Meet Shira Toeplitz. Roll Call reporter Shira Toeplitz has been burning some rubber while covering some of the hotly contested Rust Belt races happening this election cycle. A seasoned election reporter, Toeplitz worked at POLITICO and National Journal before her tenure at Roll Call covering the redistricting and campaign trail. Luckily, Shira had time to catch up with FamousDC in between her coverage to give us a little insight to her newest project, Roll Call on the Road.

For many offices, intern hunting season has officially begun–and no this is not like “wabbit season” in Looney Toons. It is the time of year most offices begin their fall intern searches. This means it is time to gawk, chortle, snicker and generally decry some of the more…special applicants. Let …

Sometimes there is nothing we crave more than our childhood favorites.  We’re not talking Uncle Ted’s killer chili or Grandma’s unbeatable pies — we’re talking kiddie menus.  Indulgent, no-fuss, and reminiscent of simpler times.  It’s fun to be a kid.  Even if for no other reason than the chicken fingers …

    Welcome to the newest FamousDC feature called, “Intern It Down.” We’ll be posting regular intern updates from across the District and encourage you to send in your stories:[email protected] Intern It Down: Ode to The Hill Intern Congratulations! Today is your day! You’re off to Capitol Hill! You’re off, …

Welcome to Outside DC, a new blog feature for FamousDC. Here’s our thought: Washingtonians are from everywhere. The makeup of DC’s population ebbs and flows with political administrations, college enrollment, and time. Each and every one of us arrives in Washington with our histories – and our hometowns – in …

Nearly everyone has heard Speaker Boehner talk about the lessons he learned sweeping the floor of his father’s bar, but what influence to other political parents have on their kids? In today’s Roll Call, they break down the jobs of other political parents. Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) Although the Capitol …

David Almacy started the second grade, this is why political candidates have good pharmacists, do it for the kids, who is Mark DeLuca?, NFL is back, we wore jackets to work this morning, anything is legal in Ohio, hot dogs!, the legend of Lira continues, Fantasy Football time, flip flopping …

The GOP New Media Challenge is heating up and so is the language on the House Floor. Congresswoman [Lynn] Jenkins speaks in favor of a motion that would dismiss government employees who look at, download, or spread pornography on government computers. Matter of fact, some of the Congresswoman’s constituents have …

Week one of fantasy football is behind us… And he’s taking his pants off.   Be very afraid. Things didn’t go well for a lot of you.  Things were so bad for Patrick Swayze that he decided to die rather than try to rebuild his shitty team from the waiver …

If you’ve ever lived in the Midwest or know someone who has, you are well aware that the states of Kansas and Missouri do not like each other.  And by not like, we’re talking a deep-seated hatred that’s not going anywhere anytime soon.  And even though there are other huge …

Like Al Franken, on Sunday I was just hoping they’d keep finding me more points here and there.  I came up short this week just like I always do – just ask my wife.  The post season will find me watching from the sidelines screaming! Let’s do it.

Douche in DC:  Ways to be a Tourist Without Being a Douche… We spend some time discussing the Douche we all encounter every day, from every place, in every nook of our fair city… the tourist. Now, to discuss the douchiness of DC tourists is by no means a one …

Warning:  The ad you’re about to watch is awful and the production value, appalling – BUT, the concept is groovy – in a Midwest rave sort of a way. Rep Sam Graves, from the middle of nowhere Missouri, is scared that “Big City” Kay Barnes is gonna knock him out …