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Live Nation Entertainment more than doubled its federal lobbying spending to $2.4 million in 2023 from $1.1 million in 2022 as it navigated legislative and regulatory efforts to break up its power in the live entertainment and ticketing industry. thehill.com/business/44318…

The CEOS of Discord Meta Snap Inc. TikTok US X will testify before Congress tomorrow.

Last year, these 5 social media companies combined to spend $30 MILLION on lobbying, per Issue One review of OpenSecrets.org data & federal filings show

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New from federal lobbying disclosures:
-Meta and Amazon spent the most among companies in 2023
-TikTok parent ByteDance spent record $8.7 million
-Top tech issues include AI, children's online privacy

from Kate Ackley Zeller:
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These things move so fast, it’s crazy that I’m already on the road with my new family. But it wouldn’t be right to leave without saying a little something just to let y’all know that the love is mutual.

Thank you, New York. The Players' Tribune

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🚨🚨🚨Rep. Patrick MCHENRY (R-N.C.), chair of Financial Servcices, is expected to announce he won’t seek re-election today, though he plans to finish out the rest of his term, per multiple sources.

NEW: Issue One review of IRS Form 990s reveal that PhRMA has contributed $34.5 million to Republican-aligned #darkmoney group American Action Network since 2010, including a record $7.5 million in 2022 issueone.org/press/phrma-co…

K Street is rooting for Speaker Pro Tempore Patrick McHenry in the protracted speaker race, per Kate Ackley Zeller.

McHenry isn’t officially running, but the Financial Services Committee chair has strong ties to lobbyists & their clients incl. Wall Street giants. news.bgov.com/bloomberg-gove…

The Senate today voted to overturn a Consumer Financial Protection Bureau rule requiring lenders to collect demographic data from small businesses when they apply for credit. President Biden threatened to veto it if it comes to his desk. via Karl Evers-Hillstrom news.bgov.com/bloomberg-gove…

The banking industry ramped up lobbying during the second quarter as a financial contagion infected four firms and increased the threat of additional regulation from Washington, Laura Davison Bill Allison report. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

ICYMI: Watch Aris Folley on C-SPAN Washington Journal discussing Congress' week ahead:

Breaking: The US Supreme Court tossed out President Joe Biden’s plan to slash the student debt of more than 40 million people, rejecting one of his signature initiatives as exceeding his power, Greg Stohr reports.

The Federal Election Commission refused Thursday to consider new rules to crack down on AI-generated “deepfake” campaign ads.

Republican commissioner Allen Dickerson: “Instead of coming to us, they should take this up with Congress.”

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Our story:

Justice Samuel Alito Took Luxury Fishing Vacation With GOP Billionaire Who Later Had Cases Before the Court

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🚨 Trump says his attorneys have been informed that he’s been indicted in the classified documents probe:

I worked on this for a long time. Please read it!

Grateful to a small legion of Twitter accounts with long memories about the Treasury market who pointed me in the right direction on various points. 🙏

Excited to have Karl Evers-Hillstrom coming to Bloomberg Government!

News: I'm excited to join Bloomberg Government as a legislative analyst starting Monday!

I'm grateful for the last two years The Hill where I got to learn from some of the best editors in the business. I'll miss working with Sylvan Lane Tobias Burns Aris Folley and everyone else on the team.

Alex and Karl Evers-Hillstrom did a great job walking us through what would happen if Biden tries to use the 14th Amendment to avert the debt ceiling.