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Who says Mark Cuban isn’t veep material?

There are plenty of reasons why Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump won’t take the vice-presidential flirtation with Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban any further than the stage that it’s at. (On “Meet the Press” on Sunday, Cuban said he’d consider either ticket, and Clinton said she appreciated his “openness.”) But let’s take off the table one […]

NIH director attracts autograph-seeking fans at the Nats game, because this is Washington

Hey, isn’t that… NIH director Francis Collins, signing baseballs at the Nats-Mets game after singing the national anthem Tuesday night? Only in Washington would a wonky geneticist attract Bryce Harper-levels of fandom. But Collins (looking after-work casual in khakis and a red Nats cap), politely obliged, shaking hands and chatting with his John Hancock-seekers. Collins got […]

Joe Biden shows up late to friend’s dinner — and then eats some of his pizza

Hey isn’t that … Vice President Joe Biden showing up to a dinner already in progress at Graffiato in Chinatown on Tuesday? By the time Biden, looking all business in a light-colored suit, popped into the trendy Italian restaurant, Eric Schwerin, a founding partner at Rosemont Seneca Partners, and his guests had already sat down to eat. The veep […]

Philip Rosenthal and Monica Horan dine at Buck’s Fishing & Camping

Hey, isn’t that … “Everybody Loves Raymond” producer Philip Rosenthal dining alongside wife and actress Monica Horan at Buck’s Fishing & Camping on Monday night? Foodies recognized Rosenthal from his PBS series “I’ll Have What Phil’s Having,” which details his culinary adventures around the world. Rosenthal and Horan, who played Amy MacDougall-Barone on CBS’s “Everybody Loves Raymond,” showed up […]

Where will the Obamas live next year? No one knows yet.

It’s a terrific nugget for the cocktail party circuit. A feather in the hat of the District’s haute neighborhoods. A Washington rumor with a Jan. 20, 2017, expiration date: the Obamas’ next address after 1600 Pennsylvania. Ever since President Obama announced that the first family planned to stay in Washington post-White House so that Sasha Obama can finish high school at […]

Bernie Sanders will stay in the presidential race so that Larry David can keep pretending to be Bernie Sanders

“No freakin’ way. I’m not going anywhere. I can stay here as along as I want,” declared comedian Larry David during his last appearance as Bernie Sanders on “Saturday Night Live.” Or was it? On Tuesday, Sanders (that would be the real one) told the Associated Press that he planned to keep fighting the good fight […]

Tipper Gore and boyfriend Bill Allen co-produced an anti-gun violence video

Still clicking: it had been a while since we’ve heard a peep from Tipper Gore and her beau Bill Allen, but there’s evidence that the low-key couple of four years is going strong. Gore, who separated from former vice president Al Gore in 2010 and Allen, the former editor of National Geographic magazine, are the co-executive […]

Anthony Bourdain picks up $6 tab after lunch with President Obama

The President’s chopstick skills are on point . #buncha #hanoi A photo posted by anthonybourdain (@anthonybourdain) on May 23, 2016 at 7:22am PDT Plastic stools, cold beer and cheap rice noodles. A co-ed’s typical Friday night out? Try the commander-in-chief’s afternoon meeting. On Monday, Obama squeezed in some bro time with bad boy chef turned TV host Anthony Bourdain during […]

Michelle Obama graces new Turkish restaurant with her presence

Hey isn’t that … first lady Michelle Obama and friends dining at Ottoman Taverna, a newly opened Turkish restaurant in Mount Vernon Square, on Saturday night? Details are scant about the outing, but our source said that Mrs. O, dressed all in black, was with a huge party of 12. The group of friends arrived at 7 p.m. and […]

Jordan’s King Abdullah II and Queen Rania watched their eldest graduate from Georgetown
Georgetown University’s graduations typically feature plenty of blue-blood families, but the one on Saturday had a dash of actual royalty — among the proud parents gathered to see their kids finally snag those coveted diplomas were Jordan’s King Abdullah II and Queen Rania. And just like a regular mom, the glamorous queen documented the moment on Instagram. “A […]

Sorry D.C., Adrian Grenier will be filming political thriller ‘Public Affairs’ in Norfolk, Va.

