Twitter is currently defending itself from a "denial of service" attack:  [we didn’t know what it was either] …an attempt to make a computer resource unavailable to its intended users. This means Twitter joins millions of users [congressional constituents] across the country who are unable to get the proper resources …

Let the rap battle begin.

There is no reason to freak out. Twitter isn’t working and you still have six and a half hours left at work. Here are a few sites to help you kill time until you’re back up and tweeting again: Deadspin Vanity Fair’s write-up of Mad Men FishbowlDC U Do the …

Yesterday we told you that Congress accidentally slipped in a few extra dollars in order to buy some fancy jet airplanes that will be used to shuttle them around the globe.  Now we find out that Congress was even more generous than we originally thought. The House Appropriations Committee put …

While other Democrats are getting an earful from constituents at town halls, Sen. Gillibrand wisely heads to one of the most expensive zip codes in the nation and befriends a well dressed pocket squared reporter (?) at a local market. Wikipedia "The Sagaponack ZIP code (11962), although not synonymous with …

We hardly knew you. So the WaPo’s Mouthpiece Theater wasn’t a hit, so what? Chris Cillizza and Dana Milbank were trying something different – and in these times, you have to. The Fix was nice enough to let his readers and fans know of the changes. The Fix: A Word …

NBC Washington thinks it’s a tacky monstrosity.  We tend to think it’s the Liberace of Presidential birthday cakes.

We couldn’t help but notice how similar Roll Call’s new "Tax and Trade: 10 Staffers to Know" logo looked to that of the popular TV show Mad Men. Is there subliminal messaging going on here? Did Roll Call do this in anticipation of comparing staffers to the characters on the …

No returns [tools ] French press [thirsty ] Biking [THAT girl ] DC [beer ]

If it’s not going to be a fist-bump, it might as well be a chunked deuce. Roll Call’s HOH: Rep. André Carson’s sideways peace sign, which he flashed as he descended the steps of the Capitol on Thursday, certainly got our attention. The symbol — the traditional V-shaped peace sign, …

Roll Call: Obama’s Charm School Is in Session Max Baucus: “It was a, really, a wonderful meeting, led by a terrific man, our president, Barack Obama,” Baucus said. “And one of the Senators was saying to me as we walked out, ‘You know, it’s just so wonderful to hear him …

Months after ripping the CEOs of the Big Three automakers for traveling to Washington, D.C., by private jet, the House approved nearly $200 million for the Air Force to buy three elite Gulfstream jets for ferrying top government officials and Members of Congress. Because if you’re a nation in a …

Always up for a new venture, Jesse Ventura has decided to become the latest King of Conspiracy Theories.  [truther] A television production company announced Tuesday that the former Minnesota governor will host "Conspiracy Theories With Jesse Ventura" on cable’s truTV, a Turner Broadcasting System channel. The launch of the program …

What will Jay-Z have to say about this? Check out DJ Lungren about two minutes in.

Congratulations to all the creative Facebookers who are using the Obama Joker poster as their profile picture. [very clever]