Gabriella Muñoz

Jayapal: You can’t be a Democrat and pro-life

A liberal House Democrat said Friday that her party should impose a litmus test on candidates, demanding they adhere to pro-choice beliefs.

May 17, 2019

Shelia Jackson Lee calls for resolution authorizing all investigations into Trump administration

Texas Rep. Shelia Jackson Lee suggested Thursday that the House could pass a resolution authorizing all of its inquiries into the Trump administration -- a step short of impeachment but which, she said, would give committee investigations more heft when challenged in the courts.

May 16, 2019

Nancy Pelosi cool to using inherent contempt powers

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Thursday that impeaching President Trump or using Congress' inherent contempt powers against his top aides is still "on the table" as Democrats took stock of where their efforts to investigate the president stand.

May 16, 2019

Democrats push for ‘inherent contempt’ as Donald Trump limits cooperation to ‘legitimate’ probes

House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler and fellow committee chairs are increasingly agitating for Congress to use their own "inherent contempt" powers, which would mean having the sergeant-at-arms arrest obstructionist officials and either detain or fine them.

May 15, 2019

White House demands Jerrold Nadler do a reset on Trump investigations

The White House on Wednesday said it will cooperate with "legitimate" investigative requests from Congress, backing down from President Trump's insistence that he wouldn't comply with anything.

May 15, 2019

GOP lawmakers demand Democrats vote to condemn BDS movement

House Republicans demanded Wednesday that Democrats confront anti-Semitism within their own ranks -- and said one way to do that is to approve a bill to counter the growing Israel-boycott movement.

May 15, 2019

Steny Hoyer hesistant to use ‘inherent contempt’ to arrest Trump admin officials

House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer poured cold water Wednesday on the idea that Congress would arrest administration officials who defy subpoenas.

May 15, 2019

House lawmakers introduce bill to strengthen workplace protections for pregnant women

Lawmakers announced a new push Tuesday to enact workplace protections for pregnant women, moving to ensure businesses make an effort to accommodate them if they wish to stay on the job throughout their pregnancy.

May 14, 2019

Capitol Hill Republicans move to vote on Green New Deal

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi sent Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's Green New Deal plan to die in committee, but Republicans are intent on giving her a chance to have a vote on the chamber floor.

May 13, 2019

Progressives rally to Rashida Tlaib’s defense

Progressives rallied Monday to Rep. Rashida Tlaib's defense, saying she's not anti-Semitic and accusing Republicans of twisting her recent comments about the Holocaust for political purposes.

May 13, 2019

Donald Trump accuses Rashida Tlaib of ‘tremendous hatred of Israel’

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Republicans owe Rep. Rashida Tlaib an apology for "gross misrepresentations" of her remarks about the Holocaust, as both sides battled to show outrage over anti-Semitism in politics.

May 13, 2019

Adam Schiff eyes ‘inherent contempt’ to force Trump officials on subpoenas

Democrats appear to be setting another contempt trap for the administration with a subpoena late last week for the IRS to turn over President Trump's tax returns, creating another demand the president's team says it can't legally comply with -- and a new constitutional clash with the House.

May 12, 2019

‘Green New Deal,’ ‘Medicare for All’ fail to win Democratic support

They are getting all the attention, but liberal lawmakers' bills aren't getting much love from fellow Democrats on Capitol Hill, where marquee liberal legislation is struggling to gain co-sponsors.

May 12, 2019

College Democrats vow to boycott DCCC over incumbent policy

House Democrats' plans to blacklist rebellious strategists have sparked a backlash from a key party demographic, with dozens of chapters of the College Democrats vowing to boycott the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee over its efforts to protect incumbents from primary challenges.

May 12, 2019

Elizabeth Warren praises Trump for China tariff talk, bash him for execution

When it comes to trade talks with China, most Democratic presidential candidates are trying to walk a fine line between skewering President Trump's handling of the negotiations and expressing support for his embrace of tariffs -- a tool traditionally favored by the union-friendly party.

May 12, 2019

Kevin McCarthy: Donald Trump Jr. testimony wouldn’t change Mueller report outcome

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy said Congress needs to move on from Trump-related investigations, including Senate Republicans eyeing additional testimony from Donald Trump Jr.

May 12, 2019

Kamala Harris, Cory Booker and Elizabeth Warren, 2020 Democrats, aim to rein in Facebook

The Democratic presidential hopefuls are eyeing regulation of Facebook, as calls to break up the tech giant gain momentum on both sides of the partisan divide.

May 12, 2019

Google ‘Top Stories’ dominated by ‘left leaning sources’ CNN, New York Times, Washington Post

A new study from the Computational Journalism Lab at Northwestern found that many of Google's top hits for news searches came from just a handful of left-leaning sources -- but the big tech company insists its results are apolitical.

May 12, 2019

Kamala Harris blasts Donald Trump for conducting China foreign policy via Twitter

Two presidential hopefuls slammed President Trump for his approach to dealing with China, saying it doesn't appear he has a serious strategy.

May 12, 2019

Kamala Harris accuses Donald Trump of causing ‘constitutional crisis’

Sen. Kamala Harris, a 2020 presidential contender, joined House Democrats in accusing President Trump of causing a constitutional crisis.

May 12, 2019