Outspoken gun control advocate Eric Swalwell to drop out of 2020 race

Eric Swalwell, the Democratic House member who made gun control a central focus of his 2020 presidential campaign, will end his bid for the Oval Office on Monday afternoon, reports say.

The Los Angeles Times reported Monday morning that Swalwell was expected to end his presidential bid and instead focus his energy on getting re-elected to his Bay-area congressional seat in California. A "Capitol Hill source with knowledge" of Swalwell's plans confirmed the story to the West Coast newspaper.

The candidate is expected to confirm these reports at a news conference Monday afternoon.

Speculation about a dropout started circling over the long holiday weekend after Swalwell canceled Fourth of July events in New Hampshire, a key primary election state. The candidate hasn't gotten even 1 percent in any DNC-approved polls for the last month.