I watched a lot of bad football and ate a lot of good barbecue up there. RIP.

Here's more from Tobias Burns on why that may be the case thehill.com/business/perso…

Worth listening to this exchange between The Hill's Niall Stanage and John Kirby on Israel's killing of World Central Kitchen aid workers and whether the US plans to impose limits on military aid twitter.com/NiallStanage/s…

Shares of former President Trump's social media company fell 21.4 percent today after it reported an annual loss of $58 million. thehill.com/business/45678…

7 House Democrats removed themselves as cosponsors of a resolution condemning sexual violence because of the inclusion of controversial references to Palestinian women and girls. More from Taylor Giorno here thehill.com/homenews/house…

NBCU News Group Chairman Cesar Conde personally apologized to staff for the McDaniel hire:

'No organization, particularly a newsroom, can succeed unless it is cohesive and aligned ... Over the last few days, it has become clear that this appointment undermines that goal.'

NEW: DOJ weighs in on the green vs blue message bubble debate (and a few other concerns)
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Fed holds off on rate cuts after hot jobs, inflation data thehill.com/business/45422…

Rep. Andy Kim has held his own in the primary race for Bob Menendez's Senate seat against New Jersey first lady Tammy Murphy. A court battle over how the state organizes its primary ballot could be critical to the outcome:

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Great breakdown on today's Supreme Court oral arguments about the federal government's interactions with social media companies from Julia Shapero and Ella Lee thehill.com/regulation/cou…

Blokes...

Vine was a good app.

Quick answers about what today's vote means (based on Q's from my own friends)
-TikTok is not now banned
-This still needs to pass the Senate
-IF it does (and Biden signs, which he's signaled he would) ByteDance has ~5 months to sell
-And then it still may be blocked in a court

Meanwhile, President Biden is struggling to turn around his economic approval ratings.

Even with as record-breaking job market and lower inflation lift American confidence, Joe Biden is getting little credit.

From @TheHill's Julia Shapero & Sylvan Lane:
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First in The Hill- President Biden’s reelection campaign argues in a new memo that former President Trump is driving away Republican Nikki Haley voters, building on the president’s plea that there is a place in his campaign for her supporters.
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Per source, Casey decided to remove the earmark after a conservative organization (not Libs of TikTok) flagged to senators that a third party was using one of the William Way LGBT Center's event spaces for BDSM/kink parties.

'C' is for...consumer price index? A top Democratic senator and a Sesame Street icon have found a common enemy in 'shrinkflation,' reports Julia Shapero thehill.com/business/45070…

Four big companies facing unionbusting allegations are trying to hobble the federal agency charged with protecting unions and their workers. Read Taylor Giorno and Julia Shapero on the push to declare the NLRB's structure unconstitutional. thehill.com/business/44910…

The 2017 Trump tax cuts are on the line in the election this year, with Republicans hoping a sweep of Congress and the White House will allow them to extend the former president’s signature law. trib.al/iDuz8ip

The biggest economic policy stakes of the election.