Reps. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.) and Tony Gonzales (R-Texas) submitted their formal resignations from Congress on Tuesday following sexual misconduct scandals. State of play: Swalwell's resignation took effect at 2pm ET on Tuesday — meaning he has already resigned — while Gonzales' takes effect at 11:59 pm ET, according to the House clerk. - Swalwell has been accused by four women of sexual assault, harassment and rape, which he denies. - Gonzales admitted to an affair with a staffer who later died by suicide. Between the lines: Both men had been facing the threat of expulsion, which looked increasingly likely to pass if they chose to try to hang onto their seats.
More than a dozen American warships positioned in the Gulf of Oman and Arabian Sea are acting as a “net,” officials said. None of the encounters has required escalation.
Chief U.S. District Judge James E. Boasberg of D.C. has clashed with the Trump administration over dozens of Venezuelan migrants’ removals to a prison in El Salvador.
The Trump administration has said that enforcement of the FACE Act by the Biden DOJ represents "the prototypical example" of the weaponization of the law against conservatives.
The report is part of the president’s effort to claim anti-conservative and anti-Christian biases in federal law enforcement, even as he pushes to wield the legal system against his political enemies.
The Trump administration eased sanctions on Venezuela's state-run financial system Tuesday to try to boost the country's economy amid protests by public workers demanding higher pay. Why it matters: Venezuela's government-run bank and other large financial institutions can now begin legally using U.S. currency, directly receive billions of dollars in oil sales and reenter the U.S.-controlled global financial system to help its damaged economy. - The action by the U.S. Treasury is also intended to help spur oil-sector development in Venezuela and stabilize the new government of acting president Delcy Rodriguez. Zoom in: The U.S. took control of Venezuela's oil revenue from its state-owned company after seizing socialist strongman Nicolas…
The e-commerce giant is buying Globalstar, a satellite communications company, as it aims to expand its own satellite internet service to compete with Elon Musk’s Starlink.
New Haven’s police chief, Karl Jacobson, resigned abruptly after his deputies saw red flags, including missing money. He has pleaded not guilty to embezzling city money to gamble on sports.
House Speaker Mike Johnson and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer were among the lawmakers who delivered remarks at a Holocaust remembrance ceremony on Capitol Hill on Tuesday.