The District Dish has ESPN regular and Washington Post reporter, Micheal Wilbon, on as a guest. Hosts : Kate Michael , Pamela Sorensen and Ebong Eka Director : Ruben Najera

NPR Politics and Foreign Policy (yes, NPR and FP) explain today’s rap battles as compared to world politics. Jay-Z is the United States The Game is North Korea You can’t make this up folks. Marc Lynch drops it like it’s hot … NPR Politics: Foreign Policy: Jay-Z Schools Us In …

White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs explains that he has not been briefed on whether or not there are the existence of UFOs.

John Pappas doubled down on Politico Playbook, Roll Call Group bought CQ, Jonathan Weisman cut his way off the White House Christmas Card list,  John Hawkins is the hardest working man on the internet, Secretary Chu launched DOE 2.0, Emily Miller hearts SJL, the House Energy and Commerce Committee got …

C-SPAN has video of White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs on why the White House blocks Twitter.

and no one is around to hear him, does he make a sound?

Chargers and Ravens football fans will enjoy this article by the Redskins All-Pro Tight End. Chris Cooley: Monday Morning Quarterback: Smart Football With Peter King on his annual four-week summer vacation, Redskins tight end Chris Cooley graciously agreed to write today’s Monday Morning Quarterback column. I was very excited to …

Stephen Replogle headed over to Wal-Mart, Fawn Johnson got a Drudge bomb with her federal aid for broadcasters story, Brian Walsh joined Twitter, TOTUS took a dive at the White House, Cathy Merrill Williams defended Katharine Weymouth on Facebook, Jim VandeHei returned from a two-week vaycay, Aaron Bernstein and Katie …

They’ve been profiled in the Politico and Roll Call and are known to turn a few heads every time they take the field. We thought you’d want to learn a little bit more about the softball team simply known as “Scared Hitless.” 1) We know Matt Pollack and Jeffrey Ostermayer …

Note to anyone who utters the phrase "I’m glad this isn’t on tape right now" – it probably is …especially when it deals with "Mayor for Life" Marion Barry. The Washington Post’s editorial today suggests the DC Council should look into Marion Barry’s dubious earmarks. But the best part of …

Throw your diamond up Chris Good. R-O-C …. Chris Good: Jay-Z, The Game, Global Hegemony, And Obama Foreign Policy’s Marc Lynch takes an international relations look at the recent sniping at Jay-Z by LA-based rapper The Game (dis track here–warning: offensive and not safe for work). As hip-hop’s closest thing …

When meeting a soon-to-be member of Congress, it’s generally a good idea to be wearing pants – unless of course your name is Matt Lira and you work for Rep. Eric Cantor. Matt Lira, the guru for Republican Whip Cantor, likely didn’t wake up earlier this week figuring he’d read …

Unfortunately, Mr. Bedard is talking about the ole DC tradition of going off-the-record during meetings with reporters –not the famous Hay Adams bar or the rockin’ song by My Morning Jacket (also, you just witnessed the first time in history Hay Adams and My Morning Jacket were used in the …

As reported by ABC’s Jake Tapper and echoed by Matt Drudge – President Obama’s teleprompter took a fall yesterday. For more information, we decided to check out his blog. Barack Obama’s Teleprompter’s Blog: I’m Okay Remember how I was hoping to take the next couple of days off? Well, that …