Gabriella Muñoz

Speaker Pelosi to meet with Sec. Mnuchin and Sen. Schumer on government spending

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced that she will be meeting with Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and Sen. Charles E. Schumer on Tuesday to discuss government funding ahead of the looming Dec. 20 deadline to fund the federal government and avert a partial shutdown.

December 10, 2019

Democrats unveil two articles of impeachment against President Trump

House Democrats are filing two articles of impeachment against President Trump: abuse of power and obstruction of justice.

December 10, 2019

Impeachment fight flares at House Judiciary hearing: ‘You weren’t elected by anybody’

Tensions boiled over at the House Judiciary Committee's impeachment hearing Monday when Republican lawmakers accused the Democratic majority of writing their own rules and then breaking them to choreograph a takedown of President Trump.

December 9, 2019

GOP jabs Dems for refusal to see both Ukraine, Russia meddling in 2016 race

A counsel for House Republicans argued at Monday's Judiciary Committee impeachment hearing that President Trump had good reason to want an investigation of Ukraine interference in the 2016 election, pushing back on Democrats' claims that such talk ignores Russia.

December 9, 2019

Democrats link Ukraine case to Russia probe at impeachment hearing

The impeachment lawyers for Democrats invoked the Russia probe Monday as they laid out their case for impeaching President Trump.

December 9, 2019

Trump impeachment hearing becomes a shouting match

Lawmakers on the House Judiciary Committee squabbled at the start of Monday's impeachment hearing when Republicans claimed they were being silenced by the Democratic majority.

December 9, 2019

Pro-Trump protester ejected from House Judiciary Committee’s impeachment hearing

A pro-Trump protester was removed from the House Judiciary Committee's impeachment hearing Monday morning, accusing Democrats of committing treason.

December 9, 2019

Lawmakers find common ground on legislation for surprise medical bills, prescription drug prices

Whether because impeachment or in spite of it, Congress is teed up for a series of bipartisan wins this month, proving that even the acrimony of trying to remove President Trump from office does not mean he can't work with them.

December 8, 2019

House passes updated voting rights legislation

House Democrats passed their updated version of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 on Friday, aiming to crack down on voter discrimination and suppression.

December 6, 2019

George Holding, North Carolina Republican, announces retirement plans

Republican Rep. George Holding announced his plans to retire from Congress on Friday, citing in part the new political layout of his North Carolina.

December 6, 2019

Nancy Pelosi, Democrats zero in on obstruction charge in rush to impeach Trump

House Democratic leaders huddled Thursday on Capitol Hill strategizing over which articles of impeachment to bring against President Trump, with the obstruction charge topping a menu of allegations that they think will give the party's vulnerable members cover to vote yes.

December 5, 2019

Tom Graves, Georgia Republican, to retire from House

Republican Rep. Tom Graves announced his plans for retirement on Thursday.

December 5, 2019

Nancy Pelosi not concerned about political risk of impeachment: ‘It’s totally insignificant’

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi brushed off concerns about the risks impeachment poses for her vulnerable members on Thursday, saying the focus needs to be on the facts of the case.

December 5, 2019

Pelosi bristles when asked if hatred of Trump is fueling impeachment: ‘I don’t hate anybody’

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi shot down allegations that she hates President Trump on Thursday after announcing that Democrats were moving forward with articles of impeachment.

December 5, 2019

Nadler announces second Judiciary impeachment hearing

House Judiciary Chairman Jerry Nadler announced Thursday the second hearing in this phase of the impeachment inquiry on the cases from both sides.

December 5, 2019

Nancy Pelosi: Trump ‘leaves us no choice’ but to proceed with impeachment

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Thursday announced that Democrats would proceed with articles of impeachment against President Trump.

December 5, 2019

Nancy Pelosi to give update on Trump impeachment inquiry

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi will give an update on the Democrats' impeachment inquiry at 9 a.m. Thursday.

December 5, 2019

Democrats scrambling for impeachment vote before Christmas

House Democrats on Wednesday accelerated the rush to impeach President Trump, with the party's leaders dropping the pretense of not anticipating the throw-him-out vote before the end of the year.

December 4, 2019

Vladimir Putin uses impeachment to exacerbate rifts in U.S.

Russian President Vladimir Putin is exploiting political divisions around the impeachment in Washington with the goal of driving a sharp new wedge between the U.S. and Ukraine, the energy-rich former Soviet republic that Moscow has long sought to control.

December 4, 2019

Denny Heck of Washington state announces retirement from House

Democratic Rep. Denny Heck announced his plans on Wednesday to retire from Congress at the end of this term.

December 4, 2019