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Susan Allen was called the 'secret weapon' of husband George Allen's (R-Va.) Senate campaign last year, creating chatter that she herself could become a candidate someday. Allen is leaving the [...]

Daniel Malloy has been appointed the new assistant chief and chief of operations for the United States Capitol Police, the department announced last week. He replaces Tom Reynolds, who retired [...]

Democratic leaders used the dedication Wednesday of a statue of Frederick Douglass to argue for Washington, D.C., to be made the 51st state. Vice President Biden, Senate Majority Leader Harry [...]

Democrats in Washington are starting to shift from the Obamas to the Clintons. Hillary Clinton has already racked up a couple of endorsements for the 2016 presidential race--and she hasn't [...]

A film documenting the 2012 GOP fight at the Iowa caucuses is just one of several politically influenced moves to be showcased at this year's AFI Docs festival. Formerly known [...]

Teddy Roosevelt is fast becoming the hot new president. The 26th commander in chief finally won a victory in the presidents' mascot race at Nationals Park, a movie about his [...]

ABOUT THE BOOK Margaret Thatcher: From Grantham to the Falklands By Charles Moore Knopf; may 21, 2013 896 pages, $35.00 Charles Moore, a former editor of The Daily Telegraph, left [...]

Several hundred nominations have been submitted for The Hill's 50 Most Beautiful list, and some in particular stand out thanks to their creativity and humor. Dads have nominated daughters, daughters [...]

PBS newsman Jim Lehrer won't host any more presidential debates, he told The Hill. Lehrer broke an earlier vow to stop his hosting duties when, during the 2012 election cycle, [...]

Robert MacNeil and Jim Lehrer were both in Dallas the day President Kennedy was assassinated, but they didn't meet one another for another 10 years. MacNeil and Lehrer, whose nightly [...]

Freshman senators waiting to move into their permanent office space are facing a month's delay--and sequestration is the likely culprit. More than 100 days into the 113th Congress, most of [...]

It's said Congress is like a big high school, and that truth is no more evident than the weekly Senate lunches. Senators wait in a buffet line for their food [...]

Bill and Hillary Clinton, actress Kerry Washington, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel and producer Harvey Weinstein were among those who joined the Obamas at the White House's secret post-inauguration bash. President [...]

Several freshman lawmakers are undergoing a rite of passage in Congress: introducing their first pieces of legislation. The measures are a reflection of the members' interests, either tied to their [...]

Former President George W. Bush choked back tears as his presidential library was dedicated on Thursday. Speaking at the $250 million complex that bears his name and surrounded by all [...]

Here's The Hill's guide to the parties surrounding the White House Correspondents' Association dinner. Reminder: these events are invitation-only. Thursday, April 25 1. Foreign Affairs magazine and Devex present 'It's [...]

Nicole Kidman, Jessica Alba, Gerard Butler and Scarlett Johansson will be some of the rare A-list guests at Saturday's White House Correspondents' Association (WHCA) dinner as the annual soiree takes [...]

Hunter Biden is joining actors Ben Affleck, Sophia Bush, Josh Groban and Debi Mazar in limiting themselves to $1.50 a day for food. It's part of the Live Below the [...]

Executive branch employees will be eligible for nomination to The Hill's 50 Most Beautiful list for the first time this year. In honor of the list's 10th anniversary, The Hill [...]

Rep. Dave Reichert (R-Wash.), a former sheriff, carries a gun with him when he travels around his district in order to protect himself from any possible threats. 'As a retired [...]

Michelle Obama on Wednesday visited the U.S. Naval Academy as part of her push to find employment for veterans. The first lady also attended a bill-signing ceremony with Maryland Gov. [...]

When Rep. Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.) woke up in the hospital after being injured in Iraq, one of the first things she heard was that Gary Sinise had called. And, on [...]

Forty years after the Watergate break-in, a new documentary examines the story behind one of the most infamous scandals in American political history. Most people are familiar with the 1972 [...]