The film about a campaign aide who sleeps with the wife of a presidential candidate will have an Old Dominion backdrop.

Why David Letterman was sad at the White House state dinner

What goes on at White House state dinners? Well, dinner, obviously, and a little music, and toasts, all served with a heavy side of diplomacy — and, if you’re David Letterman, some soul-crushing revelation. Accepting a Peabody Award on Saturday night, the comedian, who retired from hosting a late-night show after three decades, revealed how his […]

The Scene: The Opera Ball’s new tradition

For its 60th anniversary celebration, the Washington National Opera departed from its long-standing tradition of hosting the Opera Ball at several embassies around town and instead herded the VIP crowd of 500 to the Organization of American States. The break from convention was especially evident in the night’s entertainment, an outstanding performance by the Dolls, the […]

BFF watch: Rachel Maddow and Greta Van Susteren

Who says rival cable news hosts just can’t get along? During a gala in honor of Fox News Channel’s Greta Van Susteren on Thursday night, MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow revealed in a video toast that she and the former law professor were actually pals. “Don’t tell that other network,” Maddow said, “but Greta and I are friends.” That line […]

Gerald Ford’s son, Steve Ford, says film about his father’s legacy is just in time

Before there was a Malia Obama or a Chelsea Clinton, there was Steve Ford. The third son of President Gerald Ford and Betty Ford, Steve Ford was 18 when his father took office following the resignation of President Richard Nixon in 1974. He spent his post-White House life far from politics — he was an actor for […]

Cory Booker and Moby wind up at a D.C. vegan joint together

Hey, isn’t that … the odd couple of uber-DJ Moby and Sen. Cory Booker, grabbing some vegan grub at Mediterranean joint Shouk in the Mt. Vernon neighborhood on Wednesday night? The hipster musician’s book signing at the Sixth and I Historic Synagogue turned into a meetup of a group we’ll just call the Friends of […]

Cause Celeb: Dr. Oz and the painkiller epidemic

Celeb: Mehmet Oz, the camera-ready surgeon known on the small screen as “Dr. Oz.” Oprah Winfrey’s former health expert, Oz has hosted ABC’s “The Dr. Oz Show” since 2009. Cause: Drug addiction, specifically the sharp uptick in the abuse of opioids, or prescription painkillers. According to the Coalition to Stop Opioid Overdose, more than 10 million Americans report […]

Who are the fastest lawmakers? The ACLI Capital Challenge race honors the fleet-footed.

Who says things move slowly on Capitol Hill? Lawmakers, journalists, federal judges, top White House aides and at least one Cabinet secretary suited up for the annual pre-work ACLI Capital Challenge three-mile race Wednesday. Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) and Kelly Ayotte (R-N.H.) were the fastest male and female senators, while on the House side, Reps. Beto O’Rourke (D-Tex.) […]

Robin Wright pulled a Claire Underwood to get a paycheck equal to Kevin Spacey’s

Actress Robin Wright used a tactic that her “House of Cards” character, the cutthroat first lady Claire Underwood, might have been proud of in her quest to earn a paycheck equal to her “HoC” co-star Kevin Spacey. “I was like, ‘You better pay me or I’m going to go public,’ ” she told her bosses […]

Vice President Biden says Irish roots ‘shaped my entire life’ at Kennedy Center opening

“I think the president must be coming,” stage-whispered one attendee to another as they waited patiently in Kennedy Center’s grand foyer  Tuesday night. Consider the clues. There were the five metal detectors, conspicuous men in black and the unexpected logjam of black-tied guests trying to get to their seats for the opening night of “Ireland 100: Celebrating a Century of […]

Former White House aide Dan Pfeiffer engaged to another Obama alum, Howli Ledbetter

Health care, shmealth care — President Obama has another entry in his legacy log: Former communications director Dan Pfeiffer and former director of message planning Howli Ledbetter (who, of course, met at work) are engaged. Pfeiffer, 40, is vice president for communications and policy at crowd-fund site GoFundMe, and Ledbetter, 33, recently left 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue for communications firm […]

