The Takeout with Major Garrett, 4/14/26
The Takeout with Major Garrett
CBS News
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🗓️ 14 April 2026
⏱️ 47 minutes
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Summary
California Democrat Rep. Eric Swalwell and Texas Republican Rep. Tony Gonzales have announced their resignations from the House. Both members of Congress face sexual harassment claims from former staffers. Their resignations will supersede the expulsion resolutions from their fellow members. Nancy Cordes spoke with two women who accuse Swalwell and explained their fear of coming forward. New Mexico Representative Teresa Leger-Fernandez, who led the expulsion resolution against Rep. Gonzales, reacts to the fallout surrounding both resignations. New Mexico Attorney General Raul Torrez joins Major on-set to discuss the next steps in his case against Meta, following the landmark verdict forcing the social media platform to pay $375 million. Plus, Illinois Democratic Senator Tammy Duckworth joins to discuss her effort to push for a War Powers Resolution against the President's war in Iran. All that and more right here on The Takeout!
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| 0:00.0 | When beloved family patriarch, Gary Ferris went missing, his family looked everywhere on their |
| 0:05.8 | property until they came across something horrifying. It's a homicide. Absolutely. The blame game in |
| 0:11.8 | this family went round and round. This is Blood is Thicker, the Ferris Wheel. I don't see how |
| 0:18.9 | anyone can look at this story and think they were happy. |
| 0:21.7 | Follow and listen to Blood is Thicker, The Ferris Wheel on the free Odyssey app or wherever you get your |
| 0:27.2 | podcast. It's Resignation Day as allegations against California Democratic Congressman Eric |
| 0:34.9 | Swalwell pile up. He resigns. So does Texas Republican Congressman |
| 0:39.7 | Tony Gonzalez are more resignations coming. The Strait of Hormuz remains closed. President |
| 0:45.8 | Trump hints at another round of talks with Iran. Interestingly, lots of empty tankers are heading |
| 0:51.3 | from the Gulf to America. |
| 0:56.5 | New Mexico beat META in court. |
| 0:57.9 | Round two is approaching. |
| 1:02.3 | So what does the state want from META in terms of protections for children? |
| 1:06.2 | We are going to ask New Mexico Attorney General Raul Torres. Thank you. Love everyone, I'm Major Garrett in Washington. |
| 1:16.6 | Welcome to the Takeout. |
| 1:18.6 | I strive to be up front with you each day about how we put this show together. |
| 1:22.6 | Sometimes at this part of the show, I really lean into, what we used to call it a rant, now we call it a monologue, but it's a part of the show where I attempt to add some broader context, historical or otherwise, to the day's news and also give you a direction of where we're heading. And then there are days like today. I just run out of time. I don't have time for a rant or a monologue or anything approaching that. |
| 1:45.2 | So I'm just going to give you a quick roadmap. |
| 1:47.1 | New reporting on victims who say California Democratic Congressman Eric Swalwell abused them. |
| 1:52.2 | Nancy Cordes has that new reporting and exclusive interviews. |
| 1:55.9 | It's worth noting that the fallout about Eric Swalwell has forced a rising Democratic lawmaker, |
| 2:00.6 | a Ruben Gallego of Arizona, just elected to the Senate, to come to turn. that the fallout about Eric Swalwell has forced a rising Democratic lawmaker, |
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