Gabriella Muñoz

Nancy Pelosi says Omar’s comments not intended to be anti-Semitic

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Thursday that Democrats will expand their anti-Semitism resolution to condemn a broader scope of hate, including Islamophobia and white supremacy -- and it will not call out Rep. Ilhan Omar.

March 7, 2019

House Democrats fail to condemn anti-Semitism, don’t rebuke Rep. Ilhan Omar

Rank-and-file Democrats circled the wagons around freshman Rep. Ilhan Omar on Wednesday, forcing party leaders to retreat from plans to rebuke her by passing a resolution condemning anti-Semitism.

March 6, 2019

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez scandal threatens H.R. 1, Democrats’ election-reform bill

As freshman Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez walked the halls of the Capitol Wednesday, a radio reporter asked if she feared going to prison over new allegations of campaign finance shenanigans.

March 6, 2019

Rashida Tlaib’s demand of Donald Trump’s impeachment dismissed by House leader

Progressive firebrand Rep. Rashida Tlaib's latest call for impeaching President Trump was brushed off by one of the top Democrats in the caucus on Wednesday.

March 6, 2019

Ilhan Omar-inspired anti-Semitism resolution irks liberal activists

Her colleagues are rushing to condemn her on the House floor this week, but Rep. Ilhan Omar has her backers among powerful progressive activist groups who say they don't understand why Democratic leaders are going out of their way to cut down one of their own.

March 5, 2019

Democratic Reps. Lieu and Beyer call on DOJ to criminally investigate Jared Kushner

Two Democratic Congressman called on the DOJ Tuesday to criminally investigate Jared Kushner for omissions made during his security clearance process.

March 5, 2019

Privacy advocates call for new agency to replace FTC

Privacy advocates said Monday that Facebook and other social media giants have been too slow to clean up their policies after a series of scandals about data misuse, and they said it's time for a new federal agency to police the companies.

March 4, 2019

Mike Pence at CPAC: ‘America is winning again’ on the global stage

Vice President Mike Pence touted the administration's work abroad on Friday, pledging to stay the course on their foreign policy objectives.

March 1, 2019

Mike Pence at CPAC stresses freedom over socialism: ‘The choice we face today’

Vice President Mike Pence echoed the president's call to rally against socialism on Friday, speaking to hundreds of supporters gathered at the Conservative Political Action Conference in Washington, D.C.

March 1, 2019

Mike Pence at CPAC praises Donald Trump’s record: ‘Promises made and promises kept’

Vice President Mike Pence praised President Trump Friday at the Conservative Political Action Conference, telling supporters the commander in chief has delivered on his promises he made on the campaign trail.

March 1, 2019

Sen. Ted Cruz: Democrats in 2020 are going to be ‘more unhinged’ than ever before

Sen. Ted Cruz said Republicans should be prepared for a "crazed assault" from Democrats as both sides gear up for bitter battles in 2020 campaigns.

March 1, 2019

Ted Cruz says socialism is killing jobs

Sen. Ted Cruz took aim Friday at socialism, which he blamed it for killing jobs in liberal cities.

March 1, 2019

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Democrats’ socialist agenda spurs CPAC attendees to action

Conservative activists are all in on President Trump's plan to paint Democrats as wild-eyed socialists in the 2020 presidential election, saying that stopping the agenda of Sen. Bernard Sanders and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is a top priority.

February 28, 2019

Larry Kudlow: ‘Put socialism on trial and convict it’

Larry Kudlow, the Trump administration's top economic adviser, delivered Thursday a call to arms against socialism.

February 28, 2019

Elaine Chao targets California over high speed rail, wants federal money back

Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao said Thursday the federal government has a right to have California return the money it was given to build a high-speed train from Los Angeles to San Francisco.

February 28, 2019

Cabinet officials frustrated over backlog of president’s nominees

Energy Secretary Rick Perry and Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao blamed Democrats for slowing down federal agencies by jamming the nomination process in the Senate.

February 28, 2019

Ronna McDaniel, RNC chair, scoffs at notion of primary challengers to Trump

Republican National Committee Chair Ronna McDaniel dismissed challenges to President Trump's election bid from the left and right, though warned against underestimating the push for socialism.

February 28, 2019

Measles resurgence fueled by ‘vaccine hesitancy,’ officials say

The federal government has already tracked 159 cases of measles spanning 10 states so far in 2019, health officials told Congress Wednesday, warning that "vaccine hesitancy" is fueling a resurgence of the infectious disease.

February 27, 2019

Voting Rights Advancement Act to update Voting Rights Act of 1965, Democrats say

Congressional Democrats announced plans Tuesday to reinvigorate the Voting Rights Act of 1965, releasing legislation that would restore the Justice Department's role in vetting voting change.

February 26, 2019

Rep. Hakeem Jeffries lukewarm towards Medicare for All rollout

Democratic Caucus Chairman Hakeem Jeffries offered a cool reception Tuesday towards Medicare For All just before his progressive colleagues are set to unveil their bill.

February 26, 2019