Gossip: In The Know

Sometimes you don’t have to go high-class or hoity-toity to impress your guests.

Rep. David Schweikert’s boots might be made for walking, but they’re also made for doing battle with rattlesnakes.

Mitt Romney just started receiving Secret Service protection last week.

It’s not every day that visitors to the District can catch George Washington running alongside someone dressed only in his or her skivvies.

It’s been called the “most fabulous form of protest,” but according to one medical expert, the potential dangers of “glitter bombing” are far from marvelous.

He has been dubbed “cable TV’s angriest anchorman,” but Dylan Ratigan says that was then, and this is now.

The office of Rep. John Fleming might be crying tears of embarrassment after apparently getting duped by a satirical news article from The Onion.

While many people in the public eye wouldn’t want to be caught dead donning the same outfit more than once, Rep. Andre Carson (D-Ind.) was seen sporting the same distinct accessory most of last week.

When he wasn’t hitting the books, or campaigning for former Sen. Eugene McCarthy (D-Minn.) in the 1968 presidential race, Sen. Tom Carper was pursuing another passion as a student at the Ohio State University: concert promoter.

And now for a tip from your friendly ITK columnist.