By
Emily Cahn
| May 21, 2012, Midnight
It’s the height of commencement season, and life advice is flying as Members of Congress
and other big-name political types dispense their wisdom to the class of 2012. And, no matter where they spoke or what ideological stripes they wear, politicians tended to hew to the golden rule of commencement addresses: lots of platitudes, not much politics.
By
Aaron Guerrero
| May 21, 2012, Midnight
Up until now, Natasha Mayer’s professional life consisted of crisscrossing the globe, spending time in areas that many of us see only on TV or a map.
By
Douglas Graham
| May 21, 2012, Midnight
Alida Lettunich, a student from Mount Madonna High School in Santa Cruz, Calif., takes a sun break on the East Plaza of the Capitol following a meeting between students from her school and Rep. David Dreier on Thursday.
By
Aaron Guerrero
| May 18, 2012, 2:32 p.m.
If you’re like us, you might have been left tossing and turning last night over the unsolved mystery surrounding the origins of RAND Slam!, the Senate Softball League team.
David Meyers
| May 18, 2012, 12:14 p.m.
The House Softball League, unlike the Congressional and Senate leagues, doesn’t rely only on wins and losses to determine its standings. Instead, it uses a “ratings power index” that takes into account a team’s winning percentage, its opponents’ winning percentage and its opponents’ opponents’ winning percentage.
By
Patrick Curran
| May 17, 2012, 11:15 p.m.
Oil rules, even in softball.
By
Aaron Guerrero
| May 17, 2012, 11:03 p.m.
RAND Slam!, a team from the Senate Softball League, bares the name of Sen. Rand Paul. And the team plays in the league named after the chamber in which the Kentucky Republican serves.
By
Aaron Guerrero
| May 17, 2012, 12:02 a.m.
Softball is a merciless sport, played in the cruelest months, capable of driving its participants to the depths of despair.
By
Douglas Graham
| May 17, 2012, Midnight
Is it a help-wanted ad or political commentary? Unemployed circus clown Tim Torkildson, aka Dusty the Clown, sits on a bench on the north side of the Capitol, holding a sign with a message that is open to interpretation.
By
Jason Dick
| May 17, 2012, Midnight
Much like the race it represents, the Preakness’ black-eyed Susan gets no love compared with the Kentucky Derby’s mint julep.
By
Patrick Curran
| May 16, 2012, 9:41 p.m.
After being rained out three consecutive weeks, Jerry Duty finally got a chance to show its stuff on the Mall this week. And boy, did they show up.
By
Emma Dumain
| May 16, 2012, Midnight
In a two-day conference kicking off Friday, “Visualizing the Nation’s Capital: Two Centuries of Mapping Washington, D.C.,” the Library of Congress will bring together almost a dozen experts and scholars from a variety of disciplines, all of whom use maps and geographical history to shed light on how the city evolved.
By
Douglas Graham
| May 16, 2012, Midnight
Jimmy Wayne, a former foster youth and now a spokesman for Court Appointed Special Advocates, performs in the House Ways and Means Committee hearing room in Longworth as part of a briefing in conjunction with First Focus, a children’s advocacy organization. Wayne is a country singer and the author of the novel “Paper Angels.”
By
Aaron Guerrero
| May 15, 2012, 10:19 p.m.
Chandler Lockhart is a softball junkie.
By
Emily Cahn
| May 15, 2012, Midnight
As the Folger celebrates its 80th anniversary, the staff is rethinking the meaning of “accessibility,” taking the library’s offerings and pushing them out through an increasing variety of social media channels, Web-based tools and even virtual classroom experiences, bringing the Folger’s collection to a wider audience.
Eugene Mulero
| May 15, 2012, Midnight
More than two dozen lawmakers are expected to participate in this year's American Council of Life Insurers Capital Challenge on Wednesday, including Republican Sens. Kay Bailey Hutchison (Texas) and Kelly Ayotte (N.H.).
By
Douglas Graham
| May 15, 2012, Midnight
Stephen Bahr II of the Customs and Border Protection Pipes and Drums Band practices outside the Prettyman Courthouse before competing in the 10th Annual Honor Guard Competition at John Marshall Park at Pennsylvania Avenue and Fourth Street Northwest. The competition was part of National Police Week 2012.
By
Aaron Guerrero
| May 14, 2012, 9:58 p.m.
The classic Carpenters’ tune “Rainy Days and Mondays” would have been a perfect play Monday night against the backdrop of a wet, soggy and desolate National Mall.
By
Aaron Guerrero
| May 14, 2012, 9:54 p.m.
Lauren Worley single-handedly piloted the NASA softball team, Deep Space 9, off the launching pad.
By
Emily Cahn
| May 14, 2012, Midnight
Sara Lonardo caught the Congressional bug in high school.
