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House Republican plans motion to oust Swalwell from Congress amid sexual assault allegations
Rep. Swalwell faces calls for resignation after sexual misconduct, assault allegations
Rep. Eric Swalwell faces severe sexual misconduct and assault allegations from four women. This controversy impacts his California gubernatorial campaign, with leading Democrats like Nancy Pelosi and Adam Schiff urging his withdrawal. Rep. Anna Paulina Luna plans to file a motion to expel Swalwell from Congress, advocating for a «hard reset» on ethics in Washington.
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Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, R-Fla., announced Saturday that she would be filing a motion to expel Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., from Congress after former staffers accused the congressman of sexual assault and misconduct.
«I am filing a motion to expel Eric Swalwell from Congress,» she wrote in a Saturday morning tweet.
The move comes after at least four female former staffers of Swalwell’s accused him of sexual impropriety. One staffer accused him of sexual assault on multiple occasions.
A former staffer told the San Francisco Chronicle that when she was 17 and Swalwell was 38 he began messaging her on the social media platform Snapchat, a messaging platform in which messages between users disappear. The woman, who the Chronicle did not identify, said Swalwell began sending her inappropriate pictures and requesting pictures of her naked body.
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Rep. Eric Swalwell spoke during a press conference on committee assignments for the 118th Congress at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 25, 2023, in Washington, D.C. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
She also claimed that in 2024 she woke up alone in Swalwell’s hotel room after a night she did not remember with «vaginal bleeding,» according to the Chronicle.
Swalwell, who is married with children, has denied the sexual assault allegations as «false and outrageous.» His lawyer also sent a cease and desist letter to the woman, the Chronicle reported.
Rep. Anna Paulina Luna departed the U.S. Capitol following a series of House votes on March 5, 2026, in Washington, D.C. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
Fox News Digital reached out to Swalwell’s and Luna’s offices but did not immediately receive a response.
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Running in the open primary to become California’s next governor, Swalwell was ahead of all other registered Democrats, trailing only Republican Steve Hilton in the latest polling average from Real Clear Politics. That may soon change though, as the allegations have prompted a wave of calls from prominent Democrats for Swalwell to bow out.
Those calls have come from party bosses like House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., and from those closest to Swalwell, such as Sen. Ruben Gallego, D-Ariz., who retracted an earlier message of support in order to call for Swalwell to step down. Gallego, who Swalwell has referred to as a «dear friend,» initially faced backlash for defending Swalwell.
Sen. Ruben Gallego, D-Ariz., has a steep price for his vote to avert a partial government shutdown: fire White House Deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
While other party members like former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif, pile on to the calls to drop out, very few have gone as far as calling for Swalwell to vacate his congressional seat, a fact Luna highlighted in a Saturday morning appearance on Saturday in America with Kayleigh McEnany.
«It is unacceptable for him to just index his, campaign for governor in California but still sit in the House of Representatives,» she told McEnany.
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Luna also lambasted the Dems on X, writing, «So the Dems don’t want Swalwell to be governor of California, but he can stay a member of Congress? Are we running a halfway house for sexual predators in Congress now? No. He should not be allowed to stay in Congress.»
Luna’s motion to expel Swalwell, should she get it to the House floor, would require a two-thirds majority vote from Congress in order to pass.
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Francia y Reino Unido serán anfitriones de una cumbre internacional que buscará impulsar la reapertura del estrecho de Ormuz
Los líderes de Francia y el Reino Unido convocaron para este viernes en París a decenas de países con el objetivo de impulsar planes para reabrir el estrecho de Ormuz, una vía clave para el comercio petrolero que permanece bloqueada debido al conflicto entre Estados Unidos y el régimen iraní.
Según la oficina del presidente francés Emmanuel Macron, cerca de 30 naciones estarán representadas en las conversaciones, entre ellas países de Medio Oriente y Asia. No se ha dado a conocer la lista completa de asistentes. Se espera la presencia física del canciller alemán Friedrich Merz y de la primera ministra italiana Giorgia Meloni, mientras que otros líderes participarán de manera remota.
