BREAKING: Eric Swalwell Announces Decision On Political Future

U.S. Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA) announced Saturday evening that he will be suspending his California gubernatorial campaign after leading the Democratic Party field for several months. The announcement comes after several allegations of sexual misconduct — including sexual assault — have been levied against Swalwell in recent days. “I am suspending my campaign for Governor. To my family, staff, friends, and supporters, I am deeply sorry for mistakes in judgment I’ve made in my past. I will fight the serious, false allegations that have been made — but that’s my fight, not a campaign’s,” Swalwell announced in an X post. The allegations surfaced publicly on April 10 and 11 through reporting by the San Francisco Chronicle and CNN. A former staffer who worked in Swalwell’s congressional office