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HOH’s One-Minute Recess: Cradle of Love

May 27, 12 p.m.

Every new momma loves showing off photos of her newborn baby — and Rep. Linda Sánchez is no different.

HOH's One-Minute Recess: ISO COS

May 26, 11:18 a.m.

Ladies, you still have a chance. Scott Hoeflich, chief of staff to Sen. Arlen Specter (Pa.), was the subject of this weekend’s Date Lab, the matchmaking feature in the Washington Post — but despite hitting it off with his date, the eligible bachelor is still just that.

Heard on the Hill: Gone to the Birds

May 26, 12 a.m.

Hawks are taking over Capitol Hill — and we don’t mean the war-mongering kind or the budget-slashing sort, either.

HOH’s One-Minute Recess: Pelosi’s Take Your Daughter to Work Day

May 22, 12:32 p.m.

Among the gaggle of reporters facing Speaker Nancy Pelosi during her testy news conference this morning, there was at least one friendly face.

HOH’s One-Minute Recess: A Doctor in the Senate

May 21, 12:34 p.m.

Who knew so many 20-something female staffers were interested in the work of the Senate Republican Policy Committee?

Heard on the Hill: Battle of the Bow Ties

May 21, 12 a.m.

Don’t mess with ... Portland?
Rep. Earl Blumenauer is readying to lay a smack-down on Newsweek contributing editor George Will after the columnist made disparaging comments about the Oregon Democrat’s hometown in a recent opinion piece.

HOH’s One-Minute Recess: A Whale of a Time

May 20, 12:02 p.m.

When actor Pierce Brosnan came to a Capitol Hill reception on Tuesday evening to lobby for whale conservation, there really was only one question worth asking: How would James Bond save the whales?

Heard on the Hill: Top Dog

May 20, 12 a.m.

President Barack Obama, Vice President Joseph Biden and first dog Bo Obama are about to be featured in comic book form — and we have a sneaking feeling that the famous Portuguese water dog might upstage his master.

HOH’s One-Minute Recess: Hot Tickets

May 19, 12:03 p.m.

Monday night’s Bruce Springsteen concert might have been packed with lawmakers, but one Member of Congress is concerned about those regular peeps who were left out in the cold.

Heard on the Hill: And He’ll Huff ...

May 19, 12 a.m.

Like the boy who cried wolf, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid doesn’t always get the response he wants when he issues threats of a dreaded weekend session.

HOH’s One-Minute Recess: Call Off the Dogs

May 18, 12:22 p.m.

This week sees a Congressional holiday that would make Newman from “Seinfeld” proud.

Heard on the Hill: Oh No She Didn’t

May 18, 12 a.m.

Looks like somebody can’t take a joke. A Thursday meeting of the House Homeland Security Committee turned into a Golden State spat when Rep. Laura Richardson (D-Calif.) took umbrage at a tongue-in-cheek remark by Rep. Dan Lungren (R-Calif.).

HOH’s One-Minute Recess: Hot Off the Presses

May 15, 12:19 p.m.

Most people thought the big drama on Thursday was Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) accusing the CIA of lying. But the real fireworks happened right after Pelosi’s bombshell news conference, when a reporter and a photographer got into a high-profile verbal scuffle that ended with the reporter shouting obscenities.

HOH’s One-Minute Recess: Zoo in the Swamp

May 14, 12:17 p.m.

Cute kids and fluffy animals are classic attention getters, but some Members of Congress got a reminder during a Thursday news conference that what’s supposed to be the backdrop sometimes has a way of upstaging the message.

Heard on the Hill: We Interrupt This Hearing

May 14, 12 a.m.

Of course, anyone watching Wednesday’s House Armed Services Committee hearing live over the Internet must have been riveted by the proceedings.

HOH’s One-Minute Recess: Spike, Part Two

May 13, 12 p.m.

The cheap-eats haunt of many a Member and staffer is about to get an upgrade — celebrity chef Spike Mendelsohn and his family have purchased Greek joint Zack’s Taverna on Pennsylvania Avenue.

Heard on the Hill: Idol Worship

May 13, 12 a.m.

Rep. Gwen Moore is no Simon Cowell. Unlike the cranky judge on “American Idol,” Moore had nothing but praise for one of the reality show’s finalists.

HOH’s One-Minute Recess: Another Twitter Theft Victim

May 12, 12:10 p.m.

