Stories by Emily Cahn:
Feb. 26, 2013
It’s been seven years since Rich Zipperer worked for longtime Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner on Capitol Hill, but the pair remain close.
Feb. 24, 2013
Demonstrations are a dime a dozen on Capitol Hill, but it’s not every day that a group shows up to protest the actions of a Hill staffer.
Feb. 22, 2013
In an effort to better educate Capitol Hill staffers on the pressing legislative issues in the new Congress, the Congressional Research Service hosted a two-day seminar during recess week featuring the think tank’s top experts in policy areas such as immigration, gun control and tax policy.
Feb. 15, 2013
File this under things HOH never would have guessed in a million years:Rep. Tom Price, R-Ga., is a Taylor Swift fan.
Feb. 14, 2013
“Serve him a little bit, guys!” Rep. Grace F. Napolitano tells the congressional staffers milling about her Longworth office as a visitor arrives.
Feb. 14, 2013
Amber Cottle learned — in the best way possible — that if at first you don’t succeed, try, try again.
Feb. 5, 2013
Daniel Bloom, a longtime Capitol Hill staffer for Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner whose mentorship helped launch the careers of many current and former Capitol Hill staffers, died Jan. 23 after losing a battle with non-Hodgkin lymphoma. He was 57.
Feb. 5, 2013
Hill staffers gathered in the Capitol Visitor Center on Tuesday to screen the Academy Award-nominated documentary “Inocente,” the moving story of a teenage undocumented immigrant who attempts to overcome years of homelessness and abuse to realize her dream of becoming an artist.
Feb. 5, 2013
Former Rep. Cardiss Collins, D-Ill., the first African-American woman to represent Illinois and who spent much of her 12 terms on Capitol Hill fighting for racial and gender equity, died over the weekend due to natural causes, according to her successor, Democratic Rep. Danny K. Davis. She was 81.
Feb. 4, 2013
Michael Schwartz, longtime chief of staff to Sen. Tom Coburn and a devout Catholic who was passionate in his crusade against abortion, died Sunday after succumbing to Lou Gehrig’s disease. He was 63.
Feb. 3, 2013
Pity the lesser prairie chicken.
Feb. 3, 2013
Democratic Rep. Michael M. Honda’s California constituents will have a big say in what the congressman’s new website will look like.
Feb. 1, 2013
Barney Bush, the well-known — if sometimes controversial — Scottish terrier of former President George W. Bush and first lady Laura Bush, died Friday after losing a battle with lymphoma. He was 12.5 years old.
Jan. 31, 2013
Christopher Van Hollen Sr., a former U.S. ambassador to Sri Lanka, long-serving member of the Foreign Service and father of Maryland Democratic Rep. Chris Van Hollen, died Wednesday night, according to the congressman’s office. He was 90.
Jan. 30, 2013
Netflix’s new political drama “House of Cards” is set to premiere later this week, and the stars of the series were on hand at the Newseum on Tuesday night to premiere the show’s first episode.
Jan. 29, 2013
Americans for Tax Reform President Grover Norquist said Tuesday that there’s a simple way to solve the D.C. statehood conflict that’s been roiling in the city for decades: Unless D.C.’s land is retro-ceded to Virginia or Maryland, District residents should not be required to pay federal taxes.
Jan. 25, 2013
The Washington Nationals organization announced Thursday that a yet-to-be-named, fifth president will be added to the much-adored fourth-inning spectacle that is the Presidents Race.
Jan. 24, 2013
If you can’t cry, you might as well laugh.
Jan. 18, 2013
You might not see him, but you’ll definitely hear him on Inauguration Day.
Jan. 17, 2013
People looking to score scalped tickets to the Jan. 21 presidential inaugural ceremonies likely will be out of luck. Craigslist and eBay have agreed to police the attempted sale of the coveted tickets on their websites.
Jan. 16, 2013
In an effort to motivate Americans to get out and serve during Saturday’s National Day of Service, the Presidential Inaugural Committee and the location-based social-networking application Foursquare have teamed up to offer some digital swag for those who participate in a volunteer project.
Jan. 15, 2013
Members of Congress took to the House floor Tuesday morning to read the secular scripture that is the United States Constitution, an effort to remind them of the institution’s guiding principles as the 113th Congress gets under way.
Jan. 11, 2013
Attention ladies: If you’re looking for a show-stopping gown for your Inauguration Day soirees, you might want to take a pass on the Rent the Runway pop-up shop currently occupying LivingSocial’s Chinatown event space.
Jan. 11, 2013
Were you snubbed by Ticketmaster in your quest for seats to the inaugural ball and the Inauguration Day parade? Are you weary of the throngs of tourists that will descend on the District on Inauguration Day and clog up our already taxed commuting system?
Jan. 8, 2013
Following a particularly challenging week in the Capitol during the fiscal cliff debate, Republican Rep. Mark Amodei says he’s relishing the opportunity to head back to his Northern Nevada district over the recess to be among “normal people.”
