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  • DC’S NEXT TOP LOBBYIST: Don’t forget to nominate your friends, loved ones, respected coworkers, or that very influential lobbyist you heard of for the Washington Reporter’s list of the most influential advocates in our nation’s capital! To submit a nomination, please provide the nominee’s name, affiliation, and a brief explanation of why they deserve a spot. Submissions should be emailed to Matthew@washingtonreporter.news with the subject line “NOMINATION FOR INFLUENTIAL ADVOCATE.”

  • PRESIDENTIAL PUBLICATION: President Donald Trump had a busy morning today, sharing multiple op-eds we published on his Truth Social account, including the newest pieces by Rep. Andy Barr (R., Ky.) and Rep. Ben Cline (R., Va.). President Trump previously told the Reporter, “

  • CONSERVATIVE RENAISSANCE: Rep. August Pfluger (R., Texas), the chairman of the Republican Study Committee, told the Reporter that President Donald Trump’s results from his first 100 days “delivered beyond all expectations.” Pfluger specifically singled out how Trump “is delivering a secure border, revitalizing the American energy sector, and a reshaping of the world order that puts our interests first…We're truly living in the dawn of a conservative renaissance that will reshape our nation for the next 100 years.”

  • DOLLYWOOD TO D.C.: The Kennedy Center will be hosting the National Symphony Orchestra to perform Dolly Parton’s Threads this summer. Tickets for Kennedy Center members to attend this “one-of-a-kind multimedia concert experience” are already available. The Kennedy Center told us it’s expected to sell out almost immediately. “It’s about sharing my music and my musical journey with audiences in a new way,” Parton said.

  • READY TO ROCK: Rep. Andy Barr (R., Ky.) rolled out a series of high-profile endorsements for his Senate campaign, including from Rep. Steve Scalise (R., La.), Rep. Elise Stefanik (R., N.Y.), Rep. Hal Rogers (R., Ky.), and Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R., Okla.), Barr’s campaign told the Reporter.


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