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Eric Swalwell campaign paid hotel where accuser Lonna Drewes claims assault took place
Eric Swalwell, the former Democratic presidential hopeful who resigned from Congress and quit the California governor's race this week amid a storm of allegations ranging from sexual misconduct to rape, spent campaign money at a Hollywood hotel where a former model claims he sexually assaulted her.Swalwell's 2018 re-election campaign made two payments at the Montrose hotel at 900 Hammond Street on July 18, 2018, according to finance records first publicized on X by a campaign finance expert name...
Swalwell’s mounting sexual misconduct allegations threaten career beyond politics, experts warn
Mounting sexual misconduct allegations against Rep. Eric Swalwell led him to resign from Congress and drop out of the California gubernatorial race, but legal experts say the fallout could extend beyond politics, including potential disbarment.Swalwell is facing a string of accusations, including that he drugged and raped one woman and sexually assaulted one of his staffers, which have spurred at least two local criminal investigations. The accusations, which he has largely denied, have driven n...
Who is Tom Steyer? Anti-ICE billionaire in CA governor’s race faces scrutiny over detention investments
Billionaire investor Tom Steyer is positioning himself as a critic of elites and immigration enforcement in California’s governor’s race — even as his own record, including investments in private prisons tied to ICE detention, draws scrutiny.That tension is surfacing on the campaign trail, with Democratic rival Rep. Katie Porter highlighting Steyer’s past $90 million investment in a private prison firm tied to ICE facilities, while Republican candidates cast his immigration platform as extreme.S...
Anna Paulina Luna says she's 'very confident' votes are there to expel Cherfilus-McCormick
After leading the effort to force the resignation of former Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., one House Republican has her sights set on another target."I'm very confident that the votes to expel Sheila [Cherfilus-McCormick] are there," Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, R-Fla., told Fox News Digital in an interview, referring to Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, D-Fla, who could face an expulsion vote as early as next week.It takes a two-thirds majority to expel a member of Congress, and Luna said she has been...
House Republicans bristle at Senate-driven DHS plan
House Republicans are not pleased with what is shaping up to be a Senate-driven plan to end the record-long Department of Homeland Security (DHS) shutdown, bristling at again being told what to do by the upper chamber and raising objections that could be land mines for the proposal. GOP leaders want to fund Immigration and…
Kennedy’s new podcast might satisfy MAHA, but it won’t save ‘Republican bacon’
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s new podcast stands to gratify his “Make America Healthy Again” (MAHA) base after recent letdowns, though whether it will be able to energize this voting bloc ahead of the midterms remains dubious. This latest project from Kennedy comes as his place within the Trump administration has…
El-Sayed, McMorrow neck-in-neck in Michigan Democratic Senate primary: Poll
Democrats Abdul El-Sayed and Mallory McMorrow are neck-and-neck in new polling on the competitive primary for Senate in Michigan, besting Rep. Haley Stevens (D-Mich.) in the race for a rare open seat. A new Emerson College Polling/WOOD-TV survey found 24 percent of likely primary voters in Michigan each support El-Sayed, the former Wayne County health…
Sudan’s prime minister claims victory; counts on Trump for peace
KHARTOUM, Sudan — Sudan’s army-appointed prime minister declared victory last week in the long-running civil war against the rebel Rapid Support Forces, while holding court with foreign journalists in a borrowed conference room of the minerals department.  The ad hoc meeting space represents the Sudanese Armed Forces attempt to exercise a degree of normalcy in…
Andy Beshear makes waves in Democratic circles as Southern moderate
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear is beginning to break through in Democratic circles.  At last week’s National Action Network (NAN) conference — a key gathering of Black leaders and activists — Beshear stood out among a crowded field of potential contenders, catching the attention of the Rev. Al Sharpton. Sharpton, who is the founder of…
Mejía, Hathaway clash in New Jersey race to fill Sherrill’s House seat: What to know
Voters in northern New Jersey will head to the polls Thursday to decide who should fill Gov. Mikie Sherrill’s (D) former House seat for the remainder of the year. Republican Joe Hathaway, a councilman in Randolph, N.J., is running against former Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) campaign aide Analilia Mejia (D) and independent Alan Bond, who…
Has Marles bowed to Trump’s wishes on defence spending? The figures are as clear as mud
The defence minister insists that increases in spending did not happen because of thinktanks, retired generals ‘or washed-up bureaucrats’Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastIf there’s anyone who knows just how much pressure Donald Trump is heaping on allies to lift defence spending, it’s Richard Marles.The message was received loud and clear when he met his US counterpart, Pete Hegseth, in Singapore nearly a year ago. Continue reading...
