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UNBELIEVABLE: 2 - The Untold Story

Welcome to At the Races! Each week we bring you news and analysis from the CQ Roll Call campaign team. Know someone who’d like to get this newsletter? They can subscribe here. It was less than a week ago that Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell was a front-runner to be the next governor…

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Other House Members Might Face Ouster Following Swalwell, Gonzales Resignations

A bipartisan effort to force the resignations of two embattled House members could lead to the ouster of others facing similar allegations.

International Business Times

Innocent Man Sues City After AI Misidentification Leads to Arrest for Crime He Did Not Commit

A truck driver sues Reno after being wrongfully arrested due to an AI facial recognition error, highlighting concerns about technology's reliability in law enforcement.

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Swalwell and Gonzales scandals expose an ugly truth: Washington is built to protect its worst political creeps

ANALYSIS: The tight margins in Congress, raw power plays and a lack of political will constantly forces female victms to remain silent and women members of Congress to force their leaders to do the right thing, Eric Garcia writes.

The Independent UK

Tony Gonzales Begged Staffer for Nudes While Wife Was Pregnant—Years Before Separate Affair Ended in Her Death, Texts Reveal

Newly surfaced messages reveal alleged misconduct by former Texas congressman Tony Gonzales, intensifying scrutiny over his past actions and resignation amid a personal and political scandal.

International Business Times UK

Congress is facing its own #MeToo moment. It might not be enough to clean out the ‘cesspool’

ANALYSIS: Even with the resignations of Eric Swalwell and Tony Gonzales, Marjorie Taylor Greene says Congress is ‘still a cesspool.’ History tells us she is probably right, writes Rhian Lubin

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Accountability push turns to Cherfilus-McCormick, Mills

With two congressmen accused of sexual misconduct gone, lawmakers are trying to add two more members accused of other ethics violations — Florida Reps. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick and Cory Mills — to the chopping block. Calls for the two to resign are not spread equally. Cherfilus-McCormick, a Democrat accused of using…

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‘We can’t wait forever’: Ethics Committee under scrutiny

The resignation of two lawmakers accused of sexual misconduct has drawn renewed scrutiny of the House Ethics Committee. The 10-member committee, which is composed of five Republicans and five Democrats, had announced investigations of Reps. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., and Tony Gonzales, R-Texas, when they resigned. The committee, which is considered…

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Newsom sets summer special election for Swalwell’s seat

California Gov. Gavin Newsom, a Democrat, issued a proclamation Tuesday setting up an Aug. 18 special election to fill the remaining term of Democratic former Rep. Eric Swalwell, who resigned in the face of multiple sexual misconduct allegations. A special primary election for California’s 14th District will take place on…

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10 Photos of Ruben Gallego's Wife Sydney Barron and Kids Amid Ally Eric Swalwell's 'Making-Out' Video With Another Woman

Senator Ruben Gallego navigates the fallout from Eric Swalwell's scandal, emphasizing his family values and denying involvement.

International Business Times UK

10 Photos of Lonna Drewes: Fifth Woman to Accuse Rep Eric Swalwell of Sexual Assault

Representative Eric Swalwell is accused of sexual assault by Lonna Drewes, marking the fifth allegation against him. Drewes, a model and entrepreneur, claims she was drugged and raped by Swalwell.

International Business Times UK

Eric Swalwell and Tony Gonzales resign from Congress amid sexual misconduct allegations

Departures came after lawmakers from both parties threatened to introduce resolutions expelling the two men

The Guardian - US

Reps. Eric Swalwell and Tony Gonzales formally submit resignations from Congress

Swalwell's resignation took effect Tuesday afternoon, whereas Gonzales' is effective later tonight.

Axios

In Congress, ‘see no evil, speak no evil, hear no evil’

Two congressmen whose staff members accused them of sexual misconduct resigned Tuesday, leaving calls for reform and accountability in their wake. Now, House veterans and victim advocates warn the departure of Reps. Reps. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., and Tony Gonzales, R-Texas won’t — and shouldn’t — be the end of Congress’s…

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Loose Lips, Slipped Ships

Plus: The U.S. blockade of Iran begins, oil prices dip, D.C. fights its war against curbside "streateries," and more...

Latin Times

Two More Representatives Could Be Next in Expanding Ethics Crackdown After Swalwell and Gonzales' Exit

As Rep. Eric Swalwell prepares to leave Congress and Rep. Tony Gonzales says he will step down, attention in the House is shifting to whether two more embattled lawmakers could soon face their own reckoning.

The Guardian - UK

First Thing: US starts naval blockade of Iranian ports after deadline passes

Iran says Americans will be hit with higher fuel prices due to the blockade. Plus, summers are growing longer globally

Latin Times

Eric Swalwell and Tony Gonzales Both Exit the House amid separate sexual misconduct scandals

Democrat Eric Swalwell resigned from Congress, and Republican Tony Gonzales said he would retire from the House, turning a fast-moving scandal into a stunning double exit that has rattled Capitol Hill and intensified scrutiny of lawmakers facing sexual misconduct allegations.

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We Got This Covered

Texas Republican Rep whose staffer died after setting herself on fire announces retirement, but nobody’s letting him go quietly

Trump insisted this guy "WILL NOT LET YOU DOWN!”

International Business Times UK

Who Is Next? Viral X Warning Triggers Resignation Fears as Gonzales and Swalwell Quit Same Night Amid Sex Scandals

US Representatives Eric Swalwell and Tony Gonzales resign amid sexual misconduct and affair allegations, raising concerns about possible additional resignations and accountability issues in Congress.

The Guardian - US

Eric Swalwell officially resigns from House; Los Angeles county sheriff investigating rape allegation against him –as it happened

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Who Are Tony Gonzales and Eric Swalwell? Two Congressmen Resign Same Night Over Explosive Sexual Misconduct Scandals

Republican Tony Gonzales and Democrat Eric Swalwell resigned from Congress on the same night as both faced bipartisan expulsion votes over sexual misconduct allegations.

The Texas Tribune

Rep. Tony Gonzales resigns from Congress amid backlash over sexual misconduct allegations

House members were set to vote this week on expelling both the San Antonio Republican and Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell. Gonzales’ announcement came shortly after Swalwell said he would step down.

The Independent UK

Texas Republican Rep. Tony Gonzales to retire from Congress after House opens inquiry into affair with former staffer

The embattled congressman admitted in March after months of allegations that he‘d had an inappropriate relationship with an aide who later died by suicide

Axios

Tony Gonzales announces plans to quit Congress early

"There is a season for everything, and God has a plan for us all," Gonzales said.

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