Gabriella Muñoz

Vote for permanent new Oversight Committee chair expected within 30 days

A House Democratic leader said he expected a vote within the next month to name a permanent replacement for the late Rep. Elijah E. Cumings to chair the Oversight and Reform Committee, which is one of the three committees conducting the Trump impeachment inquiry.

October 22, 2019

Trump compares impeachment drive to ‘lynching’

President Trump called the House Democrats' push for impeachment a "lynching" Tuesday as he pushed Republicans to rally around him amid the inquiry.

October 22, 2019

Adam Schiff censure blocked by House Democrats

House Democrats on Monday blocked a Republican resolution to censure Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff, who has become the face of Democrats' impeachment quest.

October 21, 2019

House Oversight Committee to press on with Trump investigations after Elijah Cummings’ death

The House Oversight Committee will continue with its investigations into the Trump administration without pause, despite the death of Chairman Elijah Cummings, said Rep. Carolyn Maloney, the acting committee head.

October 21, 2019

Democrats’ ‘fact sheet’ makes case against Trump in Ukraine probe

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is making Democrats' case that President Trump committed a "shakedown" and "cover-up" by pressuring Ukraine.

October 21, 2019

Mike Pompeo praises Turkey cease-fire, downplays Ukraine moves

The Trump administration went on offense Sunday to beat back purported advances in the Democrats' impeachment inquiry and bipartisan outrage over the president's military pullout in Syria, events that last week knocked the White House on its heels.

October 20, 2019

Tulsi Gabbard-Hillary Clinton feud: 2020 Democrats reject Russian asset claim

Rep. Tulsi Gabbard received support from a handful of her fellow Democratic presidential candidates this weekend after former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said she thought the Hawaii congresswoman was being groomed as a Russian asset.

October 20, 2019

Jim Himes: Rudy Giuliani testimony key in Trump impeachment push

Democratic Rep. Jim Himes said getting the president's personal lawyer Rudolph W. Giuliani's testimony would be a massive boon for the impeachment inquiry.

October 20, 2019

Doral G7 summit backlash surprised Donald Trump, Mick Mulvaney says

Acting Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney said Sunday that President Trump underestimated the amount of backlash his decision to hold the next Group of Seven summit at one of his Miami golf resorts would trigger.

October 20, 2019

Mick Mulvaney denies Ukraine military aid ‘quid pro quo,’ says no plans to resign

Acting Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney continued to deny there was a quid pro quo regarding delayed military aid, after his press conference fueled the impeachment inquiry on Capitol Hill.

October 20, 2019

Mike Pompeo defends Trump administration Ukraine strategy

Secretary of State Mike Pomepo on Sunday defended the administration's approach to dealing with Ukraine following controversial remarks made by acting Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney this week.

October 20, 2019

GOP House Intel members accuse Democrats of withholding impeachment inquiry documents

Republicans on the House Intelligence Committee are accusing the majority party of withholding documents central to the impeachment inquiry.

October 18, 2019

GOP lawmakers ramp up push to access closed-door impeachment inquiry proceedings

Republicans ramped up their efforts Friday to extend member access to the committee work speeding along the impeachment inquiry.

October 18, 2019

Top Republicans embrace Mulvaney defense, deny any admission of quid pro quo regarding Ukraine

President Trump's top defenders on Capitol Hill brushed off acting Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney's comments on delayed military aid, saying his press conference did not align with the information coming from closed-door testimonies.

October 18, 2019

Adam Schiff censure vote delayed after Elijah Cummings death

House Freedom Caucus Chairman Andy Biggs will delay the vote on his resolution to censure Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff in light of Oversight Chairman Elijah Cummings' passing until next week.

October 17, 2019

Mulvaney press conference made things ‘much, much worse’ for Trump, Democrats say

Democrats on Thursday said acting White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney's admission that President Trump held up aid money to Ukraine in relation to starting an investigation of whether foreign nations helped Democrats in the 2016 election is a grave new development for the impeachment inquiry.

October 17, 2019

Mick Mulvaney, White House chief of staff, ties Ukraine money to 2016 probe

Acting White House Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney acknowledged Thursday that the Trump administration withheld military aid from Ukraine to force a corruption investigation, which for Democrats was tantalizingly close to confirming the allegation at the core of their impeachment inquiry.

October 17, 2019

Carolyn Maloney to take helm as acting chair of Oversight and Reform Committee

Rep. Carolyn Maloney will take the late Rep. Elijah Cummings' place as head of the Oversight and Reform Committee.

October 17, 2019

Nancy Pelosi leaves the door open on impeachment inquiry timeline

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi left the impeachment inquiry timeline open-ended on Thursday, even as members of her caucus are still eyeing an end-of-year deadline.

October 17, 2019

Nancy Pelosi walks out on Trump ‘meltdown’ after House Syria rebuke

Tensions soared Wednesday over President Trump's decision to pull U.S. troops from Syria, with the House voting overwhelmingly to rebuke him and a subsequent confrontation at the White House that led to Democratic leaders walking out on the president.

October 16, 2019