Women March on Trump’s First-Year Anniversary
Thousands of activists brandishing signs and sporting signature pink “pussycats” gathered on the National Mall and marched to the White House on Saturday, Jan. 20. Participating in the 2018 Women’s...
View ArticlePelosi Donates Speaker’s Gavel, Suit to Smithsonian (photos)
The first female speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi, donated several items from her Jan. 4, 2007, swearing-in ceremony as speaker to the Smithsonian National Museum of American History at a March 7...
View ArticleCapitol Hill Buzz: Pelosi, Diversity, Press Credentials
Georgetowner Facing (Gasp!) Competition for House Speaker The most important woman in the U.S. Congress lives in Georgetown. Nancy Pelosi (D-California), 78, resides in the Washington Harbour Condos....
View ArticleCapitol Buzz: Finger Food, Pelosi Vote, Her Grandkids
Watch What You Eat (and Drink) One of the perks for hardworking Capitol Hill staffers — who often work 10 hours a day or more for minimum pay (or for free, in the case of some interns) — is to … The...
View ArticleState of the Union Speech Dominated by Women
The atmosphere at the Capitol on Tuesday night, Feb. 5, was excited and tense. It was also evident that at President Donald Trump’s second State of the Union speech women would be prominent —...
View ArticleWashington Bids Farewell to John Dingell
Congress held a morning session in Georgetown today — for its longest serving member of the House of Representatives, John David Dingell. The connection was his faith as well as his alma mater: Holy...
View ArticleDel. Norton Cites D.C. Statehood Progress
The two dozen or so Georgetown and West End Democratic activists were calm, cordial, almost happily optimistic on Feb. 21 as they munched appetizers and reacted to reports on the state of the District...
View ArticleMaureen Dowd Party Trashed on Twitter
What is it about Georgetown parties? Attracting not only the neighbors’ attention, of course, but side looks and comments from far away? The latest dust-up concerned New York Times columnist Maureen...
View ArticleThe Salve of Baseball
I turned on my computer this morning to find out what had happened to the Washington Nationals, trailing 3-1 in the eighth inning of a win-or-go-home game out west against the Los Angeles Dodgers. “Oh...
View ArticleCummings Manned the Bridge of Justice
Rep. Elijah E. Cummings (D-Maryland), chairman of the House Committee on Oversight and Reform, with responsibility for the ongoing Trump impeachment inquiry, died at three in the morning yesterday,...
View ArticleImpeachment Coverage: A Screen Split Like the Nation
Years ago, when I was young, I was just beginning to think about history. It was something that happened a long time ago. I didn’t think much about impeachment. I recall that I seemed to be aware that...
View ArticlePolitics, Impeachment Are Heating Up
Every week, every day, the world lets you know that we are living in the age of the simultaneous. It’s as if history is playing out as a series of events pinned up like clothes on a clothesline, worn...
View ArticleEvening of Smiling Eyes, Good Will Honors Nancy Pelosi
A bipartisan group of Washington political leaders gathered March 11 with Irish brethren to pay tribute to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Matthew Shay and Rep. Peter King at the 28th Annual Ireland Funds...
View ArticleHouse Bill on D.C. Statehood Likely to Pass
A Democratic proposal that, by reshaping a large portion of the District of Columbia into a 51st state, would give almost all the District 700,000 residents representation in Congress, including two...
View ArticleDemocrats Open Unconventional Convention
The Democratic convention officially opened today, Aug. 17, at noon. It will run four days, officially launching the party’s presidential and vice-presidential candidates on Thursday, Aug. 20, at 11...
View ArticleBIDEN TIME
Anyone who was paying attention on Saturday, Nov. 7, heard and saw much of America rejoicing outside, on the sidewalks and on the streets, after the media call that proclaimed Joe Biden...
View ArticleWeekly Arts Round Up, April 15, 2021
Ford's is presenting a radio play and GALA will reopen with a show about radio plays. This Saturday: a streamed performance by the Thalea String Quartet. The post Weekly Arts Round Up, April 15, 2021...
View ArticleThe Wonder of an 80th Birthday
Anyone watching the news the last few days has to marvel about the wonders of highly achieving people hitting that once shocking age of 80. There’s the new heroine astronaut […] The post The Wonder of...
View ArticleCovering Hot News on the Hill a Waiting Game
Congressional reporters inside the U.S. Capitol Thursday evening were excited as Sept. 30 wound down. In the next few hours, the hottest news in the nation was scheduled to […] The post Covering Hot...
View ArticleBob Dole (1923-2021): A Vet to Remember
“Veteran who gave his most for his country.” Bob Dole said he wanted to be remembered that way. But for Bob Dole, giving “his most” included an almost impossible-to-remember-it-all list of […] The post...
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