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It used to be that if you supported a particular candidate, you wore their pin. Needless to say, those days are long gone, and getting the bragging rights for the best presidential contender swag has become a competition of its own. Last year, The New York Times criticized Ted Cruz’s …

By now this should no longer come as a shock, Donald Trump is leading in the Republican Primary polls – okay it’s still shocking – but it is, in fact, a reality. And as the country draws closer and closer to determining who the party nominee will be, we were …

The nation has been buzzing since we heard that Mitt Romney will be making a “major speech” regarding the 2016 election tomorrow. Does a major speech mean he’s making a major announcement? We’ve made a few projections about what the former presidential candidate might want to tell the world. Guess …

Saying the 2016 presidential election is weird would be a gross understatement. It’s the year of socialists, dynasties, crazies, and Donald Trump – a recipe for drama, drama, drama. But within the chaos and utter insanity of this ridiculous political year emerges a striking parallel between 2016’s most famous candidate …

FamousDC traveled down South to convene presidential campaign staff, national media, and major influencers for another exclusive pre-debate event. We’ve been following the debate trail since last summer when America could hardly count all the candidates in the running, and now just five men will stand at tonight’s tenth GOP …

Over the weekend, presidential candidate and household name, Jeb Bush announced he was suspending his campaign and dropping out of the race. He joins the likes of Rand Paul, Mike Huckabee, Martin O’Malley, Rick Santorum, and many MANY more who have failed to charm their way into America’s hearts. We …

It was really terrific Donald Trump is refusing to attend tonight’s Republican Presidential debate, the last before the Iowa caucuses, because of what he feels was “unfair” treatment by moderator Megyn Kelly back in August 2015. Donald was not too keen on some of the questions he was asked. Lucky …

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 …

Meet Paul Brandus, award-winning journalist and independent member of the White House press corps and the voice behind the West Wing Reports since 2009. Most recently, he authored the book,  Under This Roof: A History of the White House and Presidency released this fall and is also a Washington columnist on economics and …

The nation’s capital – sounds cool, right? I mean, it has been a few years since your sixth grade field trip, but you still think it would be awesome to call the Obamas your neighbors. Don’t let the hype and those perfect pearly columns of the White House fool you. …

Coach Taylor– the fictional character from award winning show, Friday Night Lights soared to stardom when he stole America’s heart as the beloved father-figure and inspirational football coach on the Texas based drama. Many will tell you- he’s not terrible to look at either. The show faces many issues around contemporary …

It’s that time of year again – the President’s State of the Union Address. Yay! For those of us who work in communications, the #SOTU is a magical night where we get to not only listen and parse every single word of a very long speech, but we also get …

Some say it’s too harsh. Others say it’s spot on. We say it’s worth a watch.

Co-host our FamousDC Boulder event next week. (!) Start a grim children’s puppet show business. Ride the wave of media coverage he’s going to get today like a Starburst commercial. Design ties, bolos and leather necklaces for gentlemen with necks larger than heads. Remove industrial asbestos by chewing it up …

Alright all you power hungry Washingtonians, the moment has finally arrived in which you claim proximity to the president like never before. Get this- you can live at the same address. Well, except for the whole NW/ SE thing, but who pays attention to that part anyway? 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue …