Did your boss make the list? With Congress divided and President Obama struggling to regain his footing, tensions are certain to remain high when Congress reconvenes next year. The budget, energy and immigration are on the agenda, and they are all issues that will have an effect on the president’s …

Knee-jerk reaction?  [ATM] The pain associated with the loss of Adam Dunn to free agency was quickly replaced Sunday with the joy that came with the following announcement: the Nationals have signed free agent outfielder Jayson Werth to a reported seven-year, $126 million contract. Could pay off, we shall see.

Apparently TV commercials are too damn loud. [netflix] Though Congress still bickers over net neutrality, spying on Americans, and universal health care, at least Democrats and Republicans can agree on one thing: TV commercials are too damned loud. After approval by the House, the Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation (CALM) Act …

There’s a lot of shuffling happening on Capitol Hill. Below are a few recent announcements brought to you by Mike Allen’s Playbook. CHRIS KOFINIS e-mails: “I am starting a new gig as Senator Joe Manchin’s Chief of Staff. … For a guy who grew up talking politics with his dad …

Facebook Status Awesomeness: Jimmy: it’s hard to get a six-pack like The Situation when you eat like Snooki. Well played. Do know someone with unusual Facebook updates? Send them to us anonymously by using the tip box to the right.

Sen. Michael Bennet (D-CO) was caught by a microphone on the Senate floor yesterday, telling a colleague “this stuff’s rigged…” Was he talking about: A. The WWF B. The Congressional Lame Duck Session C. The BCS Find out here.

Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Wash.) announced via Twitter on Wednesday that she had delivered her second child, a girl. Special Announcement: It’s a girl! [tweet] According to sources, she will not name the baby Nancy. h/t Twitter Room

With the new Congress boasting 71 female members, it was only a matter of time.  [powder room] House Speaker-to-be John Boehner is planning to install the first-ever women’s restroom next to the floor of the House of Representatives. Previous to this, the closest restroom for the ladies has been at …

Not wanting to be left out of the fun, Latinos are set to form “tequila party” modeled after the Tea Party. [poppers] The unlikely model for the movement they would like to launch is the Tea Party — not in substance, of course, but in its grass-roots organizational style. Acknowledging …

We know very little about aviation, but we’re pretty sure that seat adjustments should take place before takeoff.  [buckle up] The co-pilot of an Air India Express 737 sent the jetliner into a terrifying 7,000-foot plunge in May when he accidentally hit the control column while adjusting his seat, investigators …

Bradley Manning, the alleged source of the ongoing national security leak, recently admitted that copying files was way easier than one would have thought.  [good to know] In his Internet chat, Manning described security conditions as lax to the point that he could bring a music CD to work, erase …

CNN’s Eric Kuhn announced today that he’s leaving Wolf Blitzer and his buds at CNN and heading to Hollywood to work for the United Talent Agency in Los Angeles. How do we know it’s official? He’s already changed his Twitter handle from @KuhnCNN to just @Kuhn. Hollywood loves the one-namers… …

Now there’s a way to protest those intrusive TSA X-ray scanners without saying a word. Related: TSA bumper stickers.

According to an interesting new survey, 15% of the newly-elected members of Congress plan to crash in their offices. This is great news for early-bird staffers who enjoy seeing their boss in a bathrobe. With voters again shunning Washington and fiscal excess, a number of incoming House members plan to …