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404 Errors Get the Best of Presidential Candidates
Now that the internet and social media outlets have taken a key role in presidential campaigns, the 404 errors are getting the best of some candidates. Washington Post has graciously ranked the top 8 presidential candidates whose “404 errors have gone above and beyond.” Photo By: Kevin Lamarque
Rand Paul Finds Medium for His Flat-Tax Message: Snapchat
The Politicians are all about snapchat, and Rand Paul is using it to promote his new flat tax plan. So if you happen to live in Iowa, Nevada, New Hampshire or South Carolina, the first Snapchat ad for a presidential candidate has arrived.
Famous Friday [Round Up]
Famous Friday Round Up #RUNNING It seems like everyday we have a new politician announcing their candidacy for the 2016 presidential race. Is there some sort of unwritten guide that us common folk haven’t cued in on? We nailed down a few key steps that will surely have you on …
How to Run for Office in the United States
It seems like everyday we have a new politician announcing their candidacy for the 2016 presidential race. Is there some sort of unwritten guide that us common folk haven’t cued in on? We nailed down a few key steps that will surely have you on your way to joining the federal government as an elected official, whether in the Oval Office or House Office Buildings.
Happy 60th Birthday Roll Call!
Political newspaper, Roll Call turned 60 yesterday! Roll Call editors, writers, former employees, and supporters discuss the newspaper’s impressive legacy, built over the last sixty years. Jake Tapper Draws Cartoon for the Roll Call 60th Anniversary In case you missed our post yesterday, about CNN’s Jake Tapper, host of “The …
CNN’s Jake Tapper Revisits His Cartoonish Roots
Jake Tapper, host of CNN’s The Lead and State of the Union pays homage to his professional roots at Roll Call, where he worked as a cartoonist and depicted some pretty comical scenes on “Capital Hell”. For Roll Call’s 60th anniversary today, Tapper gifted his alma mater with this — and we …
Weekend Picks: Hot Hot Heat
It’s hot, we know. But remember that one time you were stuck in DC’s coldest winter of the last 120 years and were wailing about whether you’d ever be warm again? Welcome to summer! But because we’re sympathetic we’ve rounded up some weekend activities with a range of outdoor AND AC enclosed events.
Hyper Hill: Jeb!
Jeb keeps millennials in mind, using social media to help launch his presidential campaign announcement [and an exclamation point] Greece bailout negotiations [messing with the Dow] Need a summer hobby? [Consider bocce] Stay chill, soup lovers [gazpachIT] Is there anything T-Swift [can’t do?] Photo by Nathan Jones submitted to the …
Hyper Hill: Worthy in Suburbia
10 suburban restaurants you should [visit the burbs to experience] DC got real nerdy this weekend [and the photos are awesome] Kendrick Lamar kicked Sweetgreen’s CEO [off the stage this weekend] Storms in the DMV area were destructive [but did produce cool photos] Photo by John Sonderman submitted to the …
Congrats to CQ Roll Call!
The MDDC Press Awards confirmed what we already knew: CQ Roll Call is awesome. CQ Roll Call brought five awards to Capitol Hill. Hill Navigator columnist Rebecca Gale was awarded second place for business reporting for “The Other Back Room: Breastfeeding on Capitol Hill” (Roll Call, Feb. 2, 2014). Roll …
Little Presidential Campaign Souvenirs Finally Get Their Day
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 …
Dana Perino Can See the Future
Dana Perino recalled a sweet childhood declaration that turned out to be true in this preview of her upcoming book: “My parents said that when I got home to Denver, I stood on the milk box under our flag and proclaimed that one day I was going to work in …
Hyper Hill: April Showers
VRE is expanding its service [so expect happier NoVa citizens] A man tried to scale the White House fence last night [sixth attempt overall this year] WHCD wants you to remember it’s [raising money for a good cause] Rain [and stuff] Photo by Kevin Wolf
Celebrities: They’re Just Like Us!
They’re in DC! via They visit Adams Morgan! via They take selfies at an unimpressive distance from White House! Shailene and I are shooting in front of the White House today! #Snowden pic.twitter.com/ArtG9B29bw — Joseph Gordon-Levitt (@hitRECordJoe) April 7, 2015 They’re filming their future feature film, Snowden! via What a …
Congressional Basketball Was a Thing
Meredith Shiner at Yahoo Politics published an awesome piece about a time when members would work together … to shoot hoops. “Eventually, the Four O’Clock Caucus, also known as the Members Basketball Association (MBA), would disband, with many of its alumni rising up the ranks to run Washington. But in …