Diego Areas Munhoz

Policy Reporter

Diego covers technology policy and politics for Punchbowl News, writing on everything from artificial intelligence to cybersecurity and telecom issues. Laser-eyed on the influence of tech companies on the federal government, Diego is interested in the players on and off Capitol Hill who shape policy for this ever-growing industry. Diego previously covered labor and employment policy for Bloomberg. He is a graduate from the City College of New York, where he studied Theatre. Originally from Brazil, Diego is naturally a soccer and Formula 1 fanatic.

Latest from Diego Areas Munhoz

Trump’s TikTok plan and the law

Trump said he would issue an executive order today to give ByteDance 90 extra days to divest itself of TikTok before a U.S. ban kicks in.

Republicans uneasy about Trump’s TikTok plans

TikTok appears to be coming back. And Republicans are definitely scrambling to shape the plan President-elect Donald Trump put forward.

Tech Foreign Policy

Reconciling differences over permitting

One question getting increased attention is overhauling the federal permitting process for new projects and whether or how much of that push can move through the filibuster-proof reconciliation process.

On Tech, Trump’s first 100 days will be about undoing

His first 100 days, and then some, will be dominated by the effort in Congress to pass much of his agenda through the filibuster-proof reconciliation process.

The Hill still wants the TikTok ban — and a deal

Many lawmakers are pressing for President Joe Biden to trigger a 90-day delay of the ban allowed under the law before he leaves office.