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- Daily Mail
Family with ties to Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift launch fight against Donald Trump with run for Congress
Jason and Travis Kelce could soon have a powerful ally on Capitol Hill. The Super Bowl-winning brothers currently employ the son of Democrat Peter Chatzky, a candidate for U.S. Congress in New York's 17th district, which sits in the lower Hudson River valley. The younger Chatzky, a lead social media producer named Jake, promoted his father's congressional bid online Wednesday, writing on X: 'HEALTHCARE IS A BASIC HUMAN RIGHT.' As you can probably guess, his father is running on a pro-healthcare platform aimed at helping the roughly 60,000 uninsured people Westchester, Rockland and Duchess counties. To announce his campaign, the elder Chatzky wrote an op-ed for sharing his family's struggles with his son's early health problems and criticizing the Republicans' healthcare agenda. '[President Donald] Trump and his cronies in Congress have slashed Medicaid and limited our access to the Affordable Care Act,' Chatzky wrote. 'As many as 15 million Americans will lose coverage. It's estimated there will be 51,000 preventable deaths a year.' The Kelce brothers have not publicly responded to the campaign, which isn't a surprise, given their usual reluctance to rock the boat, politically. Their significant others, Kylie Kelce and Taylor Swift, have long established their opposition to the current White House regime. Kylie, Jason's wife, told The New York Times in December that she does 'aggressively lean' to the left. Meanwhile Swift, Travis' pop-star girlfriend, has publicly opposed Trump in both of the last two elections. Trump, on the other hand, has gone from praising Swift online in 2012 ('Taylor is terrific!') to predicting doom for her and Travis in September of 2023. 'I hope they enjoy their life, maybe together, maybe not,' he told the Daily Caller. 'Most likely not.' Trump grew angrier with Swift in February of 2024. 'I signed and was responsible for the Music Modernization Act for Taylor Swift and all other Musical Artists,' Trump wrote online. 'Joe Biden didn't do anything for Taylor, and never will. There's no way she could endorse Crooked Joe Biden, the worst and most corrupt President in the History of our Country, and be disloyal to the man who made her so much money. 'Besides that, I like her boyfriend, Travis, even though he may be a Liberal, and probably can't stand me!' Trump has since described Swift as 'unusually beautiful' before declaring 'I HATE TAYLOR SWIFT!' after she endorsed Kamala Harris in September of last year. Of course, Peter Chatzky's congressional run has nothing to do with Swift or the Kelces, for that matter. The candidate did not reference his son's famous employers at New Heights, nor the overwhelming success of the show's recent interview with Swift. Still, like Swift, Chatzky has been a thorn in Trump's side for several years. In addition to running a small tech company, he previously served as mayor and deputy mayor of Briarcliff Manor, where he fought against Trump's plans for the Trump National Golf Club Westchester. According to Chatzky's website, the now-former mayor organized neighbors against the plans and prevented Trump's 'army of lawyers from steamrolling the village.' As The New York Times later wrote of the battle in 1999: 'During negotiations, Mr. Trump has abandoned some of his more grandiose plans and scaled back both projects. For instance, he reduced the size of the proposed clubhouse at Briar Hall from 81,500 square feet to 39,400.' Chatzky continued his attacks on Trump in his op-ed. 'If we collectively call for bold, transformative policies, including universal healthcare, then we will demonstrate to Americans that we are serious about using the immense power of the federal government not to serve ourselves as Trump does, but to serve the people,' he wrote.
Time Out
7 minutes ago
- Time Out
Tiffany's glitzy U.S. Open pop-up includes a diamond-encrusted tennis racket
If you thought the U.S. Open was all about baseline rallies and hard-fought tiebreaks, think again. This year, Tiffany & Co. is serving up as much sparkle as spin with its 2025 pop-up at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, including a diamond-encrusted tennis racket. The immersive space, located in the bustling Fountain Plaza, is impossible to miss thanks to a giant Tiffany Blue tennis ball anchoring the corner. Step inside and you'll find a display of the Men's and Women's Singles Championship trophies, gleaming sterling-silver cups that Tiffany's master silversmiths have been handcrafting in their Rhode Island workshop for nearly 40 years. Each trophy takes around six months to produce, with more than 60 hours of engraving, polishing and polishing again until they gleam like Serena's forehand. But the real showstopper this year is a bespoke HardWear by Tiffany tennis racket set with nearly five carats of diamonds across its face. Paired with a 24-karat gold vermeil tennis ball stitched with another seven carats of diamonds, the glittering duo is less about topspin and more about jaw drops. It's the kind of racket you don't take to a hitting session—you hire security to guard it courtside. That balance of tradition and excess is exactly Tiffany's point. The brand has long been tennis royalty, having produced every U.S. Open trophy since 1987 (not to mention the Super Bowl's Vince Lombardi Trophy and the NBA Finals' Larry O'Brien). But alongside the silversmith heritage, the pop-up leans into modern spectacle: an exclusive AI activation built with Meta lets fans envision themselves as center-court champs, complete with a digital takeaway to remember it by. Call it a trophy selfie, elevated. The pop-up runs throughout the tournament, from now through September 7, giving tennis fans and jewelry lovers alike a chance to wander in, ogle the diamonds and maybe daydream about holding a Tiffany-crafted trophy aloft. Even if your game is more pickleball than pro tour, the experience is a reminder that at the U.S. Open, glamor shines just as brightly as grit.
Reuters
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- Reuters
Dolphins activate TE Darren Waller from PUP list
August 20 - The Miami Dolphins activated veteran tight end Darren Waller from the physically unable to perform list on Wednesday. Waller, who announced his retirement 14 months ago, joined Miami in a July 1 trade with the New York Giants and has been working to get back into football shape. Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel recently said he expected Waller, who turns 33 next month, to begin practicing "sooner rather than later." Waller's one-year deal in Miami is worth up to $5 million, according to agents Drew Rosenhaus and Robert Bailey. He played one season with the Giants, catching 52 passes for 552 yards and one touchdown in 12 games in 2023 before stepping away from the game in July 2024. Reasons cited for his retirement included a medical scare, a loss of "passion" for football and a burgeoning music career. The Giants traded Waller and a conditional 2027 seventh-round draft pick to Miami for a conditional sixth-round pick in 2026. Waller has 350 career receptions for 4,124 yards and 20 TDs in 86 games (63 starts) with the Baltimore Ravens (2015-16), Oakland/Las Vegas Raiders (2018-22) and Giants. He made the Pro Bowl in 2020 with 107 catches for 1,196 yards and nine scores. Waller is in line to start for the Dolphins, who traded tight end Jonnu Smith to the Pittsburgh Steelers earlier this summer. Other tight ends on the current roster include Julian Hill, Pharaoh Brown, Tanner Conner, Chris Myarick and Hayden Rucci. Miami finishes the preseason schedule at home against Jacksonville on Saturday. The Dolphins open the regular season at Indianapolis on Sept. 7. --Field Level Media
