Washington — A cross-party effort caused two House members to resign on Tuesday under threat of expulsion — and the two female lawmakers who helped lead that push say additional members of Congress could face pressure next. In an interview with CBS News, Rep. Anna Paulina Luna and Rep. Teresa Leger Fernández — a Republican … Read more
WASHINGTON — Both Rep. Eric Swalwell, a California Democrat, and Rep. Tony Gonzales, a Texas Republican, resigned from Congress in disgrace on Tuesday, pre-empting a push by their House colleagues to expel them from office. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. Both lawmakers were facing unrelated … Read more
Reps. Eric Swalwell, Tony Gonzales to exit Congress amid sexual misconduct allegations – CBS News Watch CBS News Reps. Eric Swalwell and Tony Gonzales each announced Monday they’re leaving Congress amid sexual misconduct allegations. CBS News’ Nikole Killion has more. Source link
Efforts to expel Reps. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., and Tony Gonzales, R-Texas, from Congress gained bipartisan steam on Sunday, as lawmakers on both sides of the aisle said they would vote in favor of two separate measures to remove the congressmen following separate sexual misconduct allegations against each of them. Subscribe to read this story ad-free … Read more
WASHINGTON — WASHINGTON (AP) — Melania Trump on Tuesday called on nations to work together to improve access to education and technology for children around the world, delivering her plea as she addressed a gathering of her counterparts from more than 40 countries. The first lady’s Fostering the Future Together initiative, which she announced last … Read more
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A staffer for Rep. Veronica Escobar, D-Texas, allegedly lied about being an attorney at least 11 times for detainees at a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in an effort to meet with them and sneak in cell phones. Acting ICE Director Todd Lyons informed Escobar in … Read more
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., is sounding alarms about the threat of Sharia law in the U.S., warning that it is in direct conflict with the tenets the U.S. was founded on. “There’s a lot of energy in the country and a lot of popular sentiment that the … Read more
Reps. Al Green and Christian Menefee will head to a runoff in the Democratic primary for a Texas House seat, NBC News projects, after neither candidate won a majority of the vote in Tuesday’s contest. After the first round of voting, Menefee led with 46%, compared to 44% for Green. The remaining 10% of the … Read more
In a race that pitted two incumbents against each other, Democratic Reps. Al Green and Christian Menefee are locked in a tight primary race in the newly redrawn 18th Congressional District. Menefee was elected to represent the 18th Congressional District in a January special election to replace Rep. Sylvester Turner, who died last year. Menefee, … Read more