When Kate Nocera worked as a congressional reporter for BuzzFeed (and before that, POLITICO), her stories were well-sourced, well-written, and all around well-done. She left BuzzFeed last year to work in public affairs at SKDKnickerbocker, then at Vox Media, but luckily for her readers, she’s back! FamousDC wants to extend our …

How’s your hangover? Ours is still kicking and we’re confident it will see us through the rest of the week. This past Saturday was the 2016 White House Correspondents’ Dinner, but the partying started well before the weekend and Sunday hangovers were nursed with more booze and brunch. It was the eighth and final …

Relax. It’s only Monday; and if you don’t stop overthinking everything you will have an aneurysm by Friday. Am I jinxing myself by talking about aneurysms? What causes aneurysms? What if aneurisms run in my family? I’ve got to call and ask Dad. Shoot, did I remember to call Dad …

The news is serious business. All day, influencers, lawmakers and everyday citizens follow DC reporters on Twitter to get the latest on what’s happening not only in DC but nationally. We have to be honest – sometimes we just follow them for the jokes.

#NATIONAL 1WTC at 1,776 ft = ‘MERICA; We love our vets! [On Nov. 11 & all other days of the year]; On Instragram straight flexin’; We’re really looking forward to crashing some holiday parties; Adam Levine and his puppy. You’re welcome; Don’t tase me bro; Under Armour drops $150M on MapMyFitness; Sorry; #THEDISTRICT If your colleague went to Fight Night and made it …

Did you fear that sleep deprivation was causing you to hallucinate and see fury animals running around the halls of the Cannon House Caucus Building? Don’t worry, it was actually Pet Night on Capitol Hill. No political barking, just bipartisan paw shaking. The Animal Health Institute celebrated its 17th annual …

The only thing scarier than Friday the 13th is how out of control my weekend will be: Hey #FamousDC Fans-Happy Friday the 13th; Read this funny s*** NOW, oh, this too; Obama gets serious on #Syria; Crossfire launch spices up Mt. Vernon Square, #NYFW happened and it was #TRENDY; Congrats Laura McGann on to bigger things as MSNBC.com‘s news editor; #DCWeatherPanic happened; Dear Amos: …

The DC-duo running the hottest viral news site NowThis News talks Obama’s food drawer, dream dinning with Joe Biden, and Grumpy Cat’s diet Everyone with a webcam and cat-chat thinks they are the internet’s newest hot sh!t. Generally this happens with much little street cred, or a CV to back them up. Occasionally, a random interview can turn viral (see Antoine Dodson), or some marketing geniuses put together a satirical commercial that goes viral on sheer brilliance (see Somersby Cider spoof on Apple). However for some people, it’s their job to make things go viral – and not just cat-bearding and babies dancing – I’m talking interviews with Grover Norquist talking about Grumpy Cat, and Congressman Trey Radel (R-Fla.) droppin’ dope knowledge about rap. Now making those viral takes skill and talent. Lucky for the interwebs, Ashley Codianni and Julie Eckert are doing just that, and killing it, over at NowThis News.

Last night we kicked it over to 201 Bar where John Stanton crushed BuzzFeed Brews by opening the night with Hunger Games and Sen. Gillibrand. Props to the staffer that had the Senator give Stanton a bottle of Jameson. And props to Stanton for TAKING SHOTS with a U.S. Senator. …

Angela B. Pan Photography beautiful shot of DC was featured on BuzzFeed’s list of beautiful sites to see before you die. 7. Catching the sunrise at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in DC Find more information about it here. See more of Angela’s work on FamousDC or visit her website.

John Stanton, one of our favorite journo rock stars and our only firework eater, has just been named chief of BuzzFeed’s new DC Bureau.

Big news. Great gig. As has been reported across the Internet, BuzzFeed is about to evolve. Starting this January political reporter Ben Smith will be taking over as our new Editor-in-Chief, bringing to our fine site a new focus on original reporting and breaking stories. But we wanted to reassure …