Every Friday we bring you the most up-to-date report on Twitter follower counts for a variety of Washington DC-based publications. Why? 'Cuz we're out here workin' for you!

This week CQ lost some ground, but continues to hold on to the top spot. Who'll be #1 at the end of August? Who'll get to 20,000 first? These are the burning questions. Follow the Tweeter:

CQ Politics - 17,487 (down from 17,896)

Politico - 16,049 (up from 15,421)

Slate - 15,464

The Hill - 12,394 (up from 11,964)

Weekly Standard - 8,588

Politico 44 - 7,346 (up from 7,119)

Roll Call - 7,117 (up from 6,828)

Washingtonian - 6,248

Chronicle - 4,649

The Hill Tweets - 2,906 (up from 2,785)

Foreign Policy - 2,195

Washington City Paper - 1,500

New Republic - 1,176

Politico Arena - 968 (up from 946)

National Journal - 817 (up from 779)

Washington Examiner - 809

The Atlantic - 797

The Hill Congress Blog - 731 (up from 700)

Defense News - 665

Washington Flyer - 557

Congress Daily - 356 (up from 333)

Washington Life - 214

Governing - 113

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