Gabriella Muñoz

Twitter slaps Trump tweet about CNN with new warning: ‘Manipulated media’

Twitter flagged President Trump's tweet with a "manipulated media" label Thursday evening after it appeared to criticize CNN using a doctored video.

June 19, 2020

Trump campaign on Juneteenth: ‘…There is far more that unites us in America than divides us’

The Trump campaign marked Juneteenth by calling for unity and touting President Trump's work for the black community.

June 19, 2020

Nancy Pelosi removes portraits of speakers James Orr, Charles Crisp, Howell Cobb, Robert Hunter

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Thursday removed the portraits of four former House speakers who served the Confederacy, in honor of Juneteenth.

June 18, 2020

Democrats roll out $1.5 trillion infrastructure package

House Democrats on Thursday rolled out a more than $1.5 trillion infrastructure plan, billing it as an economic stimulus to create jobs and fight the recession brought on by the coronavirus crisis.

June 18, 2020

Nancy Pelosi: Donald Trump is ‘ethically unfit’ for office, John Bolton ‘arrogant’

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi slammed former National Security Adviser John R. Bolton as opportunistic and "arrogant," after new allegations against President Trump came out in excerpts of his upcoming book.

June 18, 2020

Pelosi to remove portraits of former House speakers who served the Confederacy

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Thursday the House will mark Juneteenth by removing the portraits of four former House speakers who served the Confederacy.

June 18, 2020

Democrats police overhaul bill passes House Judiciary Committee

The House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday voted to advance Democrats' policing overhaul bill that would ban practices like chokeholds and "no-knock" warrants and opens the door for officers to be sued for misconduct, paving the way for a floor vote on the legislation before lawmakers break for the July 4 holiday.

June 17, 2020

Nancy Pelosi slams Senate GOP police package: ‘So-called Justice Act is not action’

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi slammed the new Senate GOP policing package Wednesday, saying it doesn't offer any real change.

June 17, 2020

Jerry Nadler: Not passing policing overhaul will leave a ‘stain on our legacy’

House Judiciary Chairman Jerrold Nadler said Wednesday if Congress does not pass meaningful changes to policing practices in the U.S., then there will be a "stain on our legacy."

June 17, 2020

Senate Republicans unveil police overhaul bill

Senate Republicans offered their ante in the racism and policing debate Wednesday with a bill that would prod law enforcement to curb practices such as chokeholds and increase reporting on bad cops, as both chambers of Congress put bills to overhaul policing on a fast track for votes and a likely partisan collision course.

June 17, 2020

Jamaal Bowman bid to unseat Eliot Engel follows AOC blueprint

Rep. Eliot L. Engel's bruising primary fight to fend off a challenger from the left in New York's 16th Congressional District has become the latest front in the battle between establishment Democrats and the insurgent wing of Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.

June 16, 2020

John Kennedy proposes renaming all military bases after Medal of Honor recipients

Sen. John Kennedy proposed Tuesday renaming all military bases after Medal of Honor recipients rather than only those named after Confederate leaders.

June 16, 2020

Mitch McConnell blasts Democrats policing overhaul package

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Tuesday that the Democrats' policing overhaul package, as written, is dead in the water in the Senate chamber.

June 16, 2020

Nancy Pelosi: Donald Trump’s executive order on policing falls ‘seriously short’

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Tuesday President Trump's executive order on changes to policing doesn't go nearly far enough.

June 16, 2020

Mike Braun, GOP lawmaker, pursues changes to qualified immunity despite party’s hesitation

Sen. Mike Braun said Tuesday he will put out a bill this week to limit qualified immunity, which shields officers from lawsuits over actions in the line of duty.

June 16, 2020

Elizabeth Warren endorses Jamaal Bowman in primary against Chairman Eliot Engel

Jamaal Bowman, a first-time House candidate challenging a 16-term Democratic incumbent in New York, secured a major progressive endorsement from Sen. Elizabeth Warren on Tuesday.

June 16, 2020

Nancy Pelosi is adamant: Statues honoring Confederates in the Capitol have got to go

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi wants to remove 11 statues with links to the Confederacy from the halls of Congress, an idea that so far has met little resistance from Republicans or anyone else.

June 12, 2020

New poll shows generational divide on police debate

Americans face a steep generational divide on how they view the renewed debate on racial tensions and policing practices in the U.S., said a new poll released on Friday.

June 12, 2020

Andrew Cuomo signs package of police reform bills in wake of Floyd protests

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Friday he will sign an executive order requiring local governments to work with police agencies to rework policing policies and programs in their communities.

June 12, 2020

John Bolton’s book hints at ‘Ukraine-like transgressions’ in Trump foreign policy

Former National Security Adviser John R. Bolton renewed impeachment controversy Friday, alleging in his book that President Trump committed "Ukraine-like transgressions" throughout his foreign policy decisions.

June 12, 2020