The President’s State of the Union (SOTU) address is one of the most important days of the year for DC political wonks. It’s an opportunity to hear from the President on his agenda, and an attempt to rally members of both Chambers to get along and do what’s best for …

We hope you have a good week. And stay warm, it is FREEZING out there.

Please try to remain calm, this blew our mind, streets that save lives, Facebooking from the bathroom, Sim City = NYC, DCist photography winners announced, hotel photo fake outs, forever faithful, FishbowlDC turned six years old, Google shuffle in effect, on to the next one, President Obama loves empanadas, EM …

Eariler today, @DCEmpanadas, a popular DC food truck, tweeted its Capitol South location. To their surprise, Obama retweeted the post. However, the retweet has already been scrubbed from Obama’s feed. Below is a screen grab of @DCEmpanadas retweeting the retweet. [confused yet?] Regardless of whether this was an accident or …

We noticed that Katy Perry visited Facebook the other day, where she hung out with Mark Zuckerberg for Nacho Wednesday in the social media giant’s cafeteria.  Few things we noted about her visit: 1) That is the greatest nacho eating outfit ever. 2) She posed with Facebook employees in what …

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The Hill’s Andrew Restuccia: House Republican to name committee rooms after sports stadiums While the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s calendar this year will be packed with sober hearings on the Obama administration’s climate change and health care policies, the panel’s chairman is instituting one informal policy that might lighten …

The Hill’s Sara Jerome: Issa to public: Which regs hurt? House Oversight Committee Chairman Darrell Issa (Calif.) is surveying the American people on which government regulations are holding them back.

Washington City Paper’s Kathryn Masterson: The Mommy-Fight Site Welcome to the D.C. Urban Moms message board. And by the way, your kid’s stroller sucks.

What would you say to the First Lady if she greeted you while on a White House tour? If you’re the guy with the beard and blue jacket who walked through earlier today, you would ask her: “Hey, where’s Ben’s Chili Bowl?” True story. He must have been nervous. Cut …

Looking for a job?  Wander on over to the Washington Times. [hiring spree] The rebirth of the conservative Washington Times is beginning this week. It’s coffers loaded with millions of dollars and driven by an ownership that wants to bring the paper back to its original form, Times editors this …

This is why we wear a helmet when we drive to work.  [wild rage] The number of drivers in the Washington region who say they frequently feel uncontrollable anger toward another driver has doubled in the past five years, according to a Washington Post poll taken last year. Almost a …

We knew members of congress loved money, but Lady Gaga? [our morning just got better] Is Sen. Tom Harkin a Lady Gaga fan? Based on an upcoming fundraiser, it sure seems that way. The Iowa Democrat is holding a fundraiser — “Citizens for Harkin” — on Feb. 24 during Gaga’s …

I get a lot of emails – everything from shopping sites to gossip columns to local blogs. It can be overwhelming! But one email this week caught my eye. A friend sent me the latest Urban Daddy nightlife roundup on “The City’s Best Chocolate Libations” and I thought, what a …