April 13, 2026: Swalwell, Gonzales to Quit Congress, US-Iran Eye Fresh Talks, More
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News when you want it with Bloomberg News Now. I'm Doug Krisner. California Democrat Eric Swalwell says he plans to resign his seat in Congress. Swalwell's resignation follows a report of him allegedly committing sexual assault on a former staffer. And a separate report cited four women who described Swalwell committing sexual misconduct.
Why is Eric Swalwell resigning from Congress?
Now, Manhattan prosecutors had opened a criminal investigation into these allegations, which Swalwell denied. And on Monday, the House Ethics Committee announced it had started a separate probe. On Sunday, Swalwell abandoned his campaign for governor of California. Just weeks ago, he had been polling among the top Democrats to succeed Gavin Newsom. At the same time, Texas Republican Congressman Tony Gonzalez said that he plans to retire from the House on Tuesday.
What allegations are surrounding Swalwell's resignation?
Now, this announcement comes weeks after Gonzalez admitted to having an affair with a staff member who later killed herself. There was a growing bipartisan outcry in the House for Gonzalez to resign. President Trump's naval blockade of the Strait of Hormuz is underway. It cuts off vessels from transiting this vital waterway to and from Iranian ports and other coastal areas. Now, this move came in response to failed negotiations between the US and Iran in Pakistan over the weekend. Now we are being told the U.S. and Iran are in discussions about holding another round of face-to-face negotiations for a longer-term ceasefire. The goal here is to hold fresh talks before the expiration of the current two-week ceasefire.
And one idea is to return to Islamabad for a second round of negotiations. Here is Vice President J.D. Vance speaking on Fox News Channel's special report with Brett Baier.
Whether we have further conversations, whether we ultimately get to a deal, I really think the ball is in the Iranian court because we put a lot on the table. We actually made very clear what our red lines were. We also made clear, Brett, that we actually would be very happy. The president of the United States has said he would be very happy if Iran was treated like a normal country, if it had a normal economy, if its people were able to prosper and thrive.
That was Vice President J.D. Vance speaking on Fox News Channel's special report with Brett Baier. At the same time, according to Iranian state media, President Massoud Perzhaskin said his country was prepared to continue discussions within a framework of international law and regulations. The leaders of the International Energy Agency, the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank met today in Washington where they discussed responses to the impact of the war in the Middle East. Here is IMF Director Kristalina Georgieva.
We need to understand from the data of the International Energy Agency not only what is the size of the disequilibrium between supply and demand, but also what is happening in terms of infrastructure damage that even if the war is to stop today and the Strait to open, would still have long-lasting impact.
That is IMF Director Kristalina Georgieva. Today, President Trump was forced to explain why he posted a picture of himself as a Jesus Christ-like figure. The image was of Trump in robes in front of an American flag, placing a glowing hand over a sick man lying in bed as if healing him. It was published on Sunday after the president criticized Pope Leo for condemning the U.S.-Israel war on Iran. Now, the image incited criticism, including from the president's supporters, and he then deleted the post. Here is Trump.
I did post it, and I thought it was me as a doctor and had to do with Red Cross as a Red Cross worker there, which we support. And only the fake news could come up with that one. So I had... I just heard about it. And I said, how did they come up with that?
Why is Tony Gonzalez also planning to retire from Congress?
It's supposed to be me as a doctor making people better. And I do make people better. I make people a lot better.
Today, Pope Leo said he does not fear President Trump and that his message of peace and reconciliation is rooted in the gospel. Today in Hungary, incoming Prime Minister Peter Magyar accused the outgoing foreign minister of destroying documents related to European Union sanctions.
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