Bombshell Files Expose Swalwell's Chinese Spy Affair; Flock Camera Revolt Grows | 8/18/26 FIRST LOOK
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Dave Rubin of "The Rubin Report" gives a first look at the stories you need to know to start your day, including newly released FBI files revealing that former Democratic congressman Eric Swalwell admitted to repeated physical relations with suspected Chinese operative Christine "Fang Fang" Fang, who also helped organize campaign fundraisers as the two joked about her possible connection to China's Ministry of State Security; President Donald Trump honoring 16-year-old lifeguard Ryder Williams in the Oval Office after his dramatic rescue of 10-year-old Nathaniel Rai from a powerful rip current in Santa Cruz; and communities across the country canceling contracts for Flock license-plate surveillance cameras amid allegations of police misuse, privacy abuses, and Fourth Amendment violations; and much more.
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