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Can Threads replace Twitter as Washington’s political watercooler?

WASHINGTON -- A week after Meta launched Threads, a Twitter doppelgänger disguised as Instagram-but-for-text, Washington’s professional posters are watching it closely, curious to see whether it will knit together a viable online community or soon unravel like so many other hopes to replace the original microblogging platform.

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FBI Director Wray Declines To Comment On Potential Biden Bribery Investigation

Lawmakers press for answers regarding allegations of criminal bribery scheme involving President Joe Biden.

Zenger

Hedge Fund Manager Ackman Supports JPMorgan’s Jamie Dimon For President

Renowned investor endorses Dimon's command of geopolitics and global economy, urges him to run in 2024.

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SAFE Banking Act Turns 10 With Little Fanfare: This Week in Cannabis Investing

The SAFE Banking Act, which aims to improve cannabis companies' access to finance, continues to struggle a decade after being introduced.

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Can Threads replace Twitter as Washington’s political watercooler? - Roll Call

Communications staffers weigh the risks of scaling back on Twitter in favor of Mark Zuckerberg's latest social media venture.

Roll Call

US firefighters raise concerns over looming pay cut

Poorly paid and stretched thin during gruelling wildfire seasons, firefighters warn of ‘devastating’ wave of departures.

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FBI director set to clash with Republicans on the Trump case, Hunter Biden and more

The director of the FBI is set to face some of his harshest critics in Congress as he testifies before a House committee that is leading several investigations into claims that the law enforcement agency unfairly targets conservatives

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Biden Drops Mic On Marjorie Taylor Greene With ‘Bidenomics’ Plan In Her Backyard

In a jibe at his vocal critic, President Joe Biden on Thursday announced his plans to visit the district of Rep. Green in Georgia

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US House Foreign Affairs Committee Demands Answers On Iran Envoy Investigation

Chairman McCaul calls for transparency from State Department over Rob Malley's security clearance suspension

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SAFE Banking Act Heads Back to Capitol Hill: This Week in Cannabis Investing

The Senate is expected to review the SAFE Banking Act when it returns from the Fourth of July recess.

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HHS has limited options as millions lose Medicaid

WASHINGTON -- States are disenrolling residents from Medicaid at a breakneck pace, even though a large percentage of those losing coverage are still eligible for the program.

Tribune News Service

HHS has limited options as millions lose Medicaid - Roll Call

States are booting millions off of the Medicaid rolls, but the Biden administration has few options to keep people from losing health care.

Roll Call

U.S. efforts to regulate A.I. gather steam

Senate Majority Leader Schumer announces A.I. framework, Biden consults with more A.I. experts.

Fortune

Forget TikTok, AI is the latest obsession in Congress

WASHINGTON — Dire warnings about TikTok dominated conversations on Capitol Hill earlier this year, with both Republicans and Democrats describing the Chinese-owned app as one of the gravest national security threats to the U.S.

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In a first, House Education and the Workforce panel’s Democratic staffers look to unionize

The campaign to unionize Capitol Hill took another step forward Thursday, as the Congressional Workers Union announced that committee staffers filed to hold union elections for the first time.

Roll Call

In a first, House Education and the Workforce panel's Democratic staffers look to unionize - Roll Call

The campaign to unionize Capitol Hill took a step forward Thursday, as committee staffers filed to hold union elections for the first time.

Roll Call

Trump arraignment sparks Capitol Hill action from supporters - Roll Call

Donald Trump’s arraignment Tuesday drew lawmaker allies of the former president willing to use the power of their office to defend him.

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Retired Reps. Mike Doyle, Kevin Brady win their greatest elections yet — into the Congressional Baseball Hall of Fame - Roll Call

Doyle, D-Pa., and Brady, R-Texas, will be inducted into the Congressional Baseball Hall of Fame on Wednesday.

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Trump's GOP defenders in Congress leap into action on charges after months of preparation

Former President Donald Trump’s indictment on charges of mishandling classified documents is set to play out in federal court in Florida

Roll Call

Sartorially savvy senators, staff select seersucker as smart summer suit

The Senate adopted a resolution designating Thursday as National Seersucker Day and June as National Seersucker Month.

WEKU

Debt ceiling talks aren't going well. Here's where they stand

House Republicans insist there's a gulf between them and the White House on key areas on how to resolve the looming debt ceiling deadline.

Reuters

US lawmakers view Afghanistan 'dissent' cable, dispute continues

The leaders of the U.S. House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee on Tuesday privately viewed a classified cable related to the August 2021 U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, as the panel's Republican chairperson and State Department grapple over providing access to the document.

WEKU

Democrats, worried about a Biden-McCarthy deal, push a backup plan to avoid default

Progressive Democratic lawmakers raised the alarm over comments Biden made earlier this week suggesting he's entertaining possible changes to federal safety net programs.

The Independent UK

Who's who in the debt limit fight: Meet the four negotiators who could save the US from default

President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy are turning to a select group of negotiators to help broker a deal to increase the nation’s borrowing authority and avoid the economic carnage that would ensue if a deal is not reached soon

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Earmarks increase in popularity, slightly, among GOP senators - Roll Call

New Senate Republican earmark requesters are angling to fill the shoes left by the retirements of four longtime senators.

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