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If you work on Capitol Hill you see, hear, and overhear many things that the rest of the mortal world isn’t privy to. These privileged professionals that serve our US government acquire a wealth of knowledge that sometimes is just too good not to share. We’ve provided a platform on …

Interns are a unique breed in the human world. They’re at the bottom of the food chain, yet are crucial to its everyday functioning. They graduated with honors and are some of the brightest young minds in the industry, yet their hardest task of the day might be juggling 16 …

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 …

Recess weeks can be a blissful break for a burned out staffer. Here’s how it usually goes. Last day of votes before a recess week. This is you. This is you, inside. Things are tense around the office. Very tense. Your boss is leaving. This is your face as you …

…a “House of Cards” veteran is working to produce a reality show based in the district starring “D.C. up-and-comers,” including Capitol Hill staffers. The show is currently in development, and one source said there’s already been a round of casting. Which bar will have stools open at happy hour? Will …

There are a few ways to look at this: 1) Staffer – Your August (and beyond) plans were just ruined by having your boss named. 2) Lobbyist – Business just picked up for those on K-Street with close ties to the Members. 3) Fundraiser – Go ahead and book and …

Raise your hand if you’ve never done this. “The family also said he vomited in their backyard and scared their daughter.” See which boss is going to be pissed.

This is what happens when you’re in a hurry… [4:20] A senior aide for Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) was arrested Tuesday for attempting to bring marijuana into the Hart Senate Office Building, according to U.S. Capitol Police reports. Boxer’s meetings haven’t been the same since.

We’ve spent hours writing posts about this type of behavior and to be quite frank, it’s growing old. [good riddance] Indiana Rep. Mark Souder (R) will resign his congressional seat after an affair with a staffer came to light, he said in a statement this morning. “It is with great …

We don’t know what the hell is going on over at Shenanigans, but we approve. …But only because this guy must have really terrible friends that allowed him to do this. House staffer Scott Graves decided — ill-advisedly — to grow a “recess mutsache.” So, Shenan can track how ugly …