Bipartisan baseline [Nats] How much do you really know about Lincoln [facts] Can you spell ‘Knaidel’ [winner] Photo by Kevin Wolf

Meet Rochelle Behrens. Rochelle Behrens was working in politics in DC when she created The Shirt – a button down shirt that doesn’t gape at the bust. If you’re a professional lady in DC, you have been there, but have never had a solution outside of tape or flashing your co-workers on the regular. Knowing that she wasn’t the only one facing this problem, Behrens created The Shirt which quickly gained popularity and sells in higher end boutique stores. Recently however, The Shirt team has launched a kickstarter campaign to make it more readily available. Behrens was able to sit down with FamousDC for a quick chat on how she’s revolutionizing DC women’s fashion and how YOU can help by supporting your local shirt designer on kickstarter.

Elise Foley’s hashtag, #FakeDCBars, took over Twitter last night and it hasn’t stopped. Some of our favorites: [View the story “#FakeDCBars We Would Drink At” on Storify]

You know that feeling you get when you meet someone and know that they’ll be successful and famous one day soon? We mean, like really famous – not just FamousDC. We’re talking about those times when we first met Brent Colburn, Jonathan Martin, Pam Brown, Kevin Madden, Jackie Kucinich, Chris Cillizza and Jaime Harrison. Washington, D.C. launches famous careers almost daily. So we decided to ask our contacts on the hill, downtown and some seasoned reporters for their thoughts on DC reporters we should all know. We received a lot of recommendations and narrowed down the list to ten journalists. Below you’ll meet them and learn what folks around town love about the next generation of rock stars. They also answered a few questions regarding their hometowns, just how they got into journalism and other tidbits to help you get to know them a little better. FamousDC presents: 10 DC Reporters You Should Know 10. Julia Ioffe, The New Republic What DC is saying: “If you want to know what Americans should be paying attention to on the global stage, look no further than Julia. Her insights are brilliant and a good reminder of the important role the United States serves as a global superpower. Plus, her twitter feed proves that brevity is indeed the soul of wit.” Hometown? Moscow/Columbia, MD How did you get into journalism? I was studying for the LSAT my senior year of college, and realized that my brain just doesn’t work the right way for this stuff, so I thought: what am I good at? My answer: writing papers. Luckily, the New Yorker’s fact-checking department was looking for a Russian speaker. Who is your role model? My mom. She’s a professor of medicine, travels the world giving lectures on gynecologic pathology, is a gourmet chef, oenophile, and a snappy dresser. A professional woman and a bon vivant. Name one thing that your readers likely don’t know about you. I used to be a flamenco dancer, and I have a potty mouth. Follow Julia on Twitter 9. Mike Catalini, National Journal What the newsroom is saying: “Mike would never tell you this because he’s too modest, but he’s a real power center insider the NJ newsroom. His work ethic and smarts have earned him the respect, and ear, of some of the newsroom’s senior leaders.” “Sure, everyone’s looking to Mike for his political insights – I’m hoping he’s tweeting fantasy football tips this fall…” Hometown? Bensalem, Pa. (Suburban Philly/PA-08) How did you get into journalism?  I tried out for the newspaper in college at Penn State and got hooked after covering the near-closure of the local hospital. Who is your role model? Gene Foreman, the former managing editor of the Philadelphia Inquirer and a professor of mine in college, is the journalistic voice I hear inside my head when I write and report. Is this accurate, fair, complete, concise? Name one thing that your readers likely don’t know about you.  I’m a decent cook. I have two specialities: homemade bread and homemade pasta. Follow Mike on Twitter

TEDx comes to DC tonight [talks] Test yourself [spelling bee] Anthony Weiner [unchanged] Photo by Fred King

Bachmann not running [re-election] Can you say ladies? [bread winners] The debate continues [America’s dog] Photo by J. Sonder

WaPo’s Ashley Halsey III: D.C. Puts Price on Speeding, $29.5 Million. That box and the cameras inside it have generated 61,061 speeding tickets in the past seven months, transferring $8.1 million from the wallets of K Street drivers into the District’s treasury. The cameras, which sit where four lanes of …

Memorial Day comics [ben-day] CNN gets hip [BuzzFeed] Redefining success [commencement] Photo by Noe Todorovich

Y’all have fun out there.

Can you really make a champagne food truck?, happy anniversary to Molly and Matt Haase, according to the Jerusalem Post @BuzzFeedBen is the world’s 28th most influential Jew, Neil Chatterjee and Sen. Boxer are besties, Khristyn Brimmeier joined Global Strategy Group, it’s cannon ball time according to Sara Croom, Elise Foley …

DC arts gets a little shake up [rundown] Jonathan Martin heads to NY Times [POLITICO] New drinks for the long weekend [mixing] Photo by J. Sonder

Today is definitely not a day to walk and text while crossing the street. Photo by Chris Paulitz

WikiLeaks documentation in DC [secrets] Elephants get a new roommate [zoo] FamousDC probably getting audited [IRS] Morning Joe photographer [camera] Photo by Melodious

That’s right DC, get ready for your own flight test and be prepared to soar. Or splash. Either way, you’ll end up a winner at Red Bull’s Flugtag. This year, Red Bull’s Flugtag is coming to National Harbor’s Southpointe Waterfront on September 21st. If you’ve ever seen these contests where …

Ready for take off? [Red Bull] Sites you should be reading in DC [interwebs] Anthony Weiner video [song] Photo by Noe Todorovich