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Congressional Sexual Misconduct Allegations Intensify

Updated 2026-05-07 10:30 UTC 1 source Negative

The battle over sexual misconduct in Congress is set to escalate, with high-profile allegations against Reps. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.), Tony Gonzales (R-Texas), and Cory Mills. Additionally, former FBI agents claim Senate Judiciary Committee Chair Chuck Grassley played a role in their firings.

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The Hill
The battle over sexual misconduct on Capitol Hill is primed to escalate. For much of this year, the focus of efforts to curtail sexual wrongdoing has been squarely centered around three figures facing high-profile allegations — Reps. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.), Tony Gonzales (R-Texas) and Cory Mills
2026-05-07 10:00 UTC
The Hill
Several former FBI agents are arguing Senate Judiciary Committee Chair Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) played a significant role in their firings, removals that followed his release of a number of unredacted materials about the criminal investigation into President Trump. That assertion was made in two sepa
2026-05-07 10:00 UTC
The Hill
A Republican proposal to spend $1 billion in taxpayer money on security for the White House ballroom has become a political landmine in the Senate debate over funding Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Border Patrol for the next three and a half years. Before the Senate Judiciary Committe
2026-05-07 10:00 UTC
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