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Usain Bolt proved again last night that trying to keep up with him is an exercise in futility. While that’s true, maybe we can be inspired by his speed and try to pick up the pace ever so slightly. Here are our top 5 things in DC that could use even …

What the presidential candidates could learn from Olympians The 2016 presidential campaign cycle isn’t exactly showing the world America’s good side. We’ve nominated two of the least popular candidates in history and neither seems to be significantly improving their standing. Polls show that Hillary is not trusted by the public and incapable …

Amelia Bedelia takes D.C. Ends Up Getting Arrested Multiple Times In an Effort to be the Hill’s Best Intern D.C. speaks its own language (and it usually sounds like we are practicing the alphabet). Add that to typical (read: painful) office jargon and it can be nearly impossible to understand …

S-3 Public Affairs last night proved that Bryant Row + S-3 Group = fantastic things. Earlier this year, our own Amos Snead’s Bryant Row joined forces with S-3 Group creating a full-service public affairs firm anchored by seasoned, media-savvy Capitol Hill veterans. The firm marks the future of public affairs …

For those of you who are on Spring Break, your heads are totally filled with pollen, are experiencing a sugar crash from the Starbucks Cherry Blossom Frappuccino or are just not paying attention… Something pretty cool happened in Congress this week. Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton became friends …

Daylight Saving Time + March Madness = why are we even working this week? Oh and then the Metro shuts down. Between these things, studies estimate nearly $6 billion in lost productivity or revenue. Seriously. $6 billion. That’s real money, even to Trump. NBC News shares a new report that, …

It was really terrific Donald Trump is refusing to attend tonight’s Republican Presidential debate, the last before the Iowa caucuses, because of what he feels was “unfair” treatment by moderator Megyn Kelly back in August 2015. Donald was not too keen on some of the questions he was asked. Lucky …

President Obama is preparing for his final State of the Union address. Pete Souza has been busy Instagramming about it for a week, but the preparation on Capitol Hill is something to behold. From the set up in Statuary Hall to the fact check documents and shareable graphics that press …

Congress is almost (fingers crossed) out of town for the year which means the staff exodus is not too far behind. We know it can be really tough to find the time for solid Christmas shopping between all of the receptions and working weekends trying to fund the government, but …

Paul Ryan started making things real this weekend tapping Dave Hoppe as his choice for Chief-of-Staff in the new Office of the Speaker. Who else will move moving into the Capitol Office suites? Brendan Buck – This will be familiar territory for Brendan. It’s likely he will be swapping Longworth …