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  • Members of Congress call each other bad names

    Jenny Rogers

    Updated: Thu, Dec 13, 2012

    Three Republican House members -- Reps. Justin Amash, R-Mich., Tim Huelskamp, R-Kan., and David Schweikert, R-Ariz. -- have been in the spotlight since getting booted from their committees this week. Many speculated that they were punished for being too conservative, but several other members...

  • By the numbers: How much did Elizabeth Taylor's LA funeral cost the D.C. government?

    Jenny Rogers

    Updated: Thu, Dec 13, 2012

    $1,482.36: How much it cost the D.C. government to send Councilman Jim Graham to Elizabeth Taylor's funeral in 2011. According to the Washington City Paper, Graham was reimbursed for airfare, a hotel and rental car for his trip to Los Angeles. He told City Paper he "went as a representative of...

  • D.C. GOP party keeps on chugging

    Jenny Rogers

    Updated: Thu, Dec 13, 2012

    D.C. GOP executive director Nicholas Jeffress is stepping down from what many consider a thankless job in a town where Democrats rule local politics. Jeffress plans to help out a bit through January until the D.C. Republican Committee votes in new leadership midmonth. Jeffress tells Yeas &...

  • No, Claire McCaskill does not want anyone assassinated

    Jenny Rogers

    Updated: Wed, Dec 12, 2012

    Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-Mo., Rep. Gwen Moore, D-Wis., and Stephanie Cutter from President Obama's campaign team joined a panel on women and political power Wednesday afternoon. The panel, hosted by the Center for American Progress, briefly went off the rails for McCaskill during the Q&A...

  • Young and powerful party on the Hill, hallucinate seeing Aaron Schock

    Jenny Rogers

    Updated: Tue, Dec 11, 2012

    The young and relatively powerful gathered at the 201 Bar Monday night as the National Journal saluted its list of the top Hill power players under age 35. Those making the cut included folks from the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Goldman Sachs, the Senate Republican Conference...

  • D.C. novel goes paranormal instead of potboiler

    Jenny Rogers

    Published: Tue, Dec 11, 2012

    Former Hill staffer-turned-journalist Rebecca Gale has penned her first novel, and sorry political junkies, it's not the next "Primary Colors." And though it's a D.C.-based romance full of details only known to the Washington woman (how many minutes it takes to walk to the Metro in heels vs...

  • Matt Damon channels Bill Clinton

    Katy DeLuca

    Updated: Tue, Dec 11, 2012

    Matt Damon was on "The Tonight Show" with Jay Leno on Monday, promoting his new movie "Promised Land." While on the show, Damon whipped out his impression of President Clinton, telling Leno a story from around 1997 when "Good Will Hunting" was screened at Camp David.

  • Local Food Network casting call draws most normal people ever

    Jenny Rogers

    Updated: Mon, Dec 10, 2012

    A modest crew of totally normal people assembled at the Doubletree Hotel in D.C. Monday morning to audition for "The Next Food Network Star." Despite this being a reality show, D.C's potential contestants opted for jeans and a polite demeanor rather than outrageous outfits or antics for their...

  • Jimmy Carter, chattiest diplomat ever

    Jenny Rogers

    Updated: Mon, Dec 10, 2012

    Jimmy Carter was apparently quite the diplomat in the years after his presidency -- he has gone on secret missions for every U.S. president after him except Ronald Reagan -- but not much of a secret keeper. According to Michael Duffy, Time editor and author of "The President's Club: Inside the...

  • Tommy Wells reprises Santa role

    Jenny Rogers

    Published: Sun, Dec 9, 2012

    D.C. Councilman Tommy Wells was seen mingling with some very young constituents Saturday afternoon -- the mayoral hopeful played Santa for photo ops at Eastern Market. Wells says in his three years of donning the red suit he's yet to have any real disasters (no accidents on Santa's lap), just...


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