Delimitation process won't be biased: PM on bill to redraw Lok Sabha constituences
Delimitation process wont be biased PM on bill to redraw Lok Sabha constituences
Pope Leo, in Cameroon, decries 'handful of tyrants' ravaging the world
Pope Leo blasted leaders who spend billions on wars and said the world was "being ravaged by a handful of tyrants", in unusually forceful remarks in ‌Cameroon on Thursday, days after United States President Donald Trump attacked him on social media. Leo, the first US pope, also decried leaders who used religious language to justify wars and urged a "decisive change of course" in a meeting in the biggest city in Cameroon's anglophone regions, where a simmering confli...
South African opposition leader jailed for firing rifle into air at rally
NewsWorldAfricaSouth African opposition leader jailed for firing rifle into air at rallyIf the sentence is upheld, it will disqualify Julius Malema from serving as a politicianJohnnie Isaac Thursday 16 April 2026 10:57 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2...
Israel and Lebanon are negotiating for the first time in decades - but will it achieve anything?
NewsWorldMiddle EastIsrael and Lebanon are negotiating for the first time in decades - but will it achieve anything?Israel’s ambassador said the first day of talks with Lebanon were ‘wonderful’ but it remains to be seen whether they can lead to a full ceasefireAlex Croft Thursday 16 April 2026 10:56 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBo...
The ‘Goddess of Unification’ in China: Xi’s play for Taiwan through the KMT
The Kuomintang, in fact, has been welcomed by the CCP, given its unified stance towards the one-China policy and the 1992 Consensus, which states that the two sides of the Taiwan Strait belong to China.
Russian Forces Strike Ukrainian Container Terminal, Armor Parks, Defense Industry Sites
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russian armed forces have attacked a container terminal in Ukraine, parking areas, and testing ground-based robotic systems, have launched a massive retaliatory strike against facilities of the Ukrainian defense industry involved in the production of cruise missiles and drones, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Thursday.
Sharon Osbourne confirms plans to attend far-Right activist Tommy Robinson's 'Unite the Kingdom' march
Sharon Osbourne confirms plans to attend far-Right activist Tommy Robinson's 'Unite the Kingdom' marchBy JOANNA CRAWLEY, DEPUTY SHOWBIZ EDITOR (NEWS) Published: 09:02, 16 April 2026 | Updated: 10:48, 16 April 2026 e-mail 59 shares
AJK police arrest suspected RAW agent in Rawalakot
Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) police claimed on Thursday that they had arrested a suspected agent of India’s Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) in Rawalakot, who had been blackmailed into working for the foreign intelligence agency. According to AJK Inspector General of Police (IGP) Liaqat Ali Malik, one suspect had been arrested who had allegedly been blackmailed into working for RAW. His handler, whom Malik said used a Facebook account with an address in Lahore, blackmailed him by initially assig...
BTS’ RM reveals he fought to keep Jung Kook’s ‘Seven’ lyrics intact
LifestyleBTS’ RM reveals he fought to keep Jung Kook’s ‘Seven’ lyrics intactBy Web Desk-Apr 16, 2026BTS leader RM has revealed he stepped in to support Jung Kook when label executives hesitated over the explicit lyrics in his global hit “Seven.” In a recent interview with Rolling Stone, Jung Kook addressed the bold nature of the track, which features rapper Latto. The singer said he had no reservations about the lyrics, noting he felt completely comfortable with the song’s mature tone. “I wasn’t...