US Congressman Eric Swalwell announced he is suspending his campaign to become Governor of California. This decision comes as he faces criticism and demands to resign from Democratic lawmakers and former staff following accusations of sexual assault.

US congressman Eric Swalwell ⁠on Sunday said he was suspending his campaign for governor of California, as he faces calls from fellow Democratic lawmakers and dozens of his former staffers to leave Congress following accusations of sexual assault. “To my family, staff, friends, and supporters, I am deeply sorry for mistakes in judgment I’ve made in my past,” Swalwell wrote in a post on X, without elaborating. “I will fight the serious, false allegations that have been made - but that’s my fight,...