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Eric Swalwell exits California governor race apologizing for past judgment while denying claims
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Rep. Eric Swalwell said he is suspending his campaign for California governor, citing personal issues and ongoing allegations in a statement posted on X.
«I am suspending my campaign for Governor,» Swalwell wrote. «To my family, staff, friends, and supporters, I am deeply sorry for mistakes in judgment I’ve made in my past.
«I will fight the serious, false allegations that have been made — but that’s my fight, not a campaign’s,» he added.
The decision comes as pressure mounted over sexual assault allegations published in a bombshell report from the San Francisco Chronicle on Friday, with lawmakers from both parties calling on him to drop out of the race and resign from Congress.
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Figures calling on Swalwell to step aside included former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif.
Pelosi urged that consideration of the accusations against Swalwell take place outside the context of his campaign.
«The young woman who has made serious allegations against Congressman Swalwell must be respected and heard. This extremely sensitive matter must be appropriately investigated with full transparency and accountability. As I discussed with Congressman Swalwell, it is clear that this is best done outside of a gubernatorial campaign,» Pelosi said in a statement given to NBC.
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Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., was mocked on X this week after posting a video of himself lifting weights while trashing Republicans. (John Lamparski/Getty Images)
A number of other Democrats soon joined the former speaker’s calls, with a handful rescinding previous endorsements of the campaign.
«I’ve read the San Francisco Chronicle’s reporting, and I take it seriously,» Sen. Ruben Gallego, D-Ariz., said in a post to X.
«What is described is indefensible. Women who come forward with accounts like this deserve to be heard with respect, not questioned or dismissed,» he added.
Rep. Ted Lieu, who sits on the House Judiciary Committee, also said he would pull his endorsement.
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Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., speaks during a House Judiciary Committee hearing with FBI Director Kash Patel in the Rayburn House Office Building on Sept. 17, 2025. (Win McNamee/Getty Images)
«In light of the recent allegations against Representative Eric Swalwell, I am withdrawing my endorsement of his campaign for Governor,» Lieu said in his own post.
In its Friday report, the San Francisco Chronicle detailed graphic accounts from a woman accusing Swalwell of pursuing intoxicated women, pressuring employees into intimate situations and asking for explicit images from female contacts.
Rumblings of misconduct from Swalwell first emerged earlier this month when Cheyenne Hunt, a former Capitol Hill staffer and a political media personality, began circulating testimony from women who said they had been sexually assaulted by the congressman.
«The Democratic candidate currently leading in the California governor’s race has a known history of being predatory towards women,» Hunt claimed in a post to social media.
Despite initially remaining moot on the allegations, Swalwell’s office broke its silence on the matter in comments made to the New York Post earlier this week.
«This false, outrageous rumor is being spread 27 days before an election begins by flailing opponents who have sadly teamed up with MAGA conspiracy theorists because they know Eric Swalwell is the frontrunner in this race,» Micah Beasley, a spokesperson for Swalwell, said.
Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., delivers remarks during a House Judiciary Committee hearing in 2020. (Kevin Dietsch-Pool/Getty Images)
With Swalwell exiting the race, the battle to succeed term-limited Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom becomes even more uncertain and turbulent ahead of the June 2 primary. Early voting will begin on May 4.
Public opinion surveys indicated that Swalwell was the top polling Democrat in the race, ahead of former Rep. Katie Porter and billionaire Tom Steyer, who’s flooded the airwaves with ads since declaring his candidacy in November. Both Porter and Steyer on Friday had called on Swalwell to suspend his gubernatorial campaign and resign from Congress.
The crowded field of Democrats also includes former Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra and former Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa.
There are two major Republicans in the race: conservative commentator and former Fox News host Steve Hilton and Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco.
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President Donald Trump endorsed Hilton last weekend, which appears to be boosting his support. But Trump’s backing wasn’t enough to put Hilton over the top this weekend at the California GOP annual convention. Neither Hilton or Bianco was able to top the 60% support of delegates threshold needed to earn the state party’s endorsement.
Democrats and Republicans appear on the same ballot in the June primary, with the top two finishers advancing to November’s general election.
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Marine Le Pen afrontará la próxima semana un veredicto clave para el futuro de su partido de cara a las elecciones en Francia
La posibilidad de que Marine Le Pen quede fuera de las elecciones presidenciales de Francia en 2027 se resolverá en cuestión de días, cuando el tribunal de apelaciones emita su veredicto definitivo. Si el fallo que se conocerá el próximo martes 7 de julio confirma la condena previa, la dirigente de Agrupación Nacional (RN) no podrá competir por el puesto que ha buscado durante más de una década.
En caso de confirmarse la inhabilitación, Le Pen se vería impedida de presentarse a la primera vuelta prevista para el 18 de abril del próximo año. Además, la imposición de un arresto domiciliario complicaría aún más su participación, pues restringiría de manera significativa su capacidad de campaña.
Durante el juicio de apelación, Le Pen sostuvo ante la corte que su formación actuó “de completa buena fe” y rechazó que existiera un sistema deliberado para desviar fondos del Parlamento Europeo. Sin embargo, la fiscalía defendió que la líder ultraderechista “profesionalizó” una práctica introducida por su padre, Jean-Marie Le Pen, al asumir el control del partido en 2011.
