Swalwell and Gonzales resign from Congress under threat of expulsion
Representative Tony Gonzales resigned his House seat amid an ethics investigation into an affair with a staffer and allegations of lewd texts.
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Representative Tony Gonzales resigned his House seat amid an ethics investigation into an affair with a staffer and allegations of lewd texts.
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10 stories · 83–89 · updated Sep 25, 2026
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Representatives Eric Swalwell and Tony Gonzales resigned from Congress following allegations of sexual misconduct and ethics probes, avoiding historic expulsion votes after pressure from colleagues on both sides of the aisle.
Speaker of the House providing leadership response
Johnson's version of this story ↗
resigning Representative following misconduct allegations
Swalwell's version of this story ↗
House Minority Leader providing leadership response
Jeffries's version of this story ↗leader of expulsion effort
mentioned as subject of other ethics concerns
leader of expulsion effort
mentioned as subject of other ethics concerns
Outlets across the spectrum are reporting on Gonzales's resignation with uniform negativity, though they emphasize different consequences of the scandal. While center-left sources like NPR and MS NOW focus on the House Ethics Committee probe and the tragic suicide of the staffer involved, right-leaning outlets like Fox News highlight the subsequent push by GOP colleagues to strip Gonzales of his taxpayer-funded pension.
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