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Gabriella Muñoz

gmunoz@washingtontimes.com

Gabriella Muñoz was a political reporter for the Washington Times.

Articles by Gabriella Muñoz

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., walks to the chamber as lawmakers negotiate on the emergency coronavirus response legislation, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, March 18, 2020. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Senate passes second coronavirus relief package

The Senate approved a $105 billion bill Wednesday to provide sick leave from the COVID-19 pandemic while the administration forged ahead with a $1.3 trillion plan to help out-of-work Americans and to rescue the cratering economy, as stocks sustained another massive sell-off that halted trading briefly for the fourth time in two weeks.

March 18, 2020
Customers eat and drink at Schooners, in Bloomington, Sunday, March 3, 2020, after Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker announced that dine-in service would be halted in restaurants and bars across Illinois. (David Proeber/The Pantagraph via AP)

CDC: Coronavirus spread mandates canceling events of 50 people

The U.S. faced mounting pressure Sunday to mimic Europe and stop crowded bars and public spaces as Americans from coast to coast become sick with worry and the new coronavirus that is taxing the nation's hospitals, economy and political leaders at an unprecedented scale.

March 15, 2020
President Donald Trump speaks during a briefing about the coronavirus in the James Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House, Sunday, March 15, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Federal Reserve slashes interest rates, eases banking rules

The Federal Reserve took the unprecedented step Sunday of cutting interest rates to zero and launching a massive emergency $700 billion quantitative easing program to protect the economy from the impact of the coronavirus, while Treasury Secretary Steven T. Mnuchin and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi began work on a third relief bill to help U.S. businesses and workers.

March 15, 2020