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Craig Caplan @CraigCaplan - 3rd term Texas GOP Congressman Tony Gonzales, ahead of a possible House expulsion vote, announces he'll resign from Congress tomorrow, when the House returns from its 2-week recess for votes.
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Rep. Tony Gonzales @RepTonyGonzales
There is a season for everything and God has a plan for us all. When Congress returns tomorrow, I will file my retirement from office. It has been my privilege to serve the great people of Texas.
https://x.com/CraigCaplan/status/2043821133628100781
Craig Caplan @CraigCaplan - Rep. Leger Fernández (D-NM), who planned to file a resolution to expel Rep. Swalwell (D-CA) from the House, said she's "glad" he resigned and calls on Rep. Gonzales (R-TX) in a video to "either resign or face a vote on the House floor regarding your sexual misconduct."
https://x.com/RepTeresaLF/status/2043812562848911561
https://x.com/CraigCaplan/status/2043814712270303615
Craig Caplan @CraigCaplan - Thune: "I know that Republicans in both houses of Congress are in complete agreement on the need to ensure that law enforcement is fully funded. And I’m more than confident that if we work together, we can have legislation to the president in the near future."
https://x.com/CraigCaplan/status/2043813240153546761
Critical Threats @criticalthreats - MORE | US President Donald Trump said on April 12 that the US Navy will “interdict every vessel” that has paid Iran for passage beginning at 10:00 AM ET.
CENTCOM announced on April 12, “The blockade will be enforced impartially against vessels of all nations entering or departing Iranian ports and coastal areas, including all Iranian ports on the Arabian Gulf and Gulf of Oman. CENTCOM forces will not impede freedom of navigation for vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz to and from non-Iranian ports. “
https://x.com/criticalthreats/status/2043691030046716054
C-SPAN @cspan - C-SPAN's Word for Word:
• U.S. begins Strait of Hormuz blockade
• Trump clashes with Pope Leo over Iran
• Swalwell and Gonzales resign amid sexual misconduct allegations
Plus, Orban, WSJ and Artemis II
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https://x.com/cspan/status/2043830410484883741
C-SPAN @cspan - Video: .@SecretaryWright "The president knew going into this that if you disrupt the flow of energy...you're going to push up energy prices...we're going to see energy prices high and maybe even rising until we get meaningful ship traffic."
https://x.com/cspan/status/2043816331703664930
C-SPAN @cspan - Video: Sen. @JohnCornyn on Iran war: "It goes without saying that a more dangerous Iran woud put the safety and security of American's and America's allies and American interests in peril."
https://x.com/cspan/status/2043798620407845116
C-SPAN Classroom @CSPANClassroom - Congrats to 8th grade student Vis Amirshahi from Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Middle School in Germantown, Maryland who won 2nd Prize in the Middle School division for her documentary, “Operation Ajax: Defending Democracy by Undermining the Will of the People,” about the 1953 US coup in Iran, its contrast with American democratic ideals, and its effect on global affairs.
https://www.studentcam.org/2026-2nd-prize-middle-school-division-operation-ajax-defending-democracy-by-undermining-the-will-of-the-people-by-vis-amirshahi/
Her video airs on C-SPAN today and you can click the link above to view her video, a press release, and congratulatory messages from National Security Archive Deputy Director and Director of Research at GWU Malcolm Byrne, Maryland State Senator Brian J. Feldman, and Historian Stephen Kinzer.
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https://x.com/CSPANClassroom/status/2043725604067922450
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