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Alexei Koseff

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Congress accountability and enterprise reporter for @washingtonpost. Reach me at alexei.koseff@washpost.com or on Signal at akoseff.01
Washington, DC alexeikoseff.com Joined September 2012
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A woman who worked for nearly two years for Rep. Eric Swalwell told the Chronicle she had sexual encounters with him while he was her boss and alleged he twice sexually assaulted her when she was too intoxicated to consent. sfchronicle.com/politics/artic…
www.sfchronicle.com Ex-staffer says Eric Swalwell, candidate for California governor, sexually assaulted her “These allegations are false and come on the eve of an election against the frontrunner for governor,” Swalwell said in a statement.
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Congress has only five more scheduled weeks before the end of the year — but some Republicans are urging their colleagues to work weekends and holidays to push their agenda through the lame-duck session, @theodoricmeyer and @JarrellTDillard report: washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/…
www.washingtonpost.com After losing Congress, Republicans have one last shot to pass their agenda Lawmakers returned to Washington on Monday for several weeks before Democrats take control.
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“The fates of the half-dozen congressmen facing such allegations reveal that, in the absence of rules or culture that effectively prevent and punish misconduct, the most effective tool for accountability might be public opinion.” washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/…
www.washingtonpost.com A reckoning pushes out six congressmen accused of sexual misconduct, domestic abuse Recent months have shown the most effective tool for accountability may be public opinion.
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On his way out the governor's office, Newsom commutes the sentences of California's entire death row.

Early in his first term, he announced a moratorium on executions — a huge controversy just a few years after the state voted to speed up the process.
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www.sfchronicle.com Newsom commutes all 548 California death sentences in historic move The move comes as Newsom openly explores a run for president, and amid a renewed national reckoning with the death penalty.