- Republican Rep. Tony Gonzalez of Texas announces retirement amid bipartisan calls for expulsion following admission of an affair with a former staffer who died by suicide.
- Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell resigns from Congress amid sexual misconduct allegations and a potential House e
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