La iniciativa responde en parte a las declaraciones del presidente estadounidense Donald Trump, quien ha criticado a los aliados por no involucrarse en la guerra y afirmó que reabrir el estrecho no es una responsabilidad de Estados Unidos. Trump calificó a sus socios de “cobardes”, señaló que la OTAN “no estuvo ahí cuando la necesitábamos” y cuestionó la capacidad militar británica: “Ni siquiera tienen una Armada”.
La conferencia en la capital francesa forma parte de los esfuerzos de naciones, no involucradas directamente en el conflicto de Medio Oriente, por mitigar el impacto económico global provocado por el cierre del paso marítimo, hecho que siguió al inicio de la guerra el 28 de febrero.
Desde entonces, Teherán mantiene un bloqueo de facto del estrecho, por donde circula cerca de una quinta parte del petróleo mundial.
Antes de la cumbre, Macron afirmó en la red X que la misión para garantizar la seguridad del tráfico marítimo será “estrictamente defensiva”, limitada a países no beligerantes y desplegada “cuando las condiciones de seguridad lo permitan”.
El mandatario galo y el primer ministro británico, Keir Starmer, encabezan los esfuerzos diplomáticos y económicos para presionar a Irán, país al cual el segundo acusó de “chantajear la economía mundial”. El anuncio del presidente estadounidense Donald Trump sobre un bloqueo de represalia a los puertos iraníes elevó la tensión y el riesgo económico.
“La reapertura incondicional e inmediata del estrecho es una responsabilidad global, y debemos actuar para que la energía y el comercio mundiales vuelvan a fluir libremente”, afirmó Starmer antes del inicio de la reunión.
Francia y el Reino Unido encabezaron reuniones de planificación militar orientadas a garantizar la navegación segura en el estrecho de Ormuz, en una dinámica que recuerda a la “Coalición de Voluntarios” formada para brindar apoyo a Ucrania en caso de un alto el fuego.
El coronel Guillaume Vernet, portavoz del ejército francés, señaló el jueves que la misión permanece “en fase de construcción”. Según la oficina del presidente Emmanuel Macron, los países participantes contribuirán “cada uno según sus capacidades”, y las opciones para proteger el tránsito marítimo dependerán de la situación de seguridad tras un posible alto el fuego.
Un funcionario de la presidencia francesa, bajo condición de anonimato, explicó a The Associated Press que la prioridad es dotar a los operadores navieros de medios suficientes para evitar daños a sus buques al cruzar el estrecho, lo que podría requerir inteligencia, desminado, escoltas militares y procedimientos de comunicación con los estados ribereños.
Sidharth Kaushal, investigador del Royal United Services Institute, indicó que la remoción de minas y la creación de un sistema de alerta temprana ante amenazas marítimas serían funciones más factibles para la coalición que el acompañamiento militar directo de petroleros comerciales, tarea que demandaría un número de embarcaciones considerablemente alto.
Por su parte, Ellie Geranmayeh, subdirectora del programa para Medio Oriente y el Norte de África en el Consejo Europeo de Relaciones Exteriores, señaló que el desminado representa un área en la que los países europeos y sus aliados podrían desempeñar un papel relevante. Geranmayeh apuntó que, aunque Estados Unidos sería un candidato más capacitado para esta tarea, su intervención directa en el área podría generar riesgos de nuevos incidentes militares con el régimen iraní.
Gran Bretaña evaluó el uso de drones especializados en la detección de minas, que serían desplegados desde el buque RFA Lyme Bay, como parte de una posible misión en el estrecho de Ormuz. El conflicto actual colocó en evidencia las limitaciones de la Marina Real británica, que solo mantiene un buque de guerra de envergadura, el destructor HMS Dragon, en el Mediterráneo oriental. Por su parte, Francia, que cuenta con el mayor poderío militar de la Unión Europea, envió a la zona su portaaviones de propulsión nuclear, acompañado por un portahelicópteros y varias fragatas.
