Jason Dick
Bio:
Jason Dick is the House editor for Roll Call and coordinates Congressional leadership coverage of Capitol Hill. He previously was editor of National Journal Daily and its predecessor publication, CongressDaily. He began his journalism career in Washington at National Journal’s environmental news daily, GreenWire, in 1998. A native of Arizona and a resident of Capitol Hill, he has also worked for the AmeriCorps program in West Virginia, and taught in Arizona and West Virginia.
Stories by Jason Dick:
April 30, 2013
Because things weren’t weird enough in the special election for South Carolina’s 1st District House seat, what with satirist Stephen Colbert’s sister taking on the world’s foremost Appalachian Trail hiker, now Hustler publisher Larry Flynt has entered the picture.
April 30, 2013
Pity the tourists who made this week their preferred time to visit the nation’s capital:
April 29, 2013
Illustrator R.J. Matson’s latest cartoon needs a caption. With Congress passing legislation with all deliberate speed last week to blunt the effect of the sequester’s FAA layoffs — just in time for them to head to the airports we might add — there are any number of good captions awaiting our readers’ wit.
April 29, 2013
Thanks to the many readers who contributed captions for last week’s Capitol Quip contest. Here’s the winning entry as voted by readers of Heard on the Hill.
April 29, 2013
One of the most famous public scoldings of a U.S. president was weather-related.
April 26, 2013
“Sports and sporting events have a way of bringing people together,” Librarian of Congress James Billington said Friday, surveying the crowd of sports broadcasters and fans at the library’s celebration marking the acquisition of former Washington Senators play-by-play man Bob Wolff’s audio-visual recordings.
April 26, 2013
Even presidents have to wait sometimes.
April 26, 2013
It’s very exciting when Congress lets out for recess. The more experienced members know to be careful when making their exit from the Capitol. The newbies? Crash. Bang. Watch your step, Rep. Joe Garcia!
April 25, 2013
Politics is such a part of the lifeblood of Washington, D.C., that sometimes people forget there is a city beyond the Capitol Dome and White House.
April 24, 2013
The folks over at the Smithsonian Museum of America History on Wednesday set up a nifty “Smithsonian on the Hill” event in the foyer of the Rayburn House Office Building. Among the artifacts will be stuff familiar to anyone who grew up watching “Sesame Street” or the “Indiana Jones” movies.
April 24, 2013
Five finalists for this week’s caption contest are speeding your way. Now it’s your turn to vote.
April 24, 2013
We think we’ve found the source of the low voter turnout (10 percent) in Tuesday’s Washington, D.C., special election:
April 23, 2013
Apparently, all Sen. Max Baucus wanted to do was get through Tuesday morning’s hearing before starting to inform his staff and close allies he was retiring.
April 22, 2013
Our friends over at H Street cocktail hub Church & State are releasing their new Seven Deadly Sin Menu.
April 22, 2013
This photo from our own Douglas Graham caught our eye on Monday:
April 21, 2013
Thanks to the many readers who contributed captions for last week’s Capitol Quip contest. Here’s the winning entry as voted by readers of Heard on the Hill.
April 21, 2013
Illustrator R.J. Matson’s latest cartoon needs a caption. With the Senate providing the public a civics lesson on filibuster rules recently, there should be ample fodder for captions.
April 19, 2013
Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn., who made his bones as head writer for “Saturday Night Live” and worked his way to federal office, knows how to work a crowd.
April 17, 2013
The death last weekend of a former Democratic House member from Ohio named Charlie Wilson got an outsized share of social media attention — almost certainly because people thought he might have been the over-the-top colorful congressman from Texas.
April 17, 2013
Here are the five finalists for this week’s caption contest. Now it’s your turn to vote.
April 17, 2013
Here’s a little slice of Washington, D.C., that’s not entirely depressing: TruOrleans, a New Orleans restaurant on H Street NE, shows love for Boston.
April 14, 2013
Home-grown beer producer DC Brau celebrates its two-year anniversary Monday at Meridian Pint, an opportunity to thank the brew gods for two of Washington’s sudsiest local firms.
April 14, 2013
The Senate continues to debate gun legislation, which means there should be plenty of ammo for this week’s Capitol Quip caption contest.
April 12, 2013
Thanks to the many readers who contributed captions for last week’s Capitol Quip contest. Here’s the winning entry as voted by readers of Heard on the Hill.
April 12, 2013
Fire up the Hot Tub Time Machine!
