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Meet some of the advocates and the issues they are tackling in their communities: - Imani, Community violence in Winterville, NC - Cesar, Environmental Education in Milford, CT - Veronique, homeless youth in Las Vegas, NV - Ja'Brandon, keeping the lights on in Nacogdoches, TX

The National Air and Space Museum in Washington D.C. is debuting a whole new look this week. Reporter @MollyMartinezDC joins us now with the birds-eye-view. bit.ly/45fCJ4V

“Critical funding to local communities to prevent overdoses is at risk.” Billions in funding for addiction programs cut, leaving communities scrambling for help. bit.ly/4kTkeYS

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Speaker Johnson's exchange with @ChadPergram just now. The House will leave tomorrow for Aug. recess, rules cmte can't meet, and the focus remains on Jeffrey Epstein. Johnson says Dems are playing partisan, but a growing number of GOP members are joining Dems in the issue

President Donald Trump has focused on immigration and signing dozens of executive orders during his first six months as the 47th president of the United States. bit.ly/415adk3

Welcoming @caitrinassaf to our team for all the @GrayMediaGTN stations! @PriscillaGrayDC showing her around to all the press conference locations!

.@MollyMartinezDC shares the latest on the call for the release of the Epstein files and the upcoming Congressional recess: bit.ly/4lvwY8Y

Washington Correspondent Rhyan Henson has a look at the week ahead in Washington. localnewslive.com/2025/07/20/wee…

Business owners look to navigate uncertain economic times localnewslive.com/2025/07/19/bus…

President Trump announced he is suing NewsCorp, Rupert Murdoch, and the Wall Street Journal after the paper published a story giving a glimpse of the relationship between the president and the late, disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein. @PeterZampa reports: bit.ly/4lvwY8Y

The House of Representatives joins the Senate in agreeing to yank back $9 billion in federal spending, most impacting foreign aid and public broadcasting. bit.ly/40qX1Ww

The Epstein scandal continues to grow as more people call for release of documents. bit.ly/3IAcj52

Congressional Republicans appear to be on the verge of passing President Trump’s request to cut $9 billion of previously approved funding for foreign aid and public broadcasting. @stetsonmreports: bit.ly/4eTPaGO

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A bipartisan group of House members are holding a press conference today calling on the Trump administration to keep the dedicated LGBTQ+ suicide prevention hotline. The Trump administration is shutting down the dedicated LGBTQ+ hotline. @GrayDCnews

The Boys and Girls Clubs has hundreds of youth advocates in DC this week for their Summit for America's Youth. These advocates (with the help of Dollar Tree) have created projects tailored to help their community. Today, they were on the hill advocating for those changes.

President Donald Trump calls Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell a "knucklehead," but says he won't fire the Fed chief yet. Jon Decker reports: bit.ly/46eq1ob

A group of lawmakers, including Sen. Tommy Tuberville, advocate for increased tariffs on lumber and wooden products to assist U.S. manufacturing. @BCullerton reports: bit.ly/40pW6pb

If you go swimming in an open waterway, there's a non-zero chance you'll get sick. A new push in Washington aims to make swimming safer in the United States. @MollyMartinezDC reports: bit.ly/3GM54qe