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NBC reporter Kelly O’Donnell tweeted Wednesday that Manchin told her “we will not get the votes today.”

New Interior Secretary Sally Jewell is tweeting about her enthusiasm for the job during her first full day at work.

Jewell said Monday on the social media site Twitter that she’s “honored & humbled” and “ready to get to work on behalf of all Americans.”

“I look forward to working w/ great employees @Interior, Congress & citizens to oversee our public lands & waters,” Jewell said in another tweet.

Former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz.) thanked Arizona Sens. John McCain (R) and Jeff Flake (R) for voting to allow the Senate to debate gun control legislation on Thursday.

Proud of my senators @senjohnmccain & @jeffflake for voting yes to continued debate on reducing gun violence.Tucson deserves a vote.Thanks.

— Gabrielle Giffords (@GabbyGiffords) April 11, 2013

Secretary of State John Kerry will be collecting on a Twitter bet with Canadian Foreign Minister John Baird after the U.S. women's hockey team bested Canada in Tuesday's women's world hockey championship.

The daughter of the Sandy Hook Elementary School principal who was gunned down in December's massacre tweeted messages on Wednesday at the 14 Republican senators who have threatened a filibuster of the Senate gun bill.

Erica Lafferty said that only one — Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) — responded, leading to a 20-minute phone conversation with the lawmaker.

“It was really just me asking him why he wasn’t doing his job,” Lafferty told MSNBC on Wednesday. “You know, the point of Congress is to debate and to vote and he’s choosing to not do that."

Members of Congress cheered as Washington Nationals left fielder Bryce Harper became the youngest Major League Baseball player to hit two home runs in his team's first game of the season. 

Popular Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III – or "RGIII" as he’s called – tweeted out a picture Saturday of himself meeting the commander-in-chief.

Rep. Bruce Braley (D-Iowa) deleted a tweet referencing the "Trail of Tears" after Iowa State was eliminated from the tournament.

Sen. Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) tweeted his thanks to actress Jennifer Aniston on Thursday.

"Thanks Jennifer Aniston for the well wishes," he wrote, tweeting a picture of him with an autographed photo of the actress that also says "Get well soon."

While the White House insists it isn't concerned by recent polling showing the president's approval rating dipping, former Obama campaign manager David Plouffe lashed out at polling firm Gallup on Twitter Thursday.

@jonfavs @pfeiffer44 @jfkjrforum Never have so many been wrong by so much. But let's still salivate over the latest Gallup numbers.

— David Plouffe (@davidplouffe) March 28, 2013

During the 2012 presidential campaign, the polling firm consistently showed Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney either in the lead or performing better than he had other national polls. At the time, the Obama campaign questioned the firm's methodology, a complaint validated by the president's commanding win in November.