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Congress returns with push to expel Swalwell

Former California gubernatorial candidate, Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-CA, appears at a town hall meeting in Sacramento, Calif., Tuesday, April 7, 2026. (Rich Pedroncelli/AP)
Rich Pedroncelli/AP
Former California gubernatorial candidate, Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-CA, appears at a town hall meeting in Sacramento, Calif., Tuesday, April 7, 2026. (Rich Pedroncelli/AP)

Here & Now‘s Peter O’Dowd speaks with Semafor congressional reporter Nicholas Wu about where members of Congress returning to Washington this week stand now on the war in Iran as costs mount, and where they stand on expelling members such as Rep. Eric Swalwell. Swalwell suspended his California gubernatorial campaign Sunday night amid sexual assault allegations.

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