Gabriella Muñoz

Democrats brush off threat of 2020 focus on socialism: ‘Oh, come on’

House Democrats scoffed Friday at Republicans framing the 2020 election as vote against socialism, saying it's a sign President Trump and his party are out of ideas.

April 12, 2019

Donald Trump says he’s looking to ship illegal immigrants to sanctuary cities

President Trump said Friday that he is considering a plan to release illegal immigrants into sanctuary cities, saying it is fitting punishment for Democrat-led communities that refuse to get tough on border security.

April 12, 2019

Mitch McConnell willing to talk immigration deal with Democrats

The Senate's top Republican and the House's top Democrat each said Thursday that they're open to a broad immigration debate this year, sending the issue soaring back to the top of the congressional agenda.

April 11, 2019

House Democrats slam Trump’s Federal Reserve board nominees as an ‘embarrassment’

Democratic leaders slammed President Trump's picks for the Federal Reserve Board, warning Thursday that the two men Mr. Trump has floated are unqualified and too political to help steer the U.S. economy.

April 11, 2019

Nancy Pelosi rips William Barr: ‘Our chief law enforcement officer is going off the rails’

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi slammed Attorney General William Barr on Wednesday, saying the way he has handled his job so far has failed his role as the people's lawyer.

April 10, 2019

Republicans seek to force a vote on anti-BDS bill

House Republicans announced a petition drive Wednesday aimed at forcing Democrats to vote on a bill to derail the anti-Israel movement here in the U.S.

April 10, 2019

House votes to bring back Obama-era ‘net neutrality’ rules

The House voted Wednesday to restore Obama-era internet rules that would require service providers to treat content equally, with Democrats saying the legislation followed up on a key campaign promise.

April 10, 2019

House Democrats nix vote on spending caps bill this week

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi suffered her first defeat at the hands of liberal lawmakers Tuesday, as a rebellion over the size of the Pentagon's budget forced her to cancel a vote tentatively scheduled for this week on the Democrats' broad 2020 spending plan.

April 9, 2019

Democrats look to vote on Dreamers and TPS legislation before August

Democrats will try over the next few months to pass a bill granting citizenship rights to millions of illegal immigrants, House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer told reporters on Tuesday.

April 9, 2019

Steny Hoyer: Trump’s White House ‘is the most unstable administration’

Majority Leader Steny Hoyer said Tuesday he's never seen an administration fire more officials than President Trump, and warned it could leave him with a dangerous echo-chamber.

April 9, 2019

House Democrats scramble to keep progressives in line on spending deal

House Democrats on Tuesday were scrambling to keep enough of their left flank in line to muscle through a package to increase spending caps this week, amid complaints from liberals that the bill allows for too much spending on the military.

April 9, 2019

Pelosi calls for Dems to rally under ‘boldest common denominator’

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said her fellow Democratic lawmakers should stay focused on a "boldest common denominator" approach to legislating.

April 8, 2019

DCCC snub emboldens insurgent candidates

Liberal activists are furious that the House Democrats' campaign committee is refusing to do business with consultants who work against incumbent Democrats -- but the pollsters and strategists affected say the snub might prove to be a blessing.

April 4, 2019

Democrats pass renewed Violence Against Women Act

The House passed Democrats' new version of the Violence Against Women Act on Thursday, rejecting Republicans' pleas to restore quickly the old law which expired earlier this year.

April 4, 2019

Nancy Pelosi: Closing the U.S.-Mexico border is ‘an applause line, not an idea’

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi brushed off President Trump's threat to close the U.S.-Mexican border as unrealistic.

April 2, 2019

Special committee on climate change meets for first time

A new congressional panel tasked with coming up with solutions to global warming kicked off Thursday with congenial remarks, but little sense for where their work will end up.

March 28, 2019

Dems double down on gun controls in revamped Violence Against Women Act

Democrats will insist on new gun controls as part of their push to renew the Violence Against Women Act, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Thursday.

March 28, 2019

Nancy Pelosi calls William Barr’s summary of Mueller report ‘condescending’

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi demanded Thursday that Attorney General William P. Barr release special counsel Robert Mueller's full report, calling the four-page summary he released last week belittling to Congress.

March 28, 2019

Democrats push through new bill fighting wage discrimination

The House voted Wednesday to expand workers' protections under equal employment laws, in a bill that would make it illegal to punish employees who publicly discuss their pay.

March 27, 2019

Democrats introduce bill recommitting U.S. to Paris climate agreement

House Democrats announced Wednesday legislation to make President Trump honor the Paris climate accord, an agreement negotiated by President Obama and subsequently broken by Mr. Trump.

March 27, 2019