Free Republic

Another woman accused Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., of rape Tuesday, just hours before the embattled lawmaker is expected to resign from the House. "He raped me. And he choked me. And while he was choking me, I lost consciousness. And I thought I died," Lonna Drewes said Tuesday, while describing an incident that she alleged took place in Swalwell's hotel room in 2018. Drewes said she was working as a model and software engineer in Beverly Hills when she met Swalwell, who offered business and political connections. When meeting him for the third time under the guise of going to...

DC is in full meltdown mode after Eric Swalwell announced on Monday he would resign from Congress amid explosive sexual misconduct allegations — sparking a firestorm of speculation from lawmakers on both sides of the aisle. The bombshell departure of the high-profile Trump critic came via a somber written statement in which Swalwell apologized for his conduct and admitted to “mistakes in judgement” while still pushing back on the most serious accusations — including an ex-staffer who claimed he raped her. But his attempt to control the narrative quickly unraveled. Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.) torched Swalwell in a series...

Rep. Eric Swalwell denied allegations of rape and sexual assault in a social media post that was filmed Friday at the Beverly Hills mansion of his eccentric billionaire benefactor, The Post has learned. Multiple sources confirmed that the video Swalwell recorded of his full-throated denial was taken from a room inside the 9,700-square-foot home of Stephen Cloobeck, who’s also been shacking up with an alleged honeytrapper accused of burglarizing the home of rich, older men in Los Angeles. “A lot has been said about me today through anonymous allegations, and I thought it was important that you see and hear...

Steven Tyler's attorneys can claim partial victory in a new court ruling as arguments continue in a child sex-abuse lawsuit brought by the former Julia Holcomb. Los Angeles County Judge Patricia A. Young has dismissed claims of alleged abuse in Oregon, Washington and Massachusetts, citing laws governing the age of consent and the statute of limitations. Crucially, however, the California-based charges against Aerosmith's frontman can go forward. In terminating the other claims, Judge Young would apparently stop them from being refiled again. She promised a written decision soon. "I have clearly signaled how I intend" to rule, Young said from...

Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA), who is currently running for governor, got absolutely humiliated during a campaign event in Orange County by Grammy-nominated singer Tish Hyman, who heckled him in a glorious exchange that featured the congressman doing a metaphorical tap dance around whether men identifying as women should be allowed in female locker rooms. The obvious answer is “no,” but Swalwell wouldn’t provide the simple two-letter answer. Hyman stuck it to Swalwell at the event, which comes just a few short weeks after she was kicked out of a Golds Gym in Los Angeles after she confronted a transgender woman...

A few hours after Turning Point USA founder and president Charlie Kirk was assassinated on September 10, 2025, a crowd of his supporters gathered to remember him at the pier in Huntington Beach, California. The following Sunday, September 14, an even larger crowd gathered 50 miles away at Beverly Gardens Park in Beverly Hills.

Selling Mega Mansions host Camille Anderson took to social media this week to talk about the issue of crime in Los Angeles, after she said she was "body slammed" while being mugged in Beverly Hills. Anderson, best known for hosting the reality show that follows estate agents trying to sell luxury homes, posted a video on Instagram describing the incident earlier this week. "I was thrown to the ground very forcefully, like body slammed to the ground," she said, adding there were multiple "grown adult men that did this." Newsweek reached out to the Beverly Hills Police Department outside of...

Democrat Fani Willis’ legal troubles extend beyond recent revelations that she deceptively hired her otherwise under-qualified, secret, married lover to run the political prosecution of former President Donald Trump and other Republicans in Georgia. A new book from Mike Isikoff and Daniel Klaidman admits that a widely misunderstood phone call, on which Willis’ political prosecution rests, was illegally recorded. That means the entire prosecution could crumble with defendants having a new avenue to challenge Democrat lawfare. Find Me the Votes: A Hard-Charging Georgia Prosecutor, a Rogue President, and the Plot to Steal an American Election is a fawning political biography...

On June 29, 2025, patriots, Trump supporters, and activists protesting the abuse and exploitation of children held a boisterous rally in Beverly Hills, Calif. After gathering at Beverly Gardens Park, they marched down Santa Monica Blvd. and through the streets of Beverly Hills.

On April 27, 2025, the Walk Away Campaign staged a rally at Beverly Gardens Park in Beverly Hills, Calif. in support of President Trump. The Walk Away Campaign describes itself as a movement that encourages those on the political Left to “walk away from intolerance and societal discord; to leave identity politics behind; and to walk towards unity, civility, respect, and the American ideals of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness for all.” The Beverly Hills rally was part of Walk Away’s nationwide American Restoration tour that took place during the spring of 2025. A group of dissidents showed...

StopAntisemitism @StopAntisemites Beverly Hills CA - woman in hijab spotted throwing up Nazi salutes as a truck with anti Israel language accompanies her. Both she and the driver were detained and questioned by local police.

The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) is a task force created by the Trump administration to root out waste and corruption in the federal government. To promote its mission and celebrate its accomplishments, Leo Zacky (foreground, left), a candidate for the Republican Party's nomination for governor of California teamed up with Shiva Bagheri (foreground, right), a fitness and dance instructor, community organizer and activist to perform the DOGE Dance, a lively dance set to the music of Brian Coyne's dance tune “DOGE.” The performance took place at a rally in Beverly Gardens Park in Beverly Hills, Calif. sponsored by the...

Shiva Bagheri, a dance and fitness instructor, community organizer and activist leads a dance celebrating the accomplishments of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), a recently formed task force seeking to root out waste, fraud, bloat and corruption in the Federal Government. This performance took place at a rally in Beverly Gardens Park in Beverly Hills, Calif. on April 27, 2025.

A federal judge has sentenced former Detroit Riverfront Conservancy CFO William Smith to 19 years in federal prison for embezzling more than $44 million from the nonprofit over more than a decade. The judge also ordered him to pay more than $48 million in restitution. The Detroit Riverfront Conservancy released a statement after the sentencing. It reads: "Today, we move forward to a bright future. We are incredibly grateful to U.S. District Judge Susan DeClercq for imposing a sentence commensurate the damage Will Smith inflicted on the Detroit Riverfront Conservancy and its community of visitors, donors, and supporters. The U.S....

A representative of the 57-year-old said he "had to get stitches and is recovering" after the incident at Mr Chow's restaurant in Beverly Hills. They told Sky News' US partner network NBC News that someone at another table "threw a glass that hit him in the mouth" and the matter is now in "law enforcement's hands". It comes as Beverly Hills Police Department (BHPD) said they received a call shortly after 10pm local time on Friday about a "possible assault with a deadly weapon" at the restaurant. Officers arrived at the scene and determined the report was "unfounded" and that...

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. - In the wake of boisterous demonstrations by pro-Trump students, Beverly Hills High School has limited students' ability to assemble in large groups, it was reported Friday. The high school's principal, Drew Stewart, sent a message to families announcing that the school would not restrict students' individual exercise of their free speech rights, but would limit their ability to congregate in large groups so that all students would feel safe on campus, the Los Angeles Times reported. The message came before a TikTok video went viral showing many students in a Beverly Hills High School courtyard rowdily...

In the wake of boisterous demonstrations by pro-Trump students, Beverly Hills High School has limited students' ability to assemble in large groups, it was reported Friday. The high school's principal, Drew Stewart, sent a message to families announcing that the school would not restrict students' individual exercise of their free speech rights, but would limit their ability to congregate in large groups so that all students would feel safe on campus, the Los Angeles Times reported. The message came before a TikTok video went viral showing many students in a Beverly Hills High School courtyard rowdily celebrating Donald Trump's victory...

Last year, an all-trimester abortion facility attempted to open in Beverly Hills, California. Despite California’s reputation as a haven for abortion, the residents of Beverly Hills pushed back so much, the landlord ultimately revoked the facility’s lease. The facility, the DuPont Clinic based out of Washington, D.C., promptly sued., claiming that four city officials — including Mayor Julian Gold — withheld permits from the abortion facility, pressured the landlord to cancel the lease, and held “secret meetings” with pro-life advocates where they “promised them it would stop DuPont from opening.” California Attorney General Rob Bonta got involved, opening an investigation...

A would-be kidnapper met some swift street justice - in tony Beverly Hills of all places - when he tried to snatch a toddler away from her father as they took a Sunday stroll in the world-famous southern California neighborhood. In the end, no child was taken, and the deranged reputed kidnapper was dead. It all started on the 100 block of Spalding Drive at around 2:50pm when the unnamed assailant tried to snatch the little girl from her father. The dad struggled with the seemingly deranged man, who was intent on taking his baby, and the assailant wound up...

John David Ashton, the actor who starred opposite Eddie Murphy in “Beverly Hills Cop,” has died at the age of 76, reported TMZ on Sunday. A rep for Ashton told the outlet that he passed on Thursday in Ft. Collins, Colorado after fighting cancer. The Springfield, Massachusettes native appeared in over 200 screen and stage productions during his 50-year career, including three out of four installments of “Beverly Hills Cop” beginning in 1984.