Molly Mirhashem wrote a really good long read about how District communicators keep up with their always-buzzing inboxes. Recently, I asked approximately 25 D.C. communications staffers and reporters how they handle the deluge. What emerged was a portrait of a media-communications ecosystem that is starkly divided. There are members of …

Oliver Knox made our Monday a little better with this in-depth look at presidential campaign souvenirs over on Yahoo! Politics. In 2008, the Obama campaign “bought all of the American-made, union-made navy T-shirts. Like, all of them. In America,” the aide explained. In 2012, one of the hottest items was …

#NATIONAL D-Day in photos; This 93 year old man is parachuting into Normandy again in full dress; And just one more D-Day story for you; Don’t make Kevin Spacey go all Frank Underwood on your ass; Will Obama wrestle a bear next?; Those curls are intimidating the world; And yet, …

Rockstar energy reporter, Amy Harder, is leaving National Journal after almost six years to join the Wall Street Journal to cover energy. She will remain based in Washington, D.C. Prior to National Journal, she had stints covering legal journalism and on the cops beat at the Bellingham Herald, a local …

We asked our friends around town what about DC they were thankful for this season. Here are their answers. I’m thankful for the bartenders at the Hamilton. –Katie Harbath, Facebook I am thankful for the fact that DC has a Costco now, a really big one. Except when Joe Biden shops there, since area traffic freaks …

Meet Elahe Izadi. Influence Alley reporter by day, stand-up comedian by night, Elahe Izadi wend to the University of Maryland and got her start in the District covering local news. Eventually she made her way to Capitol Hill. FamousDC was lucky enough to catch up with Izadi for a few …

They’re fresh, they’re hot and they’re all 35 and Under. But who are they you ask? Find out who the up and coming DC influencers are by joining us next Monday, December 10 as we sponsor National Journal Influence Alley’s 35 and Under. With host Christ Frates, we’re excited to …

FamousDC stopped by National Journal’s Influence Alley event last night and it was packed with over 150 lining the bar. As promised, the night was filled with politics, power, people and, most importantly, pints. Guests also submitted names for their top 35 under 35 hill staffers. We conducted a few unofficial exit poll interviews and it looks like this is Freddy Barnes’ race to lose. While there, we spotted a few famous faces: NBWA’s Rebecca Spicer, the AHIP crew of Robbie & Katie Zirkelbach with L.D. Platt, Examiner Yeas & Nays scribe Jenny Rogers, Nu Wexler, Kamara Jones, Stephen “The Gronk” Martinko and his wife Erin, Sunlight’s Liz Bartolomeo, Catherine Goode, Jessica Butler, Derek Satya Khanna, Caroline Holdman, Cam Newton, and the NJ team including Elahe Izadi, Mike Catalini, Ron Fournier, Matt Cooper, Nicole Duran, Julie Edwards, Andrew Behringer, and Caroline Boccarosse.

Meet Chris Frates. Chris has been rocking it at National Journal for a year now and we thought we’d catch up with him to see just how things are going over in Influence Alley.

Meet Ethan Klapper. He’s been makin’ moves. After graduating from American University last spring, Klapper kicked his career off at National Journal and just recently jumped to Huffington Post as its politics social media editor. Luckily, he had time to answer a few of FamousDC’s questions.

  Give Chris Frates a high-five when you see him today. Yes, it looks like Ron Fournier, Justin Smith and National Journal are doubling down on Sir Chris. Influence Alley is expanding. Frates is joining NJ’s crack congressional team and expanding his must-read Influence Alley feature, covering the intersection of …

After making his way over to National Journal, Chris Frates officially launched Influence Alley this week. So, if you’re looking for that one-stop spot where lobbyists, communicators and corporate leaders meet money, public opinion and legislative action in DC, then Influence Alley has all the goods. Read online and keep up throughout …

Don’t forget, if you’re in town tomorrow, July 14, to stop by Molly Malone’s after 6 p.m. to grab a beer with Frates. Chris Frates (@frates) has left Politico for National Journal, but don’t worry you’ll be able to find him on a bar stool upstairs still.  

Famous Philadelphians Sue Davis of the National Journal and former mayor Ed Rendell, chat at the MSNBC 15th Anniversary party held at 300 New Jersey Avenue, NW.

Chris Frates (@frates) is leaving Politico and jumping to National Journal, but not before one last drink. Read the Frates email obtained by FamousDC: Friends and Colleagues, After more than four amazing and crazy years at Politico, today is my last day. In mid-July, I start at National Journal covering lobbying and influence …