Gabriella Muñoz

Bernie Sanders told not to run for president by local Vermont paper

Vermont Sen. Bernard Sanders was urged recently by a local newspaper not to run for president in 2020 and was told to "step out of the way."

January 7, 2019

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez floats massive tax hike for super rich to pay for Green Deal

Progressive Rep. Alexandria Oasio-Cortez proposed taxing the wealthy up to 70 percent to pay for her climate change reforms.

January 4, 2019

Rashida Tlaib stands by call for Trump impeachment despite backlash

Rep. Rashida Tlaib on Friday refused to back down from her controversial call to impeach President Trump, despite mounting criticism.

January 4, 2019

Jerry Nadler pushes back on calls for Trump impeachment: ‘It’s too early’

House Judiciary Chairman Rep. Jerrold Nadler on Friday challenged newly minted Rep. Rashida Tlaib's call for impeaching President Trump.

January 4, 2019

Ellen DeGeneres calls Academy, advocates for Kevin Hart to host the Oscars

Talk show host Ellen DeGeneres encouraged comedian Kevin Hart to host the Oscars after outrage on social media about his earlier comments on homosexuality pushed him out of the job in December.

January 4, 2019

Jerry Nadler, top Judiciary Committee Dem, says he’ll make Mueller report public

Rep. Jerrold Nadler, the new top Democrat leading the House Judiciary Committee, said Friday he'll make special counsel Robert Mueller's report public once it is issued, so the American people can see what is in it.

January 4, 2019

Democrats likely to probe tech companies Facebook, Twitter, Google, Instagram over data privacy

Congressional Republicans have made no secret of their displeasure with tech companies, dragging executives before committees to explain themselves, their businesses and their decisions. It's not likely to get any better in the new year when Democrats claim control of the House.

December 25, 2018

John McCain Senate Office Building push fizzles as Chuck Schumer never introduces resolution

Richard Russell survived another scare. The segregationist Democrat's name continues to adorn the Senate's oldest office building, despite promises by top senators that this would be the year they finally erased it, and replaced it with the name of their newly departed colleague Sen. John McCain.

December 25, 2018

More congressional lawmakers vow to pay their interns

At a time when Democrats are demanding higher pay for low-wage workers, Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer appeared to wrong-foot himself when his office advertised a job opening for an unpaid internship.

December 24, 2018

Trump: Saudi Arabia will rebuild Syria

President Trump announced Monday that Saudi Arabia will rebuild Syria once the U.S. pulls out of the region.

December 24, 2018

Donald Trump blasts Fed as the ‘only problem’ with the economy

President Trump blasted the Federal Reserve Monday, saying it was the biggest problem with the economy after it raised interest rates last week.

December 24, 2018

Donald Trump slams James Mattis, accuses allies of taking advantage of U.S.

President Trump on Monday slammed outgoing Defense Secretary James Mattis, accusing him of being weak with military allies.

December 24, 2018

U.N. human rights expert demands investigation into Guatemalan migrant girl’s death

The U.S. must investigate the death of the 7-year-old Guatemalan migrant girl who died in U.S. Border and Customs custody, a U.N. human rights expert demanded on Monday.

December 24, 2018

Donald Trump: Turkey ‘strongly informed me’ they will finish off ISIS

President Trump said late Sunday night that Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan would "eradicate" the Islamic State terror group, known as ISIS, after the U.S. leaves Syria.

December 24, 2018

Eric Swalwell floats 25th Amendment amid chaotic government shutdown battle

Rep. Eric Swalwell floated the 25th Amendment on Friday, suggesting that President Trump is unfit to serve and should be removed from the office.

December 21, 2018

Dan Crenshaw calls on Trump to stay in Syria: ‘We go there so they don’t come here’

Rep-elect. Dan Crenshaw, a former Navy Seal, cautioned President Trump against following through his plan to pull troops out of Syria.

December 21, 2018

Donald Trump calls on Mitch McConnell to go nuclear on spending bill

President Trump on Friday urged Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to pass the new spending bill by any means necessary -- including using the "nuclear option" to undercut Democrats' power to use the filibuster.

December 21, 2018

Democrats call for AG nominee William Barr to withdraw after memo criticizing Mueller surfaces

Top Democrats on Thursday called for William Barr to step aside as President Trump's nominee for attorney general, saying he is too tainted after he wrote a memo in June suggesting special counsel Robert Mueller couldn't pursue obstruction of justice charges against a president.

December 20, 2018

Democrats to start presidential primary debates in June 2019

Democratic National Committee Chairman Tom Perez announced Thursday that there will be a total of 12 debates in the upcoming election cycle -- with the first six coming essentially once a month starting in June 2019.

December 20, 2018

William Barr says obstruction of justice probe is ‘fatally misconceived’: Report

William Barr, President Trump's pick for attorney general, harshly criticized special counsel Robert Mueller's probe into potential obstruction of justice, in a memo recently made public by the Senate Judiciary Committee.

December 20, 2018