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…
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…
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…
Rep. Jason Crow (D-Colo.) on Tuesday said Russia is the “real winner” of the U.S. blockade in the Strait of Hormuz, where a holdup of oil exports has contributed to increased prices across the globe. Crow questioned the blockade’s endgame given that Iran “was already blockading the Straits of Hormuz,” he told CNN’s Kate Bolduan….
FBI Director Kash Patel on Monday invited outgoing Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif), who is facing recent sexual assault allegations, to sit down with the bureau and pushed for “relevant information to any of these matters” from the public. “.@EricSwalwell has maintained that none of the allegations against him are true, and now that he’s resigned,…
House Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on Monday said she was not aware of Rep. Eric Swalwell’s (D-Calif.) alleged sexual misconduct, after he announced his resignation from Congress and exited California’s gubernatorial race. A former Swalwell staffer accused the lawmaker of sexually assaulting her twice, and three additional women alleged that the California Democrat sent…
Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.) suggested on Monday that additional incriminating evidence against Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.) could be released in the coming days, as the resigning lawmaker faces accusations of sexual misconduct. Luna told Fox News host Jesse Watters that she believed Swalwell “has serious criminal problems on his hands,” referencing a video circulating…