La dirigente política fue condenada en primera instancia a cuatro años de cárcel, con dos en suspenso, y a una inhabilitación de cinco años para ejercer cargos públicos, tras ser hallada culpable de emplear fondos europeos en beneficio de personal del partido en Francia entre 2004 y 2016. La acusación sostiene que el monto malversado asciende a varios millones de euros.
Le Pen declaró públicamente que solo decidirá si se presenta a las presidenciales después de conocer el resultado del tribunal. “No tengo miedo”, aseguró esta semana antes del fallo, y remarcó: “Si puedo presentarme, lo haré, siempre y cuando pueda hacer campaña”.
En caso de quedar fuera, la líder de RN sugirió que Jordan Bardella, actual presidente del partido y figura en ascenso con 30 años, podría asumir la candidatura. “Cuando eres candidato a la presidencia, necesitas tener total libertad de movimiento”, expresó Le Pen en una entrevista con el canal LCI y sumó que no puede depender de un magistrado para asistir a actos públicos.
El proceso judicial implica también a 24 ex diputados europeos, asistentes y contables, además del propio partido RN, acusados de operar un esquema para desviar recursos comunitarios. El tribunal dictaminó en primera instancia que existió una “estafa de empleos falsos” durante más de una década.
Le Pen calificó la investigación como una “caza de brujas” y denunció que algunos de sus seguidores enviaron amenazas de muerte a los jueces. Tanto ella como el partido y otras 11 personas presentaron una apelación. La fiscalía solicitó mantener la prohibición de cinco años y propuso una condena de cuatro años de prisión, con tres en suspenso, por el desvío de fondos.
Las encuestas recientes indican que la ultraderecha francesa lideraría la primera vuelta de los comicios de 2027, aunque existe incertidumbre respecto al desenlace en la segunda vuelta. Un sondeo de Harris Interactive Toluna realizado en mayo a más de 1.700 votantes mostró que Le Pen podría imponerse tanto a Jean-Luc Mélenchon, líder de la izquierda radical, como a los ex primeros ministros Gabriel Attal y Édouard Philippe.
La resolución del tribunal no solo definirá el futuro inmediato de la figura más relevante de la extrema derecha francesa, sino que también podría reconfigurar el escenario político de cara a las próximas elecciones presidenciales.
(Con información de AFP)
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Louisiana attorney general accused of threatening local officials in criminal indictment
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A New Orleans grand jury on Thursday indicted Republican Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill on charges including intimidation and malfeasance, accusing the state’s top law enforcement officer of threatening local officials during a high-profile political dispute over the Orleans Parish criminal court clerk’s office.
The 16-count indictment accuses Louisiana’s first female attorney general of threatening local officials with removal from office if they proceeded with actions she believed violated state law.
Assistant District Attorney Laurie White, who is prosecuting the case, said Thursday she expects it to be «very simple» and «very open and shut.»
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Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill leaves the U.S. Supreme Court after justices heard arguments in an appeal by President Joe Biden’s administration of restrictions imposed by lower courts on its ability to encourage social media companies to remove content deemed misinformation, in Washington, U.S., March 18, 2024. REUTERS/Bonnie Cash (REUTERS/Bonnie Cash)
Murrill responded in a post on X, calling the indictment «retaliatory, meritless, and unconstitutional» and saying she would immediately appeal to the Louisiana Supreme Court.
«I will not back down,» Murrill wrote. «I will continue enforcing the law, fighting corruption, and doing the job the people of Louisiana elected me to do.»
Republican Gov. Jeff Landry also defended Murrill, saying he would pardon her «as fast as the law allows.»
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Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry defended Attorney General Liz Murrill following her indictment and pledged to pardon her «as fast as the law allows.» (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, file)
Landry said Murrill «will not have to worry about having her reputation tarnished by this kangaroo grand jury or the Orleans Kangaroo court.»
«The criminal justice system is a circus at its finest in Orleans and we will not have any of that!» he added.
In a follow-up post, Landry called for an investigation into the grand jury proceedings.
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Louisiana Attorney Liz Murrill is surrounded by law enforcement leaders during a Dec. 18, 2025 press conference in Ruston. (Greg Hilburn/USA Today Network via Imagn Images)
«Based on the information contained in the motion by @AGLizMurrill, I am ordering the State Police to immediately begin investigating the alleged improprieties of this grand jury and those who ran it!»
The indictment stems from a months-long dispute between state leaders and New Orleans officials over the Orleans Parish criminal court clerk’s office.
At Landry’s urging, Louisiana lawmakers approved a Republican-backed overhaul that eliminated the elected Orleans Parish criminal court clerk position after Calvin Duncan, a man who spent nearly three decades in prison before his conviction was overturned, won the office. The law transferred the position’s duties to the parish’s civil court clerk, preventing Duncan from taking office.
After New Orleans officials sought to install Duncan or create a path for him to assume the office, Murrill warned they could face removal under Louisiana’s «usurper» laws, which prohibit support for an unauthorized officeholder. Prosecutors allege those warnings formed the basis of the criminal charges against her.
«We’re very interested in elected officials in New Orleans not being intimidated or threatened by letter or any other way,» White told reporters after the indictment was unsealed.
Bond for Murrill was set at $400,000 on Thursday, according to court records.
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Special prosecutor Laurie White announces the indictment of Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill outside the Orleans Criminal District Court building in New Orleans, Thursday, July 2, 2026. (Sophia Germer/The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate via AP)
Fox News Digital has reached out to Murrill’s office for additional comment.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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