If a rainbow shows up in DC and wasn’t Instagrammed 12,000 times – did it really happen? #NATIONAL Do you love dogs and weapons? Then the TSA’s Instagram is for you; Emmy nominations: who got robbed?; If soccer injuries were real life; we’re irrationally peeved about this guy and his …

The US Secretary of State Dog, Ben (aka DiploMutt) is on Twitter. He hasn’t Tweeted, but we’re keeping a close eye out for any instances of “Woof” and “Bark” in our feed. h/t Morgan Gress Happy First Birthday to my dog Ben. @DiploMutt apparently an Earth Day baby. He keeps …

Did you fear that sleep deprivation was causing you to hallucinate and see fury animals running around the halls of the Cannon House Caucus Building? Don’t worry, it was actually Pet Night on Capitol Hill. No political barking, just bipartisan paw shaking. The Animal Health Institute celebrated its 17th annual …

Football week [one] Congrats, grad! [doggie in a cap + gown] Dog swim [public pools] Dennis Rodman = Kim Jong Un spokesperson [baby] Maryland / Maryland [secession] UMD Scholarship for 9:30 [bouncer] Moon probe launch from [Virginia] You’ll have to wait 24 hours to get that leaping dolphin [tattoos] Photo …

Bob Woodward’s big [adventure] Inflation spares no fairy [tooth prices] Cutest new [DC cop] Like a Hollywood house bus tour, only [less famous] Photo by Noe Todorovich

Last time Barack Obama took a run at the White House, he promised his daughters a dog. Does 2012 come with the same kind of promise? PARADE: One of our readers said that she wanted to know from you “Have you discussed with Mr. Obama his plans to run for …

We shared this via Twitter last night, but had to post on the site. h/t mosesngone Note: That dog is not related to this dog.

It’s good to be Bo. Bo is the Sixteen Hundred Dollar Dog, according to Barack Obama’s newly released financial disclosure form for 2009. In the White House’s reckoning, that’s the market value of the dog the Obama family received as a gift from the late Sen. Ted Kennedy and his …

We all have different priorities: @allenfuller President gives a prime time speech and the top trending topic on Twitter is "Taco Bell Chihuahua." Welcome to governing. And just who in their right mind would Twitter about something like that and not listen to the President? @THE_REAL_SHAQ Rip taco bell dog, …

Michael Vick was released from prison early this morning.  [woof]

David Axelrod is a genius…and not just because of his stache.  By convincing Obama to choose Joe Biden as his Vice President, he ensured that no matter what his already-oratorically-gifted boss says, Biden will always make him look good in comparison.  [dog days] Here’s Biden’s latest gem, this one at …

Barney, President Bush’s dog, was fed up with the treatment his daddy (W) has been receiving from the mainstream media and finally took matters into his own paws [actually, mouth] today. He bit a Reuters reporter. Barney quietly walked away, but was very open with the media when later asked …