Reliable Source: One thing that’s real about Frank Underwood’s Washington? The TV reporters.

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‘House of Cards’ is everywhere — even in an Israeli political ad   Washington’s twin obsessions du jour — Israel and “House of Cards” — are colliding in this video, a political ad by Michael Oren, a former Israeli ambassador to the United States who is running for a seat in the Israeli parliament as a member of the Kulanu party. In the spot, Oren uses the Netflix …  Read full article »

One thing that’s real about Frank Underwood’s Washington? The TV reporters.

Made it all the way through the new season of “House of Cards” yet? No spoilers here, but no fan of the show will be surprised to hear that there’s plenty of over-the-top drama in store for Underwood and Co. The Netflix series, though, adds just a dose of reality by casting actual TV reporters in various scenes, where …  Read full article »

An immigrant student invited a Supreme Court justice to dinner. She took him up on it.

Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor dined with friends at Meridian Pint in Columbia Heights on Friday night. The power table sampled a menu of Latin-influenced dishes. But what’s even sweeter than the dessert of red-wine poached pear is the back story of how the meal came about. Sotomayor, the Bronx, N.Y.-raised daughter of Puerto Rican immigrants, visited the …  Read full article »

Aretha Franklin serenades Eric Holder, and Reps. Pallone and Lynch celebrate St. Paddy’s Day: Which VIP had the best weekend?

This weekend wasn’t all about “House of Cards” binging — early St. Pat’s Day activities dominated some lawmakers’ weekends. And exiting Attorney General Eric Holder got a surprise serenade. Let’s see the VIPs in action: Friday morning, former “Meet the Press” host David Gregory chowed down on pop tarts (the breakfast of champions?) at comfort-food eatery Ted’s Bulletin. …  Read full article »

Guys, who’s Ruth Bader Ginsberg?

What does a Supreme Court Justice have to do to get some respect ’round here? Or, at the very least, her name spelled right? This weekend, “Saturday Night Live” poked fun at pop culture juggernaut Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the oldest serving member of the U.S. Supreme Court and star of her own comic book. Actress Kate …  Read full article »