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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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Johnson scores major win as House GOP advances Trump’s top election priority

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Speaker Mike Johnson’s plan to bypass Democratic opposition on a key election integrity bill took a major step forward in the House of Representatives on Wednesday.
It’s a major victory for Johnson, R-La., who had to overcome a wall of left-wing opposition and threats of a rebellion within his own GOP ranks.
House Republicans are working to move the Safeguarding American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) America Act as part of a larger $95 billion budget bill that, if successful, would completely sideline Democrats to implement election reforms sought by President Donald Trump.
They’re using a mechanism called budget reconciliation, which allows the party in power to pass sweeping fiscal policy by lowering the Senate’s threshold for advancement from 60 votes to a simple majority. In exchange, however, the legislation is subject to intense scrutiny under a strict set of guidelines about what actually counts as true fiscal policy.
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., talks with reporters in the U.S. Capitol on June 10, 2026. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)
The bill up for consideration on Wednesday was just the first House-wide step in passing a reconciliation package, which is adopting a framework with spending instructions for relevant committees who will then cobble individual portions together into a massive piece of legislation. Both the House and Senate must pass identical versions before it goes to the president’s desk.
All but three members of the House Republican Conference supported the measure: Reps. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., Warren Davidson, R-Ohio, and Kevin Kiley, I-Calif., voted against it.
The framework was adopted in a narrow 216 to 214 vote, with all Democrats opposed.
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It comes after fiscal hawks warned for days that they are uneasy with the lack of budget cuts in the framework to offset the $95 billion in new spending.
Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, said he was leaning in support but still undecided.

Donald Trump speaks to members of the media outside the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Monday, April 13, 2026. (Salwan Georges/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
«People wonder why the so-called 3AM caucus exists and why we hold our votes to the last minute to put pressure on Republicans in Congress to deliver? It’s because they revert to the mean — which is spending, amnesty, unlimited immigration and political show votes. I want FULL SAVE. I want this unpaid-for spending to be paid for in the 4th reconciliation bill. I want clarity on our war mission while we are backfilling munitions,» he told Fox News Digital.
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Rep. Eric Burlison, R-Mo., had told reporters, «I just wanted to let them know if you’re doing a whip count right now, I wouldn’t put me in the yes column…I’m not 100% convinced that the SAVE language is going to be held solid through the Senate. In fact, I would bet against it. I just, I don’t have any confidence that the Senate will keep that language tight.»
Both voted in favor of adopting the framework, however.
With just a razor-thin majority, Johnson could lose no more than than two Republicans to still pass anything on partisan lines.
The budget plans for for $73 billion aimed at the U.S. war with Iran, $12 billion for aid to American farmers, and $10 billion for states to implement election integrity measures in the SAVE America Act — namely federal voter ID rules and a proof of citizenship mandate to register to vote.

U.S. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, Democrat from New York, speaks before an upcoming House vote on funding for the US Department of Homeland Security, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on March 5, 2026. (Brendan Smialowski / AFP via Getty Images)
Democrats and some Republicans have been wary about funding the Iran war without additional oversight from Congress. And Democrats in both the House and Senate have been vehemently opposed to the SAVE America Act, calling it tantamount to voter suppression.
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But Republicans have near-uniformly argued that it is aimed at enhancing confidence in American elections.
Trump posted on Truth Social on Tuesday, «Thank you to all of the House Republicans who are supporting the first step towards getting as much of THE SAVE AMERICA ACT, as possible, in the Budget Bill, and to our Great Speaker, Mike Johnson. I am asking all House Republicans to VOTE YES on this very important Budget Resolution. I am watching the vote very closely, and hope Republicans can UNIFY to secure Elections against all forms of Foreign Country Interference, and Illegal Alien voting.»
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Se conocieron escalofriantes detalles del crimen del ingeniero argentino en España

