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Gabriella Muñoz

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Gabriella Muñoz was a political reporter for the Washington Times.

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In this Feb. 9, 2018, photo, White House Communications Director Hope Hicks appears in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) **FILE**

Hope Hicks, Annie Donaldson defy subpoenas

The White House has told Hope Hicks and Annie Donaldson, two top former presidential advisors, not to turn over documents Congressional Democrats have subpoenaed, saying President Trump needs to have a chance to look over the materials and see if any of them should be protected by executive privilege.

June 4, 2019
In this Jan. 22, 2019, file photo, House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer of Md., speaks at a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) ** FILE **

Fight for D.C. statehood gets new push from Democrats

The D.C. statehood effort got new life Thursday, when longtime skeptic House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer threw his support behind the idea and fellow Democrats pledged hearings to advance the issue.

May 30, 2019
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., listens to a question during an address at the Commonwealth Club Wednesday, May 29, 2019, in San Francisco. Speaker Pelosi spoke in her hometown about Special Counsel Robert Mueller's remarks today, President Trump, the new Congress and the 2020 election. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)

Nancy Pelosi pushes back on impeachment demands

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi tamped down on growing demands for impeachment Wednesday, saying most Democrats want to keep investigating but aren't yet backing the ouster of President Trump.

May 29, 2019
In this March 21, 2018, file photo Nancy Pelosi of Calif., and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., attend a Congressional Gold Medal Ceremony honoring the Office of Strategic Services in Emancipation Hall on Capitol Hill in Washington. Pelosi and McConnell are coming together to see if a deal can be made to stop billions of dollars in government spending cuts. Failure to reach an agreement would usher in cuts to the Pentagon and domestic programs of $125 billion next year _ a 10 percent drop from current levels.(AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

GOP blocks disaster bill again

Democrats attempted Tuesday to push an emergency disaster aid bill through Congress for a second time but met with a Republican objection, meaning it likely will be next week before House Speaker Nancy Pelosi can muster the votes.

May 28, 2019
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., left, talks with Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., right, and her mother Blanca Ocasio-Cortez, center, during a ceremonial swearing-in on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 3, 2019, during the opening session of the 116th Congress. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) ** FILE **

Impeachment push gains steam in House as prominent Democrats join in

Several senior House Democrats announced their support Tuesday for starting an impeachment inquiry against President Trump, putting party leaders on the defensive as they try to balance their hopes for an aggressive legislative agenda against a left wing out for blood.

May 21, 2019
"The overwhelming majority of Americans have no desire to return to the world before Roe v. Wade. And so the time to act is now," said Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts. (Associated Press)

Abortion bans seen by Democrats as chance to divide GOP

Congressional Democrats are eyeing legislation that would affirm the right to abortion and counter new pro-life laws in a host of states, in a move that could expose divisions within the Republican Party over how far some of the states have gone.

May 20, 2019