Welcome to Meet the Press Now. I'm Melanie Zona in Washington. And we begin with breaking news as Capitol Hill is rocked by new and disturbing allegations of assault and rape against embattled former Congressman Eric Swallwell as both parties are dealing with misconduct investigations by their members.Swallowwell's resignation from Congress was made official just moments ago on the House floor. Swallwell announced his resignation last night, which was followed less than an hour later by Republican Congressm ...

Democrats withdraw endorsements of Rep. Eric Swalwell and demand he end his bid for California governor following allegations of sexual misconduct. https://t.co/Yi824RI95Q ...

The House Ethics Committee is forming an investigative panel to probe allegations of sexual misconduct and inappropriate favoritism against Rep. Tony Gonzales. https://t.co/aotuX9Adv9 https://t.co/KFJHZ5T5ax ...

Peter Baker is chief White House corresponden for the New York Times and MSNOW contribubutor and co-author of The Divider about Trump's first term. Ashley Parker is staff writer for The Atlantic and an MSNOW political analyst. MSNOW senior legal reporter Lisa Rubin is with me in studio.I want to start, Lisa, with what is happening today. I mean, Trump has tried before with this hush money case to get it moved to federal court, right. But is there any reason to believe this time could be different.I think it ...

Legal Proceedings - The jury reached a partial verdict on most counts in the Shaun Diddy Combmes federal trial related to alleged sexual misconduct and sex trafficking in hip hop [1] - The jury is deadlocked on the racketeering conspiracy (RICO) charge, which is considered the biggest count [2][3] - The deliberation lasted 13 hours, which is considered a relatively short time for a case of this nature [1][2] - The judge has asked the jurors to return for further deliberations on the RICO charge [3]