La investigación por el asesinato del ingeniero argentino Facundo Rico en Madrid logró reconstruir en pocos días cómo se desencadenó el ataque. Para los investigadores, el acusado, a un hombre de 65 años, creía que la víctima era el amante de su esposa. Eso lo llevó a presentarse en su departamento donde lo apuñaló 13 veces y, menos de 24 horas después, se quitó la vida.
El crimen ocurrió el martes 14 de julio, cerca de las 10 de la mañana, en un departamento alquilado del barrio Las Tablas, en el distrito madrileño de Fuencarral. Hasta allí llegó el presunto agresor, también ingeniero, quien ingresó a la vivienda y mantuvo un violento enfrentamiento con Facundo.
La pelea terminó en la cocina de la casa. Según la reconstrucción policial, la víctima recibió 13 puñaladas, varias de ellas en la espalda y en la zona del omóplato. El cuchillo quedó abandonado en el piso y en una de las paredes se hallaron restos de gas pimienta, que el atacante llevaba consigo y utilizó durante la agresión.
Para los investigadores, la violencia desplegada durante el ataque demuestra que el hombre contemplaba la posibilidad de matar. De hecho, consideran que el hecho de haber llevado un aerosol de gas pimienta refuerza esa hipótesis, aunque todavía se analiza si había planificado el homicidio desde un principio. La principal hipótesis de la Policía sostiene que el ataque fue cometido por un hombre de 65 años que estaba convencido de que Rico era el amante de su esposa. (Foto: AP)
Tras el crimen, el agresor escapó rápidamente del edificio. En el hall se cruzó con el encargado, que había sido alertado por una vecina luego de escuchar los gritos de la víctima y percibir un fuerte “olor químico”.
Después subió a un auto rojo, estacionado frente a una clínica, y emprendió viaje hacia la provincia de Ávila. Parte de ese recorrido quedó registrado por cámaras de tránsito.
La obsesión que habría motivado el ataque
Las primeras declaraciones de familiares y allegados de Facundo orientaron la investigación hacia un posible móvil sentimental.
La principal hipótesis sostiene que el agresor estaba convencido de que el ingeniero mantenía una relación con su esposa. Esa sospecha, según la investigación, derivó en una obsesión que terminó desencadenando el ataque, indicaron fuentes de la investigación a El País.
Los detectives establecieron que la mujer, de unos 50 años, y la víctima asistían al mismo gimnasio, ubicado a pocos metros de la casa donde vivía Facundo.
Además, fuentes cercanas al caso señalaron que ella pretendía separarse de su marido, quien habría comenzado a investigar si existía una tercera persona en su vida.

Facundo Rico era oriundo de San Juan y vivía en Madrid hacía al menos una década. (Foto: Facebook / Facundo Rico)
Después del homicidio, el hombre llegó a una segunda residencia que el matrimonio poseía desde hacía dos años en La Adrada, un pueblo de casi 3.000 habitantes ubicado a menos de dos horas de Madrid, donde habían remodelado un antiguo chalet.
Según la reconstrucción de los investigadores, el agresor le dijo a su esposa que durante ese día había estado realizando distintos trámites, sin dar mayores explicaciones. Mientras tanto, la noticia del crimen ya ocupaba los principales medios españoles.
Al día siguiente, cuando comenzaron a difundirse la identidad de la víctima y los detalles del brutal ataque, el hombre se dirigió hasta el paraje conocido como Charco de la Olla y se arrojó a una garganta, donde murió. Antes de suicidarse fue visto por una pareja que caminaba por el lugar, cuyos integrantes luego declararon que lo habían notado con “muy mala cara”.
Una investigación cerrada
Con la muerte del presunto autor, la causa quedó prácticamente concluida desde el punto de vista penal, ya que no existe la posibilidad de continuar el proceso judicial.
De todos modos, los investigadores del Grupo V de Homicidios de la Policía Nacional ya habían reunido una importante cantidad de pruebas.
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Las cámaras de seguridad de la urbanización registraron el ingreso del sospechoso, cuya contextura física resultaba fácilmente reconocible, mientras que el encargado del edificio confirmó haberlo visto salir poco después de escuchar los gritos provenientes del departamento.
La esposa del agresor quedó en estado de shock cuando la Policía le comunicó las sospechas sobre la participación de su marido en el crimen. Incluso, según fuentes cercanas a la investigación, en un primer momento se negó a creer que pudiera haber cometido el asesinato.
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