Swalwell and Gonzales resign from Congress under threat of expulsion
Representative Tony Gonzales resigned from his seat after admitting to an affair with a staffer and facing further allegations of misconduct.
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Representative Tony Gonzales resigned from his seat after admitting to an affair with a staffer and facing further allegations of misconduct.
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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 on April 14, 2026, amid separate sexual misconduct scandals and the imminent threat of bipartisan expulsion votes.
Speaker of the House
Representative leading expulsion effort
Representative under ethics investigation
House Minority Leader
Representative leading expulsion effort
Representative under ethics investigation
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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