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  • Federal agents stop on a road to warn activists to stop following them, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on January 14.
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    Senate takes key step toward funding ICE and border patrol with only GOP votes
  • Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis attends a conference in Miami, Florida, on April 7, 2026.
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    Republicans pressure Ron DeSantis to redistrict in Florida after Virginia Democrats’ win
  • Rep. David Scott appears before the House Rules Committee at the US Capitol on June 13, 2022.
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    Longtime Georgia Democrat US Rep. David Scott dies at 80
  • Rep. Nancy Mace, left, and Rep. Cory Mills.
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    Feud between Mace and Mills flares as the Republicans trade barbs, expulsion threats
  • Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick appears for a hearing of the House Ethics Committee on Capitol Hill, on March 26, 2026.
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    Florida Democrat resigns from Congress minutes before House ethics panel was set to weigh her expulsion
  • Senate Majority Leader John Thune speaks following a weekly Republican policy luncheon at the US Capitol on April 14.
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    Senate GOP unveils $70B immigration plan to circumvent Democrats in bid to end DHS shutdown
  • Detroit residents vote at the polling station at Detroit Fire Department Engine 17 Ladder 7 Chief 5 on November 5, 2024 in Detroit, Michigan. Americans cast their ballots today in the presidential race between Republican nominee former President Donald Trump and Democratic nominee Vice President Kamala Harris, as well as multiple state elections that will determine the balance of power in Congress.
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    Michigan attorney general rejects Trump administration ballot request amid broader push to challenge elections
  • <p>CNN's Manu Raju travels to Michigan to speak with voters ahead of the crucial Democratic primary for the state's open Senate seat his summer. Raju sits down with the three leading Democratic candidates, Abdul El-Sayed, State Sen. Mallory McMorrow, and U.S. Rep. Haley Stevens, as voters decide which kind of candidate could help them win this fall -- and potentially retake power in the Senate.</p>
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On the Hill

  • Abdul El-Sayed holds a campaign event in Pontiac, Michigan, on March 14.
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    How a must-win Michigan Senate race turned messy for Democrats
  • Attorney Lisa Bloom, right, comforts Lonna Drewes during a press conference where Drewes accused US Rep. Eric Swalwell of sexually assaulting her, on April 14, 2026 in Beverly Hills, California. Swalwell announced that he has suspended his bid to become California's next governor and plans to resign from Congress amid sexual assault and misconduct allegations from multiple women.
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    ‘Cesspool of inflated male egos’: Congress reckons with a culture of persistent sexual harassment
  • Speaker of the House Mike Johnson speaks during a news conference at the US Capitol on March 17, 2026.
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    Republicans buck Trump to reject 18-month FISA extension
  • Rep. Eric Swalwell listens to a question from the audience during a town hall meeting in Sacramento, California, on April 7.
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    Inside the sudden downfall of Eric Swalwell
  • Rep. Eric Swalwell, left, and Rep. Tony Gonzales.
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    Swalwell and Gonzales resign from Congress under threat of expulsion
  • Sen. Ruben Gallego speaks with reporters about Rep. Eric Swalwell, on Tuesday.
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    Emotional Gallego says he heard ‘rumors’ of ‘flirty’ behavior by Swalwell but denies knowledge of sexual assault allegations
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    Swalwell says he plans to resign from Congress amid sexual misconduct allegations
  • Rep. Tony Gonzales during a press conference in the US Capitol on March 25, 2025.
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    Embattled GOP Rep. Tony Gonzales announces he’s stepping down from Congress
  • WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 25: U.S. Eric Swalwell (D-CA) speaks at a press conference on committee assignments for the 118th U.S. Congress, at the U.S. Capitol Building on January 25, 2023 in Washington, DC. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) recently rejected the reappointments of Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) and Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA) to the House Intelligence Committee and has threatened to stop Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) from serving on the House Foreign Affairs Committee. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
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  • The US Capitol on March 26, 2026.
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    US intel officials scramble to keep surveillance law running amid Iran war tensions
  • Rep. Eric Swalwell on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on September 17, 2025.
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    After dropping gubernatorial bid, Swalwell still faces calls to resign or face expulsion from US House
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  • Ranking Member Jamie Raskin speaks at a House Judiciary Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on March 4, 2026.
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    Raskin calls for Trump to take cognitive test in wake of Iran threats as Democrats question president’s fitness
  • Pam Bondi testifies before a House Judiciary Committee hearing on "Oversight of the Department of Justice" on February 11, 2026.
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    Justice Department says Bondi won’t appear for Epstein deposition now that she’s no longer attorney general
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