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Fed nominee Warsh files financial disclosures suggesting assets worth over $100 million 

By Howard Schneider WASHINGTON, April 14 (Reuters) - Kevin Warsh, the former Federal Reserve governor chosen by President Donald Trump to lead the central bank, has submitted financial disclosures that suggest he holds assets worth well over $100 million. The document is required for his nomination ...
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US Representative Swalwell to quit Congress amid sexual misconduct allegations

WASHINGTON, April 13 (Reuters) - Democratic U.S. Representative Eric Swalwell of California said on Monday will resign from his seat in Congress amid sexual misconduct allegations that also upended his campaign for governor. (Reporting by Kanishka Singh in Washington; Editing by Caitlin Webber) Brought to ...
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Republican Rep. Tony Gonzales of Texas says he will retire after bipartisan calls for expulsion

WASHINGTON (AP) - Republican Rep. Tony Gonzales of Texas said Monday he will retire from Congress after bipartisan calls to expel him. Gonzales had already said he would not seek reelection after admitting to an affair with a staff member who had later died by ...
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Voting for California governor begins in a month. Here are the candidates in the running

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - The stunning collapse of Rep. Eric Swalwell's California governor campaign has upended the wide-open contest where no Democratic candidate has emerged as a clear frontrunner and mail-in voting is scheduled to start in under a month. Democrats, who have run ...
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GOP Sen. Johnson says Iran will be ‘a long term project’ after talks fail

(WASHINGTON) -- Republican Sen. Ron Johnson said Sunday he was not surprised that peace talks between the U.S. and Iran stalled over the weekend, and that securing U.S. goals in Iran could be a "long-term project.""I'm not surprised at all," Johnson told ABC News' ...
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Congress returning from 2-week recess as Iran war debate rages and members face expulsion

(WASHINGTON) -- Congress returns from its two-week recess early this week -- thrusting lawmakers back into the debate surrounding the Iran war as the President Donald Trump's strategy faces continued scrutiny.House and Senate Democrats plan to force separate votes in both chambers on Iran ...
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What to know about Eric Swalwell’s exit from Congress and the California governor’s race

Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell announced this week that he's leaving Congress and the crowded contest for California governor following sexual assault allegations, which he denies, and a swift exodus of his supporters. Days ago, the 45-year-old congressman was among a group of leading Democrats in ...
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Race for California governor moves on after dramatic downfall of Rep. Eric Swalwell

LOS ANGELES (AP) - After the dramatic downfall of Democratic U.S. Rep. Eric Swalwell, the race for California governor is moving on. Once a leading candidate to replace outgoing Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom, Swalwell suspended his campaign - then announced he would resign from Congress ...
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California Rep. Eric Swalwell suspends campaign for governor amid sexual assault allegations

(SAN FRANCISCO) -- Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell announced he is suspending his California governor's race campaign after accusations made by a former staffer to the San Francisco Chronicle that he sexually assaulted her, which the congressman has denied.It comes amid a growing push from ...
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Trump pressed on Iran endgame as US naval blockade begins in Strait of Hormuz

(WASHINGTON) -- President Donald Trump said Monday that a U.S. naval blockade in the Strait of Hormuz has begun, a new development in the now seven-week war after peace talks failed over the weekend.Taking questions from reporters outside the Oval Office, Trump was asked ...
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Trump’s AI image of himself as Jesus-like figure follows feud with Pope Leo

By Brad Brooks, Helen Coster and Joseph Ax April 13 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump posted an AI-generated image of himself as a Jesus-like figure on Sunday, drawing widespread criticism even from some religious conservatives who typically support him, before deleting the post on ...
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Democrats urge Swalwell to resign from Congress as ethics probe begins

(Corrects spelling to Gonzales from Gonzalez in second bullet and paragraphs 7, 11) By Nolan D. McCaskill WASHINGTON, April 13 (Reuters) - A growing number of Democrats on Monday called on U.S. Representative Eric Swalwell of California to resign from Congress or risk being expelled amid ...
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