Gossip: In The Know

Ex-lawmaker’s house on sale for $10 million
Judy Kurtz - 05/23/12 06:48 PM ET


If you’ve got a cool $10 million lying around, you could be the proud owner of an ex-congressman’s pricey Hamptons pad.

Rep. Olver unhurt, but car in shop after crash
Judy Kurtz - 05/23/12 06:46 PM ET

The good news is that Rep. John Olver (D-Mass.) wasn’t hurt after crashing his car over an embankment and into a stream on Tuesday. The bad news? His set of wheels might need a little TLC.

US government once seized Hitchens’s Cuban cigars
Judy Kurtz and Rachel Leven - 05/23/12 06:43 PM ET


The late Christopher Hitchens, the British-American journalist who often expressed his love of drinking and smoking, once received an “enforcement referral” to the Immigration and Naturalization Service for having illegal Cuban cigars in his luggage.

Bruce Willis likens Romney to ‘Hillbillies’ character
Judy Kurtz - 05/23/12 06:41 PM ET


“Die Hard” star Bruce Willis isn’t exactly a diehard fan of Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney. In fact, he calls the former Massachusetts governor “a disappointment” and “an embarrassment” and likens him to a “Beverly Hillbillies” character.

Former Rep. Giffords to receive award aboard ship During New York Fleet Week
Judy Kurtz - 05/23/12 06:40 PM ET


WE HEAR: Former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz.) will celebrate Fleet Week in New York City with an appearance at an annual Salute to Freedom gala.

Congresswoman used to be confused for intern
Judy Kurtz - 05/23/12 06:37 PM ET


Rep. Martha Roby’s staffers admit their boss joined the ranks of other (young) members of Congress when she was mistaken for an intern shortly after being sworn into office. 

Tour of DC scandals proving popular
Judy Kurtz - 05/21/12 08:10 PM ET

Washingtonians love scandals. 

Members of Congress talk as if they’re in high school, report finds
Judy Kurtz - 05/21/12 08:06 PM ET

Members of Congress speak like a bunch of 10th-graders, according to new data from the Sunlight Foundation.

Clyburn: I don’t give Obama golf strokes
Bob Cusack - 05/21/12 08:03 PM ET

Rep. James Clyburn (D-S.C.) has been impressed with President Obama’s evolving golf game, but made it clear last week he doesn’t give the commander in chief strokes on the course.

Bravo’s Andy Cohen talks more reality shows in DC
Megan McCourt - 05/21/12 08:01 PM ET

When Andy Cohen was in Washington on Friday, he had nothing but love for everything going on around him.

Current and Previous Articles

05/21/12 07:58 PM ET House hopeful casts out fishy press release
05/21/12 07:55 PM ET Google blunder declares Rep. Rangel died in 2004
05/16/12 06:32 PM ET Obama beating Romney in online game popularity
05/16/12 06:28 PM ET Glen Campbell takes the fight against Alzheimer’s to Capitol Hill on Tuesday
05/16/12 06:25 PM ET No slowing down for Elizabeth Dole
05/16/12 06:23 PM ET Senator Nelson prefers to choose his own ties
05/16/12 06:21 PM ET Hair supplement maker wants to help president make gray go away
05/16/12 06:14 PM ET Lott to Lugar: There is life after Congress
05/16/12 06:09 PM ET ‘The Office’ star wants Sen. Boxer as a TV boss
05/14/12 06:38 PM ET Congressman trains 
for first marathon
05/14/12 06:36 PM ET Congress pushing for votes ... on ‘American Idol’
05/14/12 06:33 PM ET Chief of Protocol
 dishes out advice 
on traveling in style
05/14/12 06:30 PM ET Mystery in aisle 3! Rubio’s official stationery winds up in discount store
05/09/12 07:35 PM ET Dogs wreak havoc on interview with Rep. Grimm
05/09/12 07:08 PM ET ’80s TV stars talk senior hunger on the Hill
05/09/12 07:04 PM ET Senators’ Mother’s Day plans: Flowers for 
Klobuchar, McCain; 
Rubio keeps lips sealed
05/09/12 06:59 PM ET No Playboy mansion visit for rabbi (and candidate)
05/09/12 06:50 PM ET Democratic National 
Convention chooses 
official barbecue sauce
05/07/12 07:01 PM ET Rep. Capuano’s nephew stars in record-breaking ‘Avengers’
05/07/12 06:58 PM ET Carney’s wife a big 
fan of his glasses
05/07/12 06:57 PM ET Rep. Noem is Congress’s 
newest college graduate
05/07/12 06:53 PM ET Former congresswoman reveals hat trick
05/07/12 06:51 PM ET House Republicans lure 
press with Chik-Fil-A
04/30/12 07:52 PM ET Meghan McCain eyes her fave TV zombie, chickens out
04/30/12 07:51 PM ET ‘Idol’ contestant not so sure about Santorum
04/30/12 07:49 PM ET What’s in Air Force One’s bathroom?
04/30/12 07:47 PM ET Capitol Hill vet tries hand at art world
04/30/12 07:44 PM ET TV stars stay mum on political picks
04/30/12 07:37 PM ET Lohan gets testy on escalator ride
04/28/12 11:50 PM ET Obama pokes fun at the war on dogs, drunk texts from Hillary Clinton
04/27/12 05:55 AM ET How the White House Correspondents' Dinner became victim of own success
04/25/12 07:54 PM ET Tapper snags award, reveals ringtones, leaves door open to ‘Anchorman’ sequel
04/25/12 07:50 PM ET Sen. Kyl reflects on turning an ‘ancient’ age
04/25/12 07:47 PM ET Congressman ready to put down the phone
04/25/12 07:45 PM ET Rep. Noem: ‘President Bush made fun of me when I met him’
04/25/12 07:43 PM ET No cane needed for Sen. Tim Johnson
04/25/12 07:40 PM ET Sen. Rubio doesn’t just dig rap, also a fan of Jon Secada
04/25/12 05:38 PM ET Dem senator calls on FBI to investigate 'Girls Gone Wild' internship controversy
04/23/12 06:44 PM ET College student launches ‘African-Americans for Mitt Romney’ page
04/23/12 06:41 PM ET Robert Gibbs: ‘Jeopardy!’ way more nerve-racking than being press secretary
 
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