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Gabriella Muñoz

gmunoz@washingtontimes.com

Gabriella Muñoz was a political reporter for the Washington Times.

Articles by Gabriella Muñoz

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., arrives to speak to supporters at a primary night election rally in Manchester, N.H., Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2020. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Bernie Sanders’ socialism spooks swing-district Democrats

Lawmakers who flipped Republican-held districts in the 2018 elections are growing worried as they ponder their prospects if they head into November with Sen. Bernard Sanders, a self-proclaimed Democratic Socialist, at the top of their ticket.

February 12, 2020
In this July 2, 2018, file photo, traffic moves on the old Gerald Desmond Bridge next to its replacement bridge under construction in Long Beach, Calif. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)

Sam Graves seeks vehicle mileage tax to fund infrastructure projects

NEWSMAKER INTERVIEW: Rep. Sam Graves, the top Republican on the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, has offered up a new tax on every mile traveled in cars or trucks to help pay for roughly $1 trillion for badly needed highway, bridge and other infrastructure projects.

February 12, 2020
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., left, and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., talk to reporters about President Donald Trump's budget request for fiscal year 2021, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2020. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) ** FILE **

Democrats slam ‘heartless’ Trump budget

Congress' Democratic leaders on Tuesday trashed President Trump's budget as "heartless" but said that for the second year in a row they would not offer their own spending blueprint.

February 11, 2020
President Donald Trump delivers his State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress in the House Chamber on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2020, as Vice President Mike Pence applauds. (Leah Millis/Pool via AP)

Donald Trump acquitted in Senate impeachment trial

The Republican-controlled Senate on Wednesday ruled President Trump not guilty of abuse of power and obstruction of Congress, rejecting Democrats' five-month impeachment crusade as weak and saying the president's fate is better decided at the ballot box.

February 5, 2020