Gabriella Muñoz

Joe Biden ramps up transition, coronavirus focus as Trump files legal challenges

Presumptive President-elect Joseph R. Biden took the first steps toward focusing his incoming administration on the COVID-19 pandemic while President Trump clung to the hope that his legal team could reverse the outcome.

November 8, 2020

House Democrats trade blame on 2020 election losses

Frustrated by the loss of several seats, House Democrats on opposing wings of the caucus clashed as the party grappled with its shrinking majority.

November 8, 2020

George W Bush congratulates Joe Biden

The former president's statement on Mr. Biden's projected win comes as a handful of other Republicans, like Sen. Mitt Romney of Utah and Gov. Larry Hogan of Maryland, have acknowledged the Democratic candidate as the president-elect.

November 8, 2020

Lindsey Graham: ‘President Trump should not concede’

Sen. Lindsey Graham urged supporters not to accept Joseph R. Biden as the projected winner of the presidential election on Sunday, with the Trump campaign vowing to pursue legal challenges.

November 8, 2020

Ocasio-Cortez defends progressives as House Democrats face shrinking majority

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez refuted complaints from other Democrats that progressive policies hurt their campaign for the House, arguing that their party is still campaigning "as though it's 2005."

November 8, 2020

Clyburn calls for Republicans to ‘step up’ on calling the presidential race

Majority Whip Jim Clyburn called for Republicans to "step up" if President Trump doesn't concede the election.

November 8, 2020

Carolyn Bourdeaux wins competitive Georgia seat, flipping House seat from red to blue

Democrats secured a key win in Georgia on Friday, with Carolyn Bourdeaux flipping the Republican 7th Congressional District blue.

November 6, 2020

Jeff Van Drew wins reelection in competitive New Jersey House race

Rep. Jeff Van Drew will retain another House seat for Republicans after pulling out a narrow reelection win in his New Jersey district.

November 6, 2020

Pelosi still resistant to scaled-down coronavirus relief deal, calls for negotiations to restart

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Friday she wants to restart negotiations for a comprehensive coronavirus relief bill, but she still isn't interested in adopting a scaled-down approach.

November 6, 2020

Cheri Bustos ‘furious’ over bad polls, Democrat losses

Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee Chairwoman Cheri Bustos said she's "furious" about misleading polling and the loss of several House Democrats as the party grappled with a disappointing performance on election night.

November 5, 2020

Cindy Axne, Iowa Democrat, calls for swift action on coronavirus relief from White House, Congress

Rep. Cindy Axne, Iowa Democrat, implored the Trump administration and Congress to get back to negotiating a comprehensive coronavirus relief deal and pass it before the end of the year.

November 5, 2020

Cheri Bustos, DCCC chairwoman, declared winner in tight Illinois House race

Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee Chairwoman Cheri Bustos pulled out a narrow win in her reelection bid in northwestern Illinois Thursday morning.

November 5, 2020

Democrats’ House majority shrinks despite ‘blue wave’ bluster

House Democrats failed to recreate their 2018 blue wave on Tuesday night, losing even a few of their frontline moderate members to Republican challengers.

November 4, 2020

Kevin McCarthy praises House GOP wins

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy on Wednesday celebrated House Republicans' performances on election night, as the party staved off a second blue wave.

November 4, 2020

Kendra Horn concedes to Stephanie Bice in Oklahoma House race

Democratic Rep. Kendra Horn conceded her reelection race to Republican challenger Stephanie Bice early Wednesday morning.

November 4, 2020

Cameron Webb concedes to Robert Good in Virginia’s 5th Congressional District

Republicans scored an important victory in Virginia Tuesday night, with Democrat Cameron Webb conceded to his Republican opponent Robert Good Tuesday evening.

November 4, 2020

Troy Nehls wins, Republicans defend open Texas seat from Democratic challenge

Republican Troy Nehls won a key victory in Texas Tuesday night, fending off a Democratic attempt to flip the red seat to blue.

November 4, 2020

Donna Shalala loses to Republican Maria Elvira Salazar in Florida

House Democrats lost two first-term incumbents in Florida Tuesday, with both Reps. Donna Shalala and Debbie Mucarsel-Powell falling to their GOP challengers.

November 3, 2020

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Ilhan Omar glide to reelection wins

Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Ilhan Omar -- two stars of "The Squad" -- swept up wins Tuesday night in their first reelection bids.

November 3, 2020

Carlos Gimenez beats Debbie Mucarsel-Powell in Florida House race

House Republicans won back a seat they lost in the 2018 midterms Tuesday night, pushing Democratic Rep. Debbie Mucarsel-Powell out after her first term in office.

November 3, 2020