(Con información de Associated Press)
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The head of U.S. Space Command said the U.S. is «very concerned» that Russia may be developing a nuclear weapon in space to target satellites, warning such a move could disrupt global communications, GPS systems and daily life on Earth.
Gen. Stephen N. Whiting, the commander of U.S. Space Command, made the remarks during an appearance on The General & The Journalist, a weekly podcast by The Times.
«Russia remains a very historic and sophisticated space power. Yes, they have been hurt by economic sanctions, but they continue to invest in counter-space weapons, with the most concerning reports being that they are potentially thinking about placing on orbit a nuclear ASAT weapon,» he added. «That would violate the Outer Space Treaty that they’re a party to, and it would hold at risk everyone’s satellites in low Earth orbit, and that would be an outcome that we just couldn’t tolerate.»
Whiting noted that space is considered a global commons, with the 1967 Outer Space Treaty — signed by nearly every nation, including all major space powers — prohibiting claims of sovereignty.
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Gen. Stephen N. Whiting, nominee to be general and commander of the U.S. Space Command, waits to testify during the Senate Armed Services Committee confirmation hearing on the nominations of Lt. Gen. Gregory M. Guillot, nominee to be general and commander of the U.S. Northern Command and commander of the North American Aerospace Defense Command, and on Wednesday, July 26, 2023. ((Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images))
He said that differs from earlier eras when explorers would plant flags to claim land for a king or country.
Whiting stopped short of confirming the underlying intelligence, but emphasized the seriousness of the concern.
«I won’t speak about our intelligence sources and methods, but obviously it’s a report that we’re very concerned about,» he said.
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President Vladimir Putin declares Russia’s nuclear triad development an «absolute priority» on Defender of the Fatherland Day, emphasizing strategic deterrence capabilities. (Contributor/Getty Images)
Fox News Digital has reached out to the Pentagon for further comment on the matter.
A nuclear detonation in low Earth orbit — which spans roughly 100 to 1,200 miles above Earth — could have devastating consequences for both military and civilian infrastructure, according to Whiting.
«All of low Earth orbit would be at risk, and you know, that’s over 10,000 satellites today with these new proliferated low earth orbit constellations like Starlink,» he said.
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A picture of the International Space Station over the northeast coast of the United States. (NASA)
Such an event could cripple satellite networks that underpin GPS, communications, financial systems and global internet access.
Whiting noted that most people do not realize how dependent modern life is on space-based systems.
«The average citizen around the world probably doesn’t think about how space enables their life every day, but if they carry a smartphone in their pocket, they are leveraging space multiple times a day,» he said.
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A Russian rocket launches into space alongside an image of Russia’s president, as U.S. officials warn Moscow may be exploring a nuclear anti-satellite weapon capable of disrupting global satellite systems. (Rocket: Reuters ; Putin: Vyacheslav Prokofyev, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)
He suggested Russia may view space-based attacks as a way to offset what it sees as U.S. and NATO advantages in conventional warfare.
«From a Russian perspective, they look at the United States, they look at NATO and they see a conventional overmatch there of conventional arms,» Whiting said. «They believe that novel ways of trying to undermine the United States and NATO, such as by neutralizing our space capabilities, helps them to level the battlefield.»
Whiting also pointed to ongoing Russian activity targeting satellite systems, including widespread interference in Europe.
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«Clearly across Europe, we have seen sustained satellite communication jamming and GPS jamming,» he said.
He warned that such actions are already having real-world consequences, particularly for civilian aviation.
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«The real problem with that GPS jamming, for example, is it’s being done in a way that’s affecting civil aviation in Eastern Europe and across Southern Europe,» Whiting said.
«When we put at risk civilian airliners full of citizens just trying to go on business or holiday, that’s incredibly problematic,» he added. «We do not want to see this normalization of trying to interfere with other satellites.»
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