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FASHIONABLY FAMOUS: GUIDE TO PHILLY
By Politiquette’s Marissa Mitrovich: Politiquette is a place to be inspired by the art of fashion. Readers gain an understanding of the politics of why to wear–and the etiquette of when to wear–specific styles. Marissa Mitrovich founded Politiquette with the goal of bringing further substance to the dialogue surrounding style in DC. …
Convention Chats, Thanks to the Morning Consult and S-3 Public Affairs
You’ve heard speeches, chants, and everything in between at this year’s Republican National Convention, and next week will likely be the same song and dance. Thankfully, Morning Consult and S-3 Public Affairs are spearheading the congressional point of view at the conventions this year. The growing media outlet and public affairs firm demonstrated their …
Friday Round Up
Weather: Hotter than Channing Tatum and Megan Fox combined. With a heat index of 105, you’ll want to avoid going outdoors at all costs. Awesome events you can attend this weekend: Get your tennis attire on and attend the Citi Open tournament; You can never go wrong with going to a Nationals game. …
RNC Wrap-Up: Thursday
The Republican National Convention is wrapping up this evening, and after a week of My Little Pony, Lucifer, and uncomfortable embraces, we think we actually might miss it. Just a little bit, though. Let’s not get crazy. THURSDAY IN NEWS: The theme for today is “Make America One Again,” featuring …
LeBron versus Donald
We’re checking out the most talked about basketball star from Ohio versus the most talked about man in Cleveland this week. LeBron James and Donald Trump seem like two very different people, but with Cleveland, Ohio hosting the RNC right now, we thought we’d compare them side by side. Birthplaces Little …
RNC Wrap-Up: Wednesday
It’s day three of the Republican National Convention, which means there’s only one day left. Is that a good thing or a bad thing? YOU decide. Here’s what you missed since our last recap. TUESDAY IN NEWS: Today’s theme is “Make America First Again.” Speakers include Eric Trump, Newt Gingrich, …
Tweets Trump All
The Donald has never been good at keeping quiet, especially when it comes to social media. He declined our request for an interview, so we compiled some of his recent tweets to answer our questions. Interview Questions Q: Mr. Trump, who do you think Mrs. Clinton will choose to be …
Five Types of RNC Protesters
Check out these five types of weirdos who showed up to protest at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland, Ohio. Nude Models 100 female models holding mirrors lined up nude in Cleveland, OH during the RNC to be photographed by artist Spencer Tunick. This event was either Trump’s worst nightmare …
The Politicians Who Won’t Attend the RNC or DNC
There’s a lot of buzz about who isn’t at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland this week. There are a few former candidates we’re really missing out here, too: 1. Wacka Flocka Flame The rapper announced his presidential candidacy on 4/20/2015. Nice, dude. His overarching platform point, shockingly, was to legalize …
Confessions of a Capitol Hill Staffer: Feeling the FOMO
If you work on Capitol Hill you see, hear, and overhear many things that the rest of the mortal world isn’t privy to. These privileged professionals that serve our US government acquire a wealth of knowledge that sometimes is just too good not to share. We’ve provided a platform on …
Republican Lookalikes
In honor of this week’s Republican National Convention, we’ve put together some Republican lookalikes. Many of these characters share more than meets the eye. Chris Christie and Kevin James Why the long faces guys? We can understand why Chris Christie looks a little bummed. It’s definitely awkward to lose …
RNC Wrap-Up: Tuesday
We’re onto day two of the Republican National Convention, and today was expectedly wild. Here’s our recap. If you missed yesterday’s recap, click here. TUESDAY IN NEWS: Today’s theme is “Make America Work Again,” and the convention is featuring speakers including Donald Trump’s children, Governor Chris Christie, and House Speaker Paul …
A Positive Spin on the RNC
With so much negativity surrounding the Republican National Convention, we thought it’d be nice to put a positive spin on things, because it is always important to look on the bright side. While this year’s RNC is making it easy for people to make fun of, think of how you’d feel …
Slacks From Trump
We’ve been too busy Keeping Up With the Kardashians that we’ve let the most entertaining family fly (in first class on their private jet) under our radar. What the presumptive First Family lacks in lip kits and big behinds, they make up for in radical commentary and good speeches (what’s …
Reporter Tweets: RNC Edition
We love political reporters. They’re smart, crazy fast, and know more about each candidate than the candidates themselves. They’re also pretty jaded after listening to almost every speech in the 2016 race, covering every press release, and investigating every scandal. Now that the Republican National Convention is upon us, their …