Newly engaged Jackie Kucinich of USA Today, dons a new hat at an Easter Sunday brunch. Jared Allen made the lucky catch. Photo by: Tom Williams

Political Holdings Limited US, Inc., an affiliated company of Biteback Media which publishes Total Politics in the UK, recently purchased Campaigns & Elections. Shane Greer, Executive Editor of Total Politics and President of Political Holdings, will serve as Publisher. Shane appears regularly on television and radio, including Sky News, BBC …

Jonathan Karl and Rick Klein recently engaged in a friendly wager: Government shutdown or no government shutdown. Jonathan Karl said there would be no shutdown; Klein thought otherwise. The bet was an autographed baseball card of Karl’s favorite Washington Nationals infielder. Karl won, but Klein thinks he won on a …

Obama, opening a town hall at Facebook HQ, in Palo Alto, Calif.: “My name is Barack Obama, and I’m the guy who got Mark [Zuckerberg] to wear a jacket and tie. (Applause.) … h/t Mike Allen

Since we’re in the middle of a Congressional recess (and because a ton of new folks are stopping by FamousDC today), we thought it’d be a good time to showcase a couple of our favorite recess posts. FamousDC presents: A Day in the Life of a Congressional Staffer … during …

POLITICO’s workaholic reporter, Chris Frates, has launched a new product: POLITICO Influence It loos like he has some free time between 2 – 5 am for additional reporting. Seriously, we’re not sure how he does this. From today’s inaugural edition of POLITICO Influence: Good Wednesday afternoon and welcome to the …

Most everyone in DC loves the CAPS, but did you know that hockey can also tear down partisan lines? John Kerry, a former Democratic candidate for President, and Gerrit Lansing, a former Heritage Foundation blogger, celebrate together:

From the desk of Reid Wilson: With the White House Correspondents Association dinner just around the corner, I’m happy to invite you to kick off prom weekend with The Hotline’s Third Annual Political Pursuit, the original epic night of trivia featuring members of Congress, top party strategists and the brightest …

By now it’s clear how much we love Rep. Weiner.  Seen here, here and here. But now there’s even more reason to heart Weiner.   Buzzfeed recently featured the 15 Best Hashtags Used By Anthony Weiner. Our favorite is still #1. h/t the Hill via L. Imperiale

Does your tie hang low, does it dangle to and fro… h/t Magnificent Bastard

Nearly everyone has heard Speaker Boehner talk about the lessons he learned sweeping the floor of his father’s bar, but what influence to other political parents have on their kids? In today’s Roll Call, they break down the jobs of other political parents. Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) Although the Capitol …

Facebook DC’s Katie Harbath displays her new FamousDC mug from her desk. Katie received her mug this morning after joining a panel discussion with Majority Leader Eric Cantor’s Social Media Director, Matt Lira. They were both discussing how Facebook will change constituent communications.  This panel was sponsored by the Public …

Mayor Gray other council-members siting in street in front of senate office building. [SegravesWTOP] From Ben Pershing: Mayor Gray, city council members blocking Consitution Ave NE in protest of budget deal DC riders

New Jersey resident (?) Carl Lewis is likely to announce for NJ state senate today, which gives us the opportunity to show perhaps one of the most wheels off renditions of the national anthem of all time. However, we truly do hope he uses his “Break It Up” tune as …