during his debut at the 1997 Australian Open . Now, his 16-year-old son Cruz, who recently received a wildcard for the tournament's qualifying rounds, has the opportunity to replicate his father's achievement as the youngest player to reach the main draw at the first Grand Slam of the year. Not everyone was pleased with Cruz receiving the wildcard, as many fans on social media criticized the decision and accused the organisers of "nepotism." The Australian teenager, currently ranked No. 107 in the junior category and World No. 1264 in the ATP rankings, will be the lowest-ranked player in the qualifying rounds. Cruz Hewitt steps into the spotlight As the son of a two-time Grand Slam champion, Cruz faces high expectations to follow in his father's footsteps. Lleyton was not only one of the best players in tennis history but also shone at an early age. He remains the second-youngest player to achieve the World No. 1 ranking, a feat he accomplished at 20 years and 9 months, a record surpassed only by Carlos Alcaraz in 2022 at 19 years and 4 months. Lleyton still holds the record for the youngest player to reach the Australian Open main draw, a milestone he achieved in 1997 at just 15 years and 323 days. He lost in the first round to Sergi Bruguera in straight sets. Cruz will need to win three consecutive matches to qualify for the main draw, which would make him the youngest player to advance through the Australian Open qualifiers since his father in 1997. However, even if successful, Cruz would still fall short of his father's record, as he would enter the main draw at 16 years and 32 days old—just over two months older than Lleyton was when he set the record 27 years ago. Una publicación compartida por Tennis Australia (@tennisaustralia) This article first appeared on TennisUpToDate.com and was syndicated with permission.