Representative Eric Swalwell announced his resignation from Congress on Monday following sexual assault and misconduct allegations, which led to his withdrawal from the California Governor’s race. Four women, including a former staffer, accused Swalwell of sexual misconduct, including rape. Despite these serious allegations, Democratic allies quickly abandoned him. The swift reaction was attributed to long-standing rumors about Swalwell, which were known by many in the media and politics but not pursued. The lack of investigation was criticized, with suggestions that Swalwell’s political stance against Donald Trump influenced the response.
Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell's abrupt exit from the race for California governor left his rivals scrambling to lock down his former supporters in a crowded contest with no clear leader, injecting more turmoil into the campaign to lead the nation's most populous state.
The largest monthly jump in gas prices in six decades caused a sharp spike in inflation in March, creating major challenges for the inflation-fighters at the Federal Reserve and heightening the political challenges of rising costs for the White House.
Republican Clay Fuller on Tuesday won Marjorie Taylor Greene's former U.S. House seat in Georgia, turning back a Democratic challenge with the help of President Donald Trump's endorsement despite uneasiness over the war in Iran.
A Long Island architect accused in a string of long-unsolved slayings known as the Gilgo Beach killings is expected to plead guilty on Wednesday, closing a case that bedeviled investigators, agonized victims' relatives and tantalized a true-crime obsessed public for years.
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