But the deck is stacked against them. Unfortunately, rules of the “50 Most Beautiful” dictate that the competition is open only to those who “regularly work on Capitol Hill.” So start applying for Hill-related gigs now, Rusty and Bao Bao, and maybe next year could be your most beautiful yet. …

The ice caps are melting, Solange is lashing out, and government is as inefficient as ever. It’s time to blow the horn, Mr. President. Should Obama Blow The Silver Horn The Founding Fathers Left In Case The Country Ever Needed Them?

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Has there ever been a better photobomb? We think not. We’re in awe. After some expert photo enhancement: via

What are you doing tonight? Is it celebrating the good weather that’s cracked DC open to fun summer-style activities like fresh Southern rock concerts? If that’s not what you’re doing, rethink your Friday night plans. Blackberry Smoke mixes “elements of gospel, bluegrass, arena rock, soul and more than a touch of outlaw country” that boils together like the best homemade preserves you’ve ever tasted. And they’re playing the Fillmore tonight.

Monica Lewinsky is quoted in Vogue as saying, “I am determined to have a different ending to my story. I’ve decided, finally, to stick my head above the parapet so that I can take back my narrative and give a purpose to my past.” And, as usual, coupled with such …

Actress Robin Wright (a.k.a. Claire Underwood from House of Cards) got sassy this weekend when asked about her favorite WHC: …we tried to get Wright’s take on her favorite White House correspondent. You know the folks whose work the weekend is supposed to be celebrating? “Who are they?” she asked, …

Story Partners, in honor of the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner,  hosted a slew of Washington influentials at their inaugural “Welcome to Washington: A Salute to Women in Journalism” event. The party, co-hosted by Story Partners’ Gloria Dittus, NBC’s Betsy Fischer Martin,Washingtonian’s Cathy Merrill Williams, CNN’s Dana Bash, CBS News’ Jan Crawford, and The New Republic’s Julia Ioffe definitely kicked off the weekend …

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Think again. Congressman Fred Upton (R-MI) and Congresswoman Diana DeGette (D-CO) came together to push the message that America needs to stay the leader in healthcare innovation. Also listen for this line: “Unleashing the power of digital medicine and social media at the treatment delivery phase.” Now that sounds fun. …

Sen. Barbara Boxer was quoted in the Washington Post on a matter that reflects pretty terrible staff work. Sen. Boxer was addressing teenagers when she said this: “Suppose the other side had taken that attitude, don’t raise it,” she said — referencing Republicans who are opposed to raising the wage …

We got wind of a sweet reception tomorrow and we’re letting you know so you can refuel after your Wednesday. The beverage industry is teaming up with their food colleagues to deliver a whopper of a reception tomorrow 4/30, from 5:30-7:00 PM in the Gold Room (2168 RHOB). It’s still …

Jim Billimoria is a photographer and Communications Director for the House T&I Committee. (Can he get more talented? Seriously.) He took this photo of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool at sunrise over the weekend and captured this mesmerizing symmetry.

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Well done, Onion. “There are so many fancy old paintings in here, one of them just has to be hiding a safe with some cool old valuables in it,” Obama stated while pushing Francis Alexander’s oil portrait of Martin Van Buren to the side in the library before yanking on …