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French Connection

March 13, 12 a.m.

While House Administration Chairman Bob Ney (R-Ohio) has instituted “Freedom Fries” in the cafeterias to express his displeasure with a certain country, it turns out that the lawmaker’s own French roots are pretty deep.

Blonds Have More Fun?

March 12, 12 a.m.

On a day when he was coming under fire over comments he made about Jewish-Americans, a weary-sounding Rep. Jim Moran (D-Va.) returned a call to HOH to clear up another more mundane matter.

Dude, Dayton Is Mad

March 10, 12 a.m.

Sen. Mark Dayton (D-Minn.) has a message for the folks at Dell Computer Corp.: Dude, you should have paid more attention to my phone calls looking for technical support.

Coleman Grill-ed

March 6, 12 a.m.

In a private rebuffing somewhat akin to a college hazing, freshman Sen. Norm Coleman (R-Minn.) got a bit of a tongue-lashing from Sen. John Breaux (D-La.) at a closed-door meeting of centrists on Tuesday.

Another Switch?

March 5, 12 a.m.

Party-switching Sen. Jim Jeffords (I-Vt.) had a little trouble remembering his current party affiliation during an event Friday to promote his new book at Politics & Prose.

Gods and Press Secretaries

March 3, 12 a.m.

Ken Johnson, the outspoken spokesman for House Energy and Commerce Chairman Billy Tauzin (R-La.), made quite a scene at a meeting of GOP communicators last week.

Whodunit?

Feb. 27, 12 a.m.

Whodunit? Senate Democrats were chuckling Wednesday after a GOP aide apparently left a copy of Majority Leader Bill Frist’s (R-Tenn.) semi-secret plan for the floor schedule for the next six weeks lying near the chamber.

All About the Benjamins

Feb. 26, 12 a.m.

In a development that may make his long-shot presidential campaign even more quixotic, Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-Ohio) has just $7,892 sitting in his House campaign account.

It’s the Book, Stupid

Feb. 24, 12 a.m.

In addition to working on a new political drama for HBO and snagging a cameo in the new movie “Old School” starring Will Farrell, James Carville has signed a deal with Simon & Schuster to pen a new book advising Democrats on how to find their way out of the political wilderness.

Political Food Fight

Feb. 17, 12 a.m.

There was a very interesting menu when Senate Republicans held a closed-door Conference meeting as they worked late into the night Wednesday to fight a filibuster against the judicial nomination of Miguel Estrada.

Unholy Alliance?

Feb. 13, 12 a.m.

Attention all conspiracy theorists who despair about “one-world” government: It’s starting to look like the Rockefellers and Mellons are taking over the Senate Select Intelligence Committee.

Lieberman Dish

Feb. 12, 12 a.m.

Sen. Joe Lieberman (D-Conn.) was spotted Monday lunching with AFL-CIO President John Sweeney in a quiet section of the Phoenix Park Hotel, becoming just the latest presidential candidate to court organized labor in advance of the 2004 race.

Leave No Secretary Behind?

Feb. 10, 12 a.m.

Democrats have been chuckling about a letter they received last week from Education Secretary Rod Paige that suggests the nation’s top educator may need to head back to school.

Foot in Mouth

Feb. 6, 12 a.m.

Since he’s a nuclear physicist by training, Rep. Vernon Ehlers (R-Mich.) can justifiably claim to be a rocket scientist.

Pelosi Cuts the Rug

Feb. 5, 12 a.m.

The highlight of the House Democratic retreat in Pennsylvania, according to attendees, was Minority Whip Nancy Pelosi (Calif.) dancing with two longtime rivals, Reps. John Dingell (Mich.) and Bob Menendez (N.J.).

First the Majority, Now This?

Feb. 3, 12 a.m.

Senate Minority Leader Thomas Daschle (D-S.D.) poked fun at President Bush’s long-ago drunk driving arrest and even joked about some ambulance-chasing by Sen. John Edwards (D-N.C.) at “The Funniest Celebrity in Washington” contest last week.

State of the Media Is Angry

Jan. 30, 12 a.m.

President Bush raised some eyebrows — and bruised plenty of egos — among the media elite when he called in just 11 conservative newspaper and magazine columnists for off-the-record chats one day before the State of the Union.

Left-Wing ‘West Wing’?

Jan. 29, 12 a.m.

Republican eyebrows were raised last week when an e-mail promoting the fact that NBC’s “The West Wing” was in the D.C. area shooting scenes for next season seemed to confirm suspicions that the show has a clear liberal bias.

Elton’s Song

Jan. 27, 12 a.m.

In his rush to support a potential war in Iraq, Rep. Elton Gallegly (R-Calif.) has apparently misplaced his copy of the Constitution.

Hello, Strom

Jan. 20, 12 a.m.

Upon hearing that President Bush visited injured military personnel at Walter Reed Army Medical Center on Friday, HOH wanted to know whether the commander in chief paid a visit to former Sen. Strom Thurmond (R-S.C.).

Daschle’s State of the Union

Jan. 16, 12 a.m.

In a harbinger of the aggressive attack that Senate Minority Leader Thomas Daschle (S.D.) plans to launch on President Bush’s legislative agenda over the next two years, the Democrat is quietly planning a major economic speech that will serve as a pre-emptive strike against the president’s State of the Union address.

Byrd’s Land Grab

Jan. 15, 12 a.m.

Byrd’s Land Grab. Sen. Robert Byrd’s (D-W.Va.) demand for more office space in the Capitol may result in the powerful lawmaker taking over a chunk of the “Refectory,” the historic dining hall on the first floor that has served lawmakers and tourists since the mid-19th century.

Lotta Seating Assignments

Jan. 13, 12 a.m.

With speculation swirling that Sen. Trent Lott is going to find ways to get back at President Bush for helping to push the Mississippi Republican out of the Majority Leader job, Hill aides are buzzing about one lever Lott could exploit to get some revenge.

Hillary Sacks New Jersey

Jan. 9, 12 a.m.

If Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.) launches a presidential campaign in 2008 (or sooner), she may have a hard time carrying the neighboring state of New Jersey.

Byrds of a Feather

Jan. 8, 12 a.m.

Sens. Trent Lott (R-Miss.) and Robert Byrd (D-W.Va.), two men who have gotten into hot water for race-related remarks in the past couple of years, have something else in common: They’re both likely to get fancy titles that will enable them to keep their taxpayer-funded cars and chauffeurs.

Unguided Missile

Jan. 6, 12 a.m.

As House Republicans get ready to dole out their committee assignments this week, French President Jacques Chirac had better hope that irascible Rep.-elect Bill Janklow (R-S.D.) doesn’t wind up on the International Relations Committee.