Actor Wendell Pierce says his arrest came after a ‘civil political discussion’ escalated
Actor Wendell Pierce said Monday that his arrest in an Atlanta hotel followed a “civil political discussion” gone wrong. In a series of tweets, Pierce, best known for his role as a detective on HBO’s “The Wire,” professed regret over the incident, in which he was charged on Saturday morning with simple battery and released […]

On the press junket, 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. is a regular stop

The press junket — that dizzying blitz of red carpets, magazine covers, late-night shows and awkward hotel room interviews — is an immutable stable in the entertainment business. Since 2008, the White House has become a regular stop on those unavoidable tours. On Tuesday, the cast and crew behind History’s reboot of “Roots” headed to the executive office building for a Q&A between LeVar […]

Melania Trump’s grande-size bombshell: She doesn’t like Starbucks

dujour Melania Trump has done another interview with a glossy magazine — this one with the luxury-lifestyle book DuJour — and again, the former model-turned-aspiring first lady managed to reveal very little in the nearly 5,000-word profile. Wait, no, here’s something! She doesn’t like Starbucks! “I drink coffee, but I don’t drink Starbucks,” she tells reporter Mickey Rapkin. […]

‘Real Housewives of Potomac’ filming goes sort of undercover as ‘Potomac Ensemble’

We see you, housewives. The Potomac-centric cast of Bravo’s reality TV juggernaut “Real Housewives” has been filming its second season around the DMV of late. But it looks as if the production is attempting to fly under the radar — that is, as much as a gaggle of stilleto-wearing, cleavage-flashing women trailed by cameras can. On Friday, […]

‘Hamilton’ creator Lin-Manuel Miranda shades D.C. and Donald Trump in commencement speech

On Monday, Broadway star Lin-Manuel Miranda, creator of that one musical everyone’s dying to see but most likely won’t ever see, delivered the University of Pennsylvania’s commencement speech, sending the Class of 2016 off with some choice advice about telling their own stories. All pretty innocent stuff, until the Tony-winning rapper decided to throw Washington under the bus. Playing […]

Former Virginia Del. Joe Morrissey and fiancee Myrna Warren make it official

Getting hitched: former Virginia Del. Joe Morrissey and his fiancee, Myrna Warren, at his farm outside Richmond on the James River on June 11. The couple’s path to the altar has hardly been scattered with rose petals. The attorney and onetime lawmaker, 58, was convicted in 2014 of a misdemeanor charge of contributing to the delinquency of […]

The Scene: The Phillips Collection annual gala

As the Obamas hosted an intimate state dinner for 300 out-of-towners at the White House on Friday, Washington’s local luminaries headed to the Phillips Collection for the museum’s annual hometown affair. Led by diplomatic chair Mohammed Jaham al-Kuwari, the Qatari ambassador to the United States, the event celebrated all things “arabesque.” Five hundred guests — including […]

Dana Bash and Spencer Garrett still going strong

If the average Hollywood couple lasts about three magazine covers and a typical Washington pair can span an administration, what’s on the horizon for a mash-up of the two? Ask CNN’s Dana Bash and “the guy from that thing” actor Spencer Garrett. The bicoastal couple celebrated three years of dating — and red carpets — with friends […]

Leaders of Iceland, Denmark get big laughs at state dinner

The prime minister of Denmark, Lars Løkke Rasmussen, got the biggest laughs of the evening at the Nordic state dinner Friday, prompting President Obama to declare that they’d found the host of next year’s White House correspondents’ dinner. “The first time you invited me into the Oval Office, Mr. President, you said that Denmark is punching above […]

Full transcript of President Obama’s toast at the Nordic State dinner

Now, we all know that our Nordic friends share a pride in their common Viking heritage, but I think we can all admit that the Vikings could be a little rough. They didn’t always have the best manners at the dining table. Throughout this, were not always appropriate, but times have changed. Tonight our Nordic friends […]

Nordic leaders arrive at state dinner. Barack and Michelle Obama remind us they’re in love.

After a seemingly endless stretch of rain in Washington, the clouds parted just in time for the leaders of five Nordic countries to arrive at a state dinner in their honor. Michelle and Barack Obama greeted the heads of state on a red carpet and posed for traditional photos outside the White House. The first […]

Is the Nordic state dinner the funniest ever?

The Nordic leaders being honored at tonight’s state dinner might not be getting fancy table cloths or a week’s worth of media coverage, but they might be getting something better: four of the United States’ greatest comedic minds. White House party planners knew they could ensure their guests will have a great time by inviting comedians […]

A ‘mistress whisperer’ helps high-profile men avoid scandal fallout

By now, the hallmarks of a prominent man’s exposed affair are well known: There’s the dishing mistress, the embarrassing text messages laid bare, the grainy tabloid shot of the politician or CEO in question in a compromising position. For example, look no further than tabloid reports about Fox News White House correspondent Ed Henry’s reported affair with […]

For state dinner, White House chefs go foraging, in true Nordic style

New Nordic cuisine, with its emphasis on locally foraged ingredients and fermented foods, has redefined Scandinavian cooking in recent years, giving it an identity beyond pickled herring and that frequently scorned dried cod known as lutefisk. Of course, the trouble with New Nordic cuisine is that, by definition, it’s rooted in place, non-transferrable to, say, […]

White House set to toast Nordic leaders with aquavit, ice carvings… and Demi Lovato

Wait, is the White House inviting the leaders of five Nordic nations to a state dinner — that most formal of diplomatic functions, where tuxedos and ice sculptures are the norm — and asking the presidents, prime ministers and assembled guests to sit on IKEA chairs? The White House on Thursday previewed the decor and menu for […]

Fox News host Bret Baier celebrates journo prize at the Hamilton

Hey, isn’t that… Fox News host Bret Baier, clinking drinks with his wife, Amy, and a few friends  at the Hamilton on Wednesday night? The network’s chief political anchor was all smiles — he had just picked up a top journalism award at the annual gala for the Robert Novak Journalism Fellowship Program at the nearby National […]

Producer Adam McKay describes threats in wake of “Reagan” backlash

After rumors leaked that funnyman Will Ferrell was considering the starring role in the film “Reagan,” which depicts the venerable president’s battle with Alzheimers, “scary” threats came rolling into his office, says Adam McKay, a producer associated with the film. In an interview with The Daily Beast, McKay defends the film project, saying people were quick […]

Former social secretaries from Bush, Obama administrations writing book on civility

Is it any wonder that in this era of rancorous politics one bipartisan collaboration is brought to you by the people whose job it was to help presidents entertain graciously? Two former White House social secretaries — Lea Berman, who worked in the George W. Bush administration, and Jeremy Bernard, who was the Obamas’ party planner […]

Maryland Gov. Hogan seems bemused as he signs a bill aimed at ‘blowout’ salons

Like most men, Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan probably has never experienced the follicle-smoothing magic of a salon blowout — hence the slightly bewildered look on his face Tuesday as he signed into law a bill aimed at boosting the state’s blow-dry business. Known around the statehouse as the “License to Blow” bill, the measure creating a cosmetology […]

Fox News chief Roger Ailes questions Ed Henry’s ‘judgement’ amid more tabloid reports of affairs

So maybe that scandal involving a report that Fox News White House correspondent Ed Henry had an extra-marital affair isn’t going to blow over as painlessly as it might have seemed. There are mounting woes for the married dad, whose alleged dalliance with a Las Vegas hostess was the subject of a report in In […]

BET founder Bob Johnson weds Lauren Wooden at Napa Valley ceremony

BET founder Bob Johnson and Lauren Wooden tied the knot on Saturday — wine country style. The prominent businessman/philanthropist, 70, and Wooden, a 37-year-old international business-management doctorate student, wed at the luxe Auberge du Soleil resort in California’s Napa Valley.  The 100-person guest list included music exec L.A. Reid, actor Leon Robinson and former Clinton chief […]