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Diego Areas Munhoz

Washington, D.C., United States

Technology Reporter at Punchbowl

Labor Reporter on the Hill for Bloomberg Law | Brazilian | Soccer and F1 enthusiast | [email protected]

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  • Nov 25, 2024 | news.bloomberglaw.com | Diego Areas Munhoz |Rebecca Rainey

    US Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer (R-Ore.) has a fine line to walk as President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Labor Department as scrutiny over her voting record will likely be front and center during her confirmation proceedings.

  • Nov 21, 2024 | news.bgov.com | Jonathan Tamari |Diego Areas Munhoz

    Mitch McConnell is about to become something rare and unpredictable on Capitol Hill: a powerhouse with nothing to lose. As the longtime Senate Republican leader steps down from his post, he’s shedding responsibility for keeping his conference together and representing the GOP more widely. Few think he’ll run for re-election, freeing him from personal political worry.

  • Nov 21, 2024 | news.bloomberglaw.com | Diego Areas Munhoz

    Top Congressional lawmakers have struck an agreement to reform the main US workforce development law in a rare labor policy compromise following months of negotiations behind closed doors. Leaders of the labor committees in the House and Senate reached a compromise to revamp the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, the main federal law governing the country’s job training system, according to a Republican aide on the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee.

  • Nov 20, 2024 | news.bloomberglaw.com | Diego Areas Munhoz |Tiana Headley

    Senate Republicans are lashing out at their colleagues whose absences are allowing President Joe Biden to get lifetime federal judges confirmed, even as some Democrats have opposed the appointments. Republican attendance issues have eased some judicial confirmations on the Senate floor, despite GOP-led efforts to block Joe Biden’s remaining nominees while Democrats still control the chamber.

  • Nov 14, 2024 | news.bloombergtax.com | Diego Areas Munhoz

    The Senate today confirmed President Joe Biden’s pick to lead the main ethics watchdog in the executive branch, one set to be involved in nominee vetting for the entirety of President-elect Donald Trump’s second term. Senators voted 50-46, along party lines Thursday to confirm David Huitema’s nomination to run the Office of Government Ethics, created after the Watergate scandal, for a five-year term.

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Diego Areas Munhoz @Dareasmunhoz
9 Apr 25

"If the TikTok deal maintains any operational relationship with China [US companies will] be stuck with the consequences" Tom Cotton said. Of note, he didn't mention Trump or his admin once during a speech which was very tough on any deal that keeps the algorithm Chinese

Diego Areas Munhoz
Diego Areas Munhoz @Dareasmunhoz
9 Apr 25

“I hope there’s a lesson learned,” Rand Paul said about the tariff pause. “When you add a bunch of tariffs, you'll lose six trillion in the marketplace. When you get rid of the tariffs, guess what, it comes bounding back.”

Diego Areas Munhoz
Diego Areas Munhoz @Dareasmunhoz
9 Apr 25

RT @PunchbowlNews: A bipartisan bill that would crack down on unauthorized AI-generated recreations of voice and likeness is coming back –…