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WASHINGTON -- Two members of Congress -- Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell of California and Republican Rep. Tony Gonzales of Texas -- said Monday they planned to exit Congress in the wake of sexual-misconduct allegations that sparked calls for them to quit or face expulsion votes."I am aware of an effort to bring an immediate expulsion vote against me and other members," Swalwell said in a statement. "Expelling anyone in Congress without due process, within days of an allegation being made, is wrong. But it's also wrong for my constituents to have me distracted from my duties. Therefore, I plan to resign my seat in Congress.". Just over an hour later, Gonzales said in a brief statement that "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.". The push for expulsion votes set the stage for a chaotic week and threatened to overshadow other urgent items on Congress's to-do list, including funding the Departm

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Stocks enjoyed a second consecutive week of outsize gains, after the U.S. and Iran announced a 14-day cease-fire. All three major equity indexes gained more than 3% on the week, with the Nasdaq Composite ending the week on an eight-day winning streak.This week the negotiations to end the Iran war will be top of mind for investors. Aside from watching for Iran-related headlines, Wall Street has to contend with the start of first-quarter earnings seasons, which is dominated by financial companies.Goldman Sachs Group will release quarterly results on Monday, followed by BlackRock, Citigroup, JPMorgan Chase, and Wells Fargo on Tuesday. Bank of America, Morgan Stanley, and PNC Financial Services Group will announce earnings on Wednesday, and Charles Schwab and U.S. Bancorp will follow suit on Thursday.Outside the financial sector, Johnson & Johnson will report results on Tuesday, and Abbott Laboratories, Netflix, and PepsiCo will do so on Thursday.Abbott Laboratories, Alcoa, Bank of New Yor

President Trump said that the U.S. Navy would begin blockading "any and all ships trying to enter or leave the Strait of Hormuz," after peace talks with Iran in Islamabad collapsed this weekend.Trump said the meeting went well and that most points were agreed to, but the "only point that really mattered, NUCLEAR, was not.Some five days after the two countries agreed to a fragile cease-fire, Trump threatened that "at an appropriate moment" the U.S. military would "finish up the little that is left of Iran!In the post on his Truth Social network, Trump said that Iran was carrying out extortion by blocking the strait, through which 20% of the world's oil usually travels, with mines, which the Navy has begun hunting. "They want money and, more importantly, they want Nuclear. Additionally and, at an appropriate moment, we are fully "LOCKED AND LOADED," and our Military will finish up the little that is left of Iran!

(Reuters) - Negotiations between the United States and Iran appeared to have concluded for now, Iran's government said early ​on Sunday, after a series of talks in Pakistan to end the six-week war...

(Reuters) - Negotiations between the United States and Iran appeared to have concluded for now, Iran's government said early ​on Sunday, after a series of talks in Pakistan to end the six-week war...

Local time on the 11th, it was learned from the Iranian side that the United States has agreed to unfreeze Iranian assets and has agreed to a ceasefire in Lebanon. The US has not yet released any related news.

US Official Denies US Has Agreed to Unfreeze Iranian AssetsReuters prior reported that U.S. has agreed to release Iran's frozen assets “held in Qatar and other foreign banks'. Asset unfreeze is also...

Trump: All U.S. Ships, Aircraft, and Military Personnel Will Remain In Place In, And Around, Iran

Iran's Fars News Agency Says Oil Tankers Passing Through Hormuz Have Been Stopped After Israel's 'Ce