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The National Press Foundation recently celebrated forty years of distinguished journalism which was a perfect opportunity for us to showcase our distinguished journalistic skills as well.

Congratulations are in order for the winners of the 2015 National Press Foundation (NPF) awards, as the highly anticipated list was just released. Where Washington is the hub of the most important decisions made in our country, it is the NPF that allows the news of Washington and the world …

Nats Beat the Braves and the Members Beat the Press for Second Year in a Row at CWSG. Supreme Court Scheduled to Make Big Decisions. One Idea that can Replace the Confederate Flag? Obama Takes Home a Big Win on Trade Policy.

We’re going to the CWSG tonight. Are you? If you haven’t gotten your ticket yet maybe this pregame chatter will get your ticket finger clicking. PRESS: Lisa Desjardins (@LisaDNews): “I have been carrying around my glove all day in our newsroom. Cannot wait.” Elise Foley (@elisefoley) : “One of the great …

There have been a lot of reactions to The Hill’s 50 Most Beautiful List, a tradition 11 years in the running, but we’ve collected a few of the best here. Enjoy. Best Use of Smarmy Sarcasm “Scientifically speaking, the most beautiful person on the hill would be a well-oiled sailor …

We feel bad for anyone who took the OVER on the 50 minute over/under for the Washington Press Club Foundation Annual Congressional Dinner last night. Major Garrett kept things moving quickly and all the guests were rolling out of their chairs laughing at Senator Heidi Heitkamp and Congressman Jason Chaffetz. From …

Big news in Cantorland. [via Politico] Veteran Republican operative Doug Heye is joining Majority Leader Eric Cantor’s press office as deputy chief of staff. Heye, who was most recently an adviser to the Iowa Republican party, fills the spot of Brad Dayspring, who left the Virginia Republican’s office and joined …

Mike Allen’s Playbook broke the news: “REALLY!?!” – White House Correspondents’ Association President David Jackson of USA Today and Vice President Caren Bohan of Reuters will announce today that the entertainer for the scholarship dinner on April 30 will be … SETH MEYERS, “Saturday Night Live” head writer, and anchor …

According to several Capitol Hill sources, Rep. Aaron Schock [R-Gym] is seeking a Communications Director to manage his “high-profile and aggressive press operation.” We’re told applicants must have graduate degree in primping and be able to tie a Windsor knot in the dark. Applicants must also be well-read and have …

Bob Woodward’s best work might have been 38 years ago, but that doesn’t mean his ability to speculate is dated. [atta boy] Woodward’s latest speculation: It sent the political world into a tizzy yesterday when Bob Woodward told CNN’s John King, in his familiar robotic monotone, that Hillary Clinton and …

As Augusta approaches … AP: Tiger Woods ESPN Interview To Air Sunday Night UPDATE: Fleischer no longer working with Woods (h/t Jennifer Moire)

It’s a question both the right and left are asking. After GQ magazine ran excerpts of his new book “Speech-less: Tales of a White House Survivor,” Latimer found himself a target of both the right and the left for telling tales out of school. Among the tidbits that drew attention …