Alicia M. Cohn

Updated: Thu, May 16, 2013

Rep. Cynthia Lummis, R-Wyo., CNN host Jake Tapper and D.C. chef Spike Mendelsohn all donned Nationals helmets and swung a bat on Wednesday night for the annual Home Runs for Horton's Kids at Nationals Park. Organizers estimate the event raises about a third of the budget for Horton's Kids'...

Alicia M. Cohn

Updated: Thu, May 16, 2013

Chris Cassidy, speaking from the International Space Station -- where the new movie "Star Trek Into Darkness" was beamed up for the astronauts to screen this week -- has two space berths ready for the movie's cast. "Whoever can rush to a rocket first, you got a place to sleep," Cassidy said...

Nikki Schwab

Updated: Thu, May 16, 2013

"Joe Wilson introducing Mark Sanford to the House of Representatives. #strangerthanfiction." - What Rep. Jim Himes, D-Conn., tweeted as Rep. Joe "You lie!" Wilson, R-S.C., introduced former South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford at his swearing-in ceremony Wednesday evening on the floor of the...

Alicia M. Cohn

Updated: Thu, May 16, 2013

Spock left the spaceship Wednesday night, transported (as actor Zachary Quinto) to the District the same evening his new movie, "Star Trek: Into Darkness," opened nationwide. So does the sequel, which delves into space politics and terrorism, have something to say to real-life politicians? "I...

Nikki Schwab

Updated: Wed, May 15, 2013

New York mayoral hopeful Christine Quinn is the latest lady in politics to get a Vogue spread, appearing in the magazine's June issue holding a cup of Dunkin' Donuts joe. Vogue being Vogue, the mag published a part of Quinn's forthcoming memoir, "With Patience and Fortitude," detailing the...

Nikki Schwab

Updated: Wed, May 15, 2013

This week, Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Fla., used Twitter to reveal what she uses to keep her curly mane perky. For those curious, she starts with Curls Rock Curl Amplifier Creme or Miss Jessie's Curly Pudding. Next she uses Frizz-Ease mousse and tops it off with some Argan oil. The...

Alicia M. Cohn

Updated: Wed, May 15, 2013

Competition was so fierce Tuesday night it brought out a Washington Redskins player who was looking to prove his mastery of rock, paper, scissors. Remember that playground game? That's "roshambo" to serious players, like those who work for Playworks -- an anti-bullying, pro-organized-recess...

Nikki Schwab

Updated: Wed, May 15, 2013

As if the topic of horse slaughter wasn't already unappetizing enough, during Wednesday's Horses on the Hill Day, Sen. Mary Landrieu, D-La., detailed a recent accident in which 30 horses were trapped in a tractor-trailer fire and killed on their way to a Canadian slaughterhouse. "Thirty...

Alicia M. Cohn

Updated: Wed, May 15, 2013

"Next time on 'Arrested Economic Development,' Joe has a squirt gun fight, and then takes a nap." - A line mocking Vice President Biden in a video released Wednesday by the House Republican conference. Narrated in the style of the popular sitcom "Arrested Development" (which returns for a...

Alicia M. Cohn

Updated: Tue, May 14, 2013

The First Avenger is in the District. Chris Evans, aka Captain America, was spotted (wearing a gray T-shirt, not his star-spangled uniform) filming next year's superhero sequel Tuesday on the National Mall. Filming will continue in the District until at least Thursday. Co-star Anthony Mackie,...