Gabriella Muñoz

Ocasio-Cortez again the target of Job Creators Network billboard campaign: ‘Thanks for Nothing’

An advocacy group targeted Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez in a new billboard campaign Wednesday, blaming the progressive congresswoman for Amazon pulling out of its plans to build a headquarters in New York City.

February 19, 2020

6 candidates challenge longtime House Democrats in 2020 primaries

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, who shocked the political world in 2018 when she upset former Democratic Caucus Chairman Joseph Crowley, has inspired six candidates who are looking to follow her example and defeat longtime House Democrats.

February 17, 2020

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez launches reelection campaign as she faces a dozen challengers

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez opened her reelection campaign over the weekend facing about a dozen challengers, including one who jabbed her for holding the kickoff on the anniversary of Amazon's scrapping of its New York headquarters plans after her criticism.

February 17, 2020

Nancy Pelosi won’t impeach ‘rogue’ AG William Barr, despite her concerns about Roger Stone case

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Thursday that Attorney General William P. Barr's involvement in the Roger Stone case "deeply damaged" the justice system, but nothing he's done merits impeachment.

February 13, 2020

Three Democrats on House Judiciary Committee hit with ethics complaints from watchdog group

A watchdog group filed ethics complaints against three Democratic members of the House Judiciary Committee for campaign violations, including against Rep. Lucy McBath of Georgia, for illegal campaign coordination with her former employer, gun-control group Everytown for Gun Safety.

February 13, 2020

Bernie Sanders’ socialism spooks swing-district Democrats

Lawmakers who flipped Republican-held districts in the 2018 elections are growing worried as they ponder their prospects if they head into November with Sen. Bernard Sanders, a self-proclaimed Democratic Socialist, at the top of their ticket.

February 12, 2020

Sam Graves seeks vehicle mileage tax to fund infrastructure projects

NEWSMAKER INTERVIEW: Rep. Sam Graves, the top Republican on the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, has offered up a new tax on every mile traveled in cars or trucks to help pay for roughly $1 trillion for badly needed highway, bridge and other infrastructure projects.

February 12, 2020

Democrats slam ‘heartless’ Trump budget

Congress' Democratic leaders on Tuesday trashed President Trump's budget as "heartless" but said that for the second year in a row they would not offer their own spending blueprint.

February 11, 2020

Jim Jordan, Mark Meadows given top GOP positions on key investigative House committees

Reps. Jim Jordan and Mark Meadows, some of President Trump's top defenders on Capitol Hill, are set to take the two top Republican positions to challenge House Democrats on the investigative front.

February 11, 2020

Nancy Pelosi defends Mitt Romney after impeachment vote: ‘God bless him for his courage’

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi defended Sen. Mitt Romney after President Trump made veiled swipes at both at the National Prayer Breakfast on Thursday.

February 6, 2020

Capitol Police clear ‘suspicious substance’ near Adam Schiff’s office

U.S. Capitol Police cleared the Rayburn House Office building after investigating a "suspicious substance" near House Intelligence Chairman Adam Schiff's office Thursday morning.

February 6, 2020

Pelosi: ‘That was not a State of the Union, that was his state of mind’

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi tore into President Trump Thursday after his State of the Union address and Senate impeachment trial acquittal, accusing him of turning the House of Representatives into a campaign rally.

February 6, 2020

Nancy Pelosi decision to rip copy of State of the Union speech tears through Capitol Hill

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's decision to punctuate President Trump's State of the Union speech with a theatrical, on-camera shredding of her copy of the address reverberated Wednesday across a deeply polarized Capitol Hill.

February 5, 2020

Donald Trump acquitted in Senate impeachment trial

The Republican-controlled Senate on Wednesday ruled President Trump not guilty of abuse of power and obstruction of Congress, rejecting Democrats' five-month impeachment crusade as weak and saying the president's fate is better decided at the ballot box.

February 5, 2020

Sinema to vote to convict President Trump

Arizona Democratic Sen. Kyrsten Sinema will vote to convict President Trump, according to a new report.

February 5, 2020

Mitt Romney vote to convict Trump in impeachment trial

Sen. Mitt Romney, Utah Republican, announced Wednesday he will vote to convict President Trump of the impeachment charges lobbed by House Democrats in the impeachment trial.

February 5, 2020

John Bolton ‘likely’ to be subpoenaed by House Democrats: Jerry Nadler

House Judiciary Chairman Jerrold Nadler said Wednesday that the chamber's Democrats may subpoena former national security adviser John Bolton after the Trump impeachment trial concludes.

February 5, 2020

Nancy Pelosi rips up Donald Trump State of the Union address

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi stood up immediately following President Trump's State of the Union address and ripped up the pages of his speech on camera as the president began to exit the podium.

February 4, 2020

Donald Trump, in State of the Union, says he stopped ‘downsizing of America’s destiny’

President Trump faced down the Democrats who impeached him in his annual State of the Union address Tuesday night, declaring on the eve of his acquittal in the Senate that he can't be deterred from leading a "great American comeback" for the middle class.

February 4, 2020

Ivanka Trump, Jared Kushner greet Rush Limbaugh at State of the Union

Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner immediately greeted Rush Limbaugh when they entered the House Chamber Tuesday night.

February 4, 2020