Gabriella Muñoz

White House blasts Democrats’ impeachment resolution as ‘scam’

House Democrats belatedly introduced a resolution Tuesday to set rules for seeking "sufficient grounds" to impeach President Trump, raising heated objections from the White House and congressional Republicans that the partisan probe has been unfair from the start.

October 29, 2019

Democrats roll out procedure resolution for impeachment inquiry

House Democrats released their resolution outlining the new procedures in the impeachment inquiry, laying the groundwork for the closed-door proceedings to be opened to the public.

October 29, 2019

Bipartisan backlash comes after Army officer Alexander Vindman’s character publicly questioned

President Trump and his allies attacked Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman as he testified in the House impeachment inquiry Tuesday, sparking a rare moment of unity as Democrats and Republicans defended the character of the National Security Council member.

October 29, 2019

Top Dems focus on the inquiry process, shy away from ‘impeachment resolution’

Top Democrats are hesitant to link the i-word too closely to the upcoming resolution that would formalize the impeachment inquiry process.

October 29, 2019

House to vote on impeachment inquiry process

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi escalated Democrats' impeachment drive Monday by announcing a vote to formalize the probe into allegations that President Trump abused his office.

October 28, 2019

Greg Walden announces retirement

Longtime Rep. Greg Walden announced Monday that he would not run for reelection, becoming the latest in a wave of Republican retirements since the party lost the House majority last year.

October 28, 2019

Impeachment inquiry to move on despite ex-Trump aide refusal to testify

House Intelligence Chairman Adam B. Schiff said the impeachment inquiry will press on despite former White House adviser Charles Kupperman's refusal Monday to cooperate with the investigation.

October 28, 2019

Republicans accuse Democrats of limiting access to impeachment-related documents, transcripts

Republicans who have access to the closed-door impeachment inquiry have accused Democrats of strong-arming them behind the scenes and limiting their access to key documents and transcripts, tilting the proceedings against President Trump.

October 27, 2019

Impeachment Task Force aiming to get pro-impeachment ad on Fox News

Advocates with the Impeachment Task Force are attempting to ramp up pressure on Republican senators with a new pro-impeachment TV ad to run on the Fox News Channel.

October 25, 2019

Lindsey Graham: House impeachment process is ‘dangerous’ for the country

Senate Judiciary Chairman Lindsey Graham ramped up his defense of President Trump on Thursday, introducing a resolution urging the House to authorize their impeachment inquiry with a vote.

October 24, 2019

Elijah Cummings lies in state at U.S. Capitol

The casket bearing the late Maryland Rep. Elijah Cummings was carried Thursday into the U.S. Capitol where he laid in state, becoming just the third black man to receive that honor.

October 24, 2019

Donald Trump praises GOP for fighting back on impeachment

President Trump praised House Republicans Thursday for getting "tough" with Democrats' closed-door impeachment inquiry, a day after dozens of GOP lawmakers stormed their way into the secure room where Democrats are hearing testimony.

October 24, 2019

Matt Gaetz defends Katie Hill amid affair allegations

Rep. Katie Hill received a surprising show of support from across the aisle as fellow Rep. Matt Gaetz slammed the ethics investigation of her alleged affair with a staffer as "absurd."

October 24, 2019

House passes election security bill cracking down on foreign influence

House Democrats passed an election security bill Wednesday, as their solution to shoring up 2020 protections in light of Russia's interference in 2016.

October 23, 2019

Dem lawmaker calls for consequences after GOP colleagues storm secure briefing room

House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Bennie Thompson is requesting the Sergeant at Arms Bill Irving hold Republican members accountable for protesting the impeachment inquiry Wednesday morning.

October 23, 2019

Democrats ramp up demands for State Department documents in impeachment inquiry

House Democrats issued another demand for the State Department documents after several agency officials broke with the administration and testified as part of the impeachment inquiry.

October 23, 2019

Republicans storm secure room, demanding more access to impeachment inquiry proceedings

House Republicans on Wednesday stormed the secure room where lawmakers have been conducting the impeachment probe against President Trump, upending a scheduled deposition as they demanded fairness from the Democrats running the show.

October 23, 2019

Nancy Pelosi, Democrats produce more subpoenas than laws

Thanks to a flurry of Ukraine activity, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and her new Democratic majority have approved more subpoenas to investigate President Trump than they've written new laws.

October 22, 2019

William Taylor, Ukraine envoy, testified White House tied foreign aid, Trump meeting to Biden probe

A top U.S. diplomat to Ukraine fueled Democrats' impeachment inquiry Tuesday after telling lawmakers that both foreign aid and a White House meeting were contingent on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky publicly vowing to open investigations that President Trump wanted, including a probe into former Vice President Joseph R. Biden and 2016 election interference.

October 22, 2019

Democrats disturbed by Ambassador William Taylor’s closed-door remarks

Democrats emerged disturbed by former Ambassador to Ukraine William Taylor's testimony Tuesday afternoon, saying the diplomat has given a comprehensive timeline of the events entangled in the Ukraine incident.

October 22, 2019