The time has come for the real life Selina Myer to tie a ribbon on his tenure as Vice President. The man, the meme, the legend – Joe Biden has served as VEEP for the past eight years in addition to his 36 years serving as a U.S. Senator from Delaware. We’ve …

President Barack Obama has had quite a week of accomplishment and nation altering achievements. Going forward from here, a plan for overtime pay for more American workers is being set into motion pending a formal announcement. Full details here.  

Here are some of our favorite recent American flag photos from the FamousDC Flickr Pool.  

While you’re rightfully celebrating America remembering the Declaration of Independence, George Washington, and other American classics, perhaps you’ve forgotten another Independence Day. A fictional Independence Day. One from 1996. Never forget folks. Especially if we’re being invaded. “We will not go quietly into the night … Today we celebrate our …

Do you have iced tea bags 5 tablespoons St-Germain (elderflower liqueur) 1 1/2 cups white rum 3/4 cup dry vermouth 1 teaspoon Boston Bittahs 3/4 cup water lemons on hand? Then you have yourself a Boston Tea Party. Drink up, friends. Drink up for America. And freedom. And bald eagles. …

Ever wonder which state has the most hate crimes against the disabled? Or which state has most prisoners per capita? HINT: They’re neighbors of DC. Click the map below for full resolution goodness. Bless your heart, America.

USA, USA [soccer] Sad DC music news [Josh Burdette] Online [poker] Photo by Josh Bassett

USA! USA! chants followed Rep. Kelly’s stirring floor speech this afternoon.

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Could you ask for a more dramatic finish!? www.LandonDonovan2012.com is still available. We’re hopping on the bandwagon early.

Can the U.S. avoid its Game 3 Curse? [5 things to watch for] And can the announcers stop saying things like, “the winner of this match will be the team that holds their opponent to the fewest goals.”

Blimey, England. You really caught us by surprise this weekend. We kind of thought with all the money and attention professional soccer gets here in the U.S., we’d have blown you away. I mean, we love soccer here. We think about it all the time. It’s part of our national …