Florida Gov. Charlie Crist (R) today joined the growing group of politicians who have officially announced a run for higher office via Twitter — but like all things on the Internet, one has to be careful to access the real thing.

Heard on the Hill: Stormy and Cantor — They Know Whips

May 12, 12 a.m.

Aside from an affinity for the camera and a touch of overexposure, porn star Stormy Daniels and House Minority Whip Eric Cantor don’t seem at first blush to have much in common.

HOH’s One-Minute Recess: Something’s Fishy

May 11, 11:58 a.m.

While much of official Washington is spending Monday morning dishing on Saturday night’s White House Correspondents’ Association dinner, HOH has the final word on the dish — the food, that is.

HOH's One-Minute Recess: C-List Stands for Congress

May 10, 11:42 a.m.

Celebrities were a dime a dozen at Saturday night’s White House Correspondents’ Dinner: There was Eva Longoria (tinier in person than you’d think), Tom Cruise (who ordered the vegetarian entree, we’re told), Natalie Portman, Sting, Kyra Sedgwick and hubby Kevin Bacon, and the list goes on.

Heard on the Hill: Blunt Impact

May 11, 12 a.m.

Rep. Roy Blunt wants to land a Senate seat, but he’s finding the terrain in the chamber more dangerous than he might have anticipated.

HOH’s One-Minute Recess: Out and About

May 8, 12:44 p.m.

Forget “State of Play” or even “Star Trek” — the hottest movie in Washington this weekend is bound to be “Outrage,” the documentary premiering Friday night that explores closeted gay public officials.

HOH’s One-Minute Recess: Slicing and Dicing

May 7, 12:10 p.m.

Sen. Tom Udall can now argue he’s the best chef in Congress.

Heard on the Hill: Invasion of the Boldfacers

May 7, 12 a.m.

Rosie, Trey, Tim, Nigel, Jess. ... It’s OK if we call you by your first names, right?

HOH’s One-Minute Recess: Songs in the Key of Congress

May 6, 11:53 a.m.

Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) wears many hats — politician, mother, author — but apparently musician isn’t one of them.

Heard on the Hill: Clay’s Divorce Drama

May 6, 12 a.m.

Rep. William Lacy Clay won over the audience as a romantic lead in the annual “Will on the Hill” performance at the Shakespeare Theatre Co.

HOH’s One-Minute Recess: Bard Is the New Barack

May 5, 12:04 p.m.

President Barack Obama might have promised a new bipartisan era in Washington, but with interparty warfare still as ugly as ever, it might be time to look to a new healer: William Shakespeare.

Heard on the Hill: Out of the Question

May 5, 12 a.m.

It’s the end of Boehner, the unplugged version. If you’re a member of the Fourth Estate, don’t bother asking House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-Ohio) to answer questions in the Congressional hallways.

HOH’s One-Minute Recess: Sole Sister

May 4, 12:01 p.m.

We didn’t think Speaker Nancy Pelosi had much in common with former Sen. Ted Stevens (R-Alaska) besides the fact that they both belong to the species homo sapiens and breathe oxygen.

Heard on the Hill: Too Hot for TV?

May 4, 12 a.m.

Rep. Jim Moran (D-Va.) doesn’t mind if couples use medication to help revitalize their love life. He just doesn’t want to hear about that medication when he turns on his television.

HOH's One-Minute Recess: Comics-palooza

May 1, 11:37 a.m.

This weekend sure is an exciting one for comic book fans — which apparently includes at least one Member of Congress.

HOH's One-Minute Recess: Just Don’t Call It Late for Dinner

April 30, 11:51 a.m.

It’s time to play Name That Pandemic! With official Washington wondering what to call the virulent strain of flu causing panic around the globe, there’s clearly a vacuum.

Heard on the Hill: Whipping Up an Appetite

April 30, 12 a.m.

Pizza? Yawn. Chinese? Been there, done that. But how about a homemade, from-scratch authentic Mexican feast cooked by a restaurateur-turned-Member? Now you’re talking.

HOH's One-Minute Recess: A Renaissance Crooner

April 29, 12:08 p.m.

Legendary performer Tony Bennett may have left his heart in San Francisco, but he’s sure taking the nation’s capital by storm.

Heard on the Hill: Work of Art

April 29, 12 a.m.