Tax forms are too complex for members of Congress to fill out on their own, several lawmakers told The Hill. In fact, when broached with the question, 'Do you fill [...]

The House of Representatives has a rich collection of data, arts and artifacts that tell the history of the lower chamber of Congress. And a new website from the Office [...]

Michelle Obama is making a rare foray into a controversial political issue by getting personally involved in the gun control debate--just as it appears set to dominate the Senate. The [...]

The woman favored to win former Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr.'s seat in Tuesday's special election is so close to President Obama she counted him among her wedding guests. 'When I [...]

Chesty, a three-and-half-month-old puppy, joined the long line of famous English bulldogs that have gone before him, becoming Pfc. Chesty XIV--the new mascot of Marines Barracks D.C. The Marines held [...]

The brothers Emanuel--Zeke the doctor, Rahm the politician and Ari the Hollywood agent--are known for their hard-charging personalities and success in their respective fields. But Ezekiel, the eldest, gives a [...]

Most people associate Jim McGreevey with the famous line from his resignation speech: 'I am a gay American.' But Alexandra Pelosi gives viewers a new look at the former New [...]

Ivan Iricanin has brought a little of his home country to Capitol Hill with his new Serbian restaurant, Ambar. A native of Trstenik, Serbia, Iricanin said he was 'surprised there [...]

Sen. Heidi Heitkamp (D-N.D.) was at dinner when she got the call: could she return to the Senate to preside during Sen. Rand Paul's epic filibuster? Sen. Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii) [...]

Music and politics have seen a long partnership--from anti-war songs during the Vietnam era to songs that rally the masses at campaign stops--but in the nation's capital, the politics stops [...]

Jake Tapper will take a new role in the news business on Monday, when he begins anchoring 'The Lead' on CNN at 4 p.m. Eastern Time. Tapper will also be [...]

A little-known custom of the Senate will provide the widow of the late Sen. Daniel Inouye (D-Hawaii) with a year's worth of his salary. The continuing resolution to fund the [...]

Lawmakers are known for many types of style --political, oratorical, campaigning--a few members of Congress stand out for a different kind: their personal style. Suits, tailored dresses, red or blue [...]

Lawmakers put in 14-hour work days at a significant cost to their personal lives, according to a new study from the Congressional Management Foundation that indicates a disconnect between the [...]

The Phillips Collection has transformed a small storage closet into one of the most unique rooms in the world. The Laib Wax Room, which opened to the public on Saturday, [...]

Staffers, lawmakers and others working at the House and Senate soon will have fewer ways to enter the Capitol. It will also take longer for trash to get picked up, [...]

Rosa Parks became the first African-American woman to receive a statue in the Capitol on Wednesday, in a ceremony where she was honored for her courage as a civil rights [...]

Michelle Obama is playing a starring role in her husband's second term at a level that is unprecedented for first ladies. Obama's Sunday night surprise appearance at the Oscars --where [...]

Michelle Obama has finally commented on her much commented-on new look: her bangs. 'This is my midlife crisis: the bangs,' the first lady told talk-show host Rachael Ray in a [...]

Washington, D.C., is becoming an unlikely campaign stop for Hollywood's most glamorous event: the Academy Awards. In the past few months, stars and directors from at least four Oscar-nominated films [...]

Many a Capitol Hill staffer has found romance in the corridors of the Capitol, so it's only natural that many marriages begin there, too. Over the years, staffers have taken [...]

President Abraham Lincoln, always a beloved political figure, is enjoying a resurgence of popularity, with a new film about the 16th president airing Sunday night on National Geographic Channel. 'Killing [...]

Lawmakers are lining up their dates for Tuesday's State of the Union address, but it's their guests who may get more attention. Several lawmakers have invited the family members of [...]

While lawmakers are organizing their guests and dates for the State of the Union, staff in the Capitol are getting the building cleaned and polished for the big night. The [...]

The freshman lawmakers of the 113th Congress are determined to begin their tenure on a bipartisan note--even if that involves bowling. In a stark contrast to the last freshman class, [...]