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Eric Swalwell launched a campaign of threats and intimidation to stop the sordid details of his alleged rape and sexual assaults from being spread wide. Records obtained by The California Post show the disgraced politician used a team of high-powered lawyers to fire off legal threats to a rival campaign in an effort to suppress rape and sexual assault allegations — just weeks before his own campaign imploded over those same claims. Attorneys representing Swalwell’s gubernatorial campaign sent a cease-and-desist letter on March 20 to Ryan Hughes — general counsel for progressive billionaire Tom Steyer’s campaign — accusing him of...

A Delaware state trooper and the suspect are dead after a shooting at the DMV in Wilmington, Delaware, on Tuesday, officials say. Delaware State Police confirmed that one trooper died, and Gov. Matt Meyer said on social media that the suspect is dead. A 44-year-old man entered the Division of Motor Vehicles as a customer before approaching the trooper, who was working an overtime assignment at the reception desk, and shot him, Cpl. Raushan Rich said during a press conference Tuesday night. After being shot, the trooper, who has not been identified, pushed a DMV employee out of harm's way....