Rep. Patrick Kennedy probably could commission any renowned artist in the world to create a personal portrait of him and his father. But the Rhode Island Democrat apparently favors the artistic talents of a man whose day job is keeping Capitol Hill safe.

HOH’s One-Minute Recess: Meaning of ‘Pelosi Hair’ Not Apparent

April 28, 12:31 p.m.

A politics/pop-culture reference on Monday night’s episode of the guilty-pleasure nighttime soap opera “Gossip Girl” has opened up a heated debate: Are the writers super Washington-savvy or totally out of the loop?

Heard on the Hill: Crash Into Him

April 28, 12 a.m.

Politics is sometimes described as a full-body-contact sport. House Minority Leader John Boehner got a reminder of that on Monday, when he collided with a teenage skateboarder while strolling along Pennsylvania Avenue.

HOH’s One-Minute Recess: Mia Not in Action

April 27, 12:51 p.m.

Several Members of Congress and about a hundred advocates showed up — and were subsequently arrested — outside the Sudanese Embassy Monday morning to protest the ongoing genocide in Darfur, but the celebrity star of the movement was a no-show.

Heard on the Hill: Of Mice and Congressmen

April 27, 12 a.m.

When Rep. Tom Cole moved to the Rayburn House Office Building this year, he knew he’d be getting some new neighbors.

HOH’s One-Minute Recess: Let the Sun Shine In

April 24, 10:58 a.m.

Last time former Vice President Al Gore came to Capitol Hill to testify about global warming, the snowstorm outside didn’t exactly reinforce his hot topic. But for today’s appearance before the House Energy and Commerce Committee, Gore has a much more on-message forecast on his side: Previously chilly temps in Washington are set to soar into the 70s today, and could go as high as a sultry 90 degrees this weekend.

HOH’s One-Minute Recess: The Voice of ‘Gossip Girl’ Gets Serious

April 23, 12:12 p.m.

Wonky Sens. Russ Feingold (D-Wis.) and James Inhofe (R-Okla.) aren’t exactly known for being the hippest Members of Congress, but they’re scheduled to appear alongside one of Hollywood’s hot young actresses Thursday night at the Capitol Visitor Center.

Heard on the Hill: When the Conference is A-Rockin’…

April 23, 12 a.m.

House Republican Conference Chairman Mike Pence likes his meetings with a good beat that you can dance to. An HOH spy says the Indiana Republican often livens things up in the weekly GOP Conference meeting by blaring classic rock tunes, with Wednesday’s session punctuated by the Rolling Stones’ “Gimme Shelter.”

HOH’s One-Minute Recess: Harman Makes a (Quiet) Entrance

April 22, 12:01 p.m.

Embattled Rep. Jane Harman apparently didn’t let a little wiretapping scandal spoil her Tuesday night.

Heard on the Hill: Harman Makes a (Quiet) Entrance

April 21, 10:33 p.m.

Embattled Rep. Jane Harman apparently didn’t let a little wiretapping scandal spoil her Tuesday night.

Heard on the Hill: In Enemy Territory

April 22, 12 a.m.

Unfortunately for a guy who spent most of Tuesday with Members of Congress and members of the National Press Club, country singer Toby Keith doesn’t seem to think much of politicians or the media.

HOH’s One-Minute Recess: We Scream

April 21, 11:35 a.m.

Somewhere, Sen. Patrick Leahy is licking his chops. The Vermont Democrat, an avid fan of home state ice cream company Ben & Jerry’s, no doubt has today marked on his calendar (you know, along with investigate torture memos) as Free Cone Day.

Heard on the Hill: How Would Nancy Drew Handle It?

April 21, 12 a.m.

As a fan of the intrepid teenage sleuth, HOH sometimes asks that question when confronted with a puzzle. Little did we know, House Minority Whip Eric Cantor might, too.

HOH’s One-Minute Recess: Poster Child

April 20, 11:56 a.m.

It’s still unclear whether former Hewlett Packard CEO Carly Fiorina ultimately will challenge Barbara Boxer in next year’s Senate election, but the California Democrat isn’t waiting to get her campaign started.

Heard on the Hill: Help Me, Harry Reid, You’re My Only Hope

April 20, 12 a.m.

It’s not your typical constituent request: A woman who makes her unlikely living impersonating singer Toni Braxton (who knew that was a viable career option?) is appealing to Nevada Democrats Rep. Shelley Berkley and Sen. Harry Reid for help.