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The allegations include "engaging in inappropriate sexual contact with a House staffer," according to the committee.
The California Democrat has admitted to "personal mistakes" outside of his marriage, but also says his actions were consensual in nature did not violate House Ethics rules.
NPR – Politics The allegations include "engaging in inappropriate sexual contact with a House staffer," according to the committee.
NPR – Politics The allegations include "engaging in inappropriate sexual contact with a House staffer," according to the committee.
NPR – World Flash floods along the Nepal-Tibet border have killed at least 543 people—538 in Nepal and five in Tibet—with more than 1,500 still missing, according to the latest reports. The floods, triggered by a massive glacial collapse in the Himalayas on Wednesday, swept away roads, bridges and villages. Rescue operations resumed but were halted in Tibet after a newly formed barrier lake raised fears of a second flood.
NYTimes – US President Donald Trump signed an executive order renaming Lake Ontario as "Lake America." The move came amid an escalating U.S.-Canada trade dispute, with Trump criticizing Canada for treating the U.S. badly and trade talks between the nations having collapsed the previous week.
NYTimes – US Jurors began deliberations in the murder trial of Lindsay Clancy, a former labor and delivery nurse accused of killing her three children in January 2023. Clancy has pleaded not guilty to three counts of first-degree murder. Her defense argues postpartum psychosis made her not criminally responsible, while prosecutors accused her of "extreme atrocity and cruelty."
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