Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.) and Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-Texas) both officially resigned from Congress on Tuesday amid uproar over allegations of sexual misconduct. The House clerk on Tuesday afternoon read notices that Gonzales was resigning effective 11:59 p.m. Tuesday night, and that Swalwell resigned effective 2 p.m. Tuesday. The two congressmen had announced their intentions…
An illegal migrant in Tulsa County, Oklahoma, is charged with murder for allegedly strangling his wife. DHS and ICE have lodged a detainer request.
Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.), the ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee, introduced a bill on Tuesday that would establish a commission to examine whether the president is fit to serve in office. More than 70 Democrats called for President Trump’s removal from office after he issued a series of blistering threats against Iran last…
Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., resigned Tuesday as sexual misconduct allegations mounted and calls for his removal intensified.
Former Brazilian intelligence chief Alexandre Ramagem, convicted in an alleged coup plot under Bolsonaro, was detained by ICE in Florida on Monday.
The timing is still in flux given other pressing legislative battles in the chamber.
President Trump on Tuesday called for Republican unity in renewing the nation’s warrantless spy powers. Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) authorizes the government to spy on foreigners located abroad, but in doing so it can sweep up information on Americans who are communicating with the surveilled targets. Trump has previously called…