Good morning, Washington. U.S. Park Police have released the name of a man they want to speak with in connection with the gunshots reported near the White House Friday night. Investigators are trying to track down 21-year-old Oscar Ramiro Ortega. more ›

I suppose it's only fair that since we highlighted Mayor Vince Gray's appearance on CNN yesterday, we should also share his interview on The O'Reilly Factor last night. Gray handled himself pretty well -- at least as well as any prominent liberal politician can possibly handle themselves on the show -- as Bill O'Reilly, who called D.C. "kind of like a city-state they used to have in Greece," prodded him with questions about statehood and the congressional budget deal. more ›

Former Mayor and current Ward 8 Council member Marion Barry apparently called up The O'Reilly Factor and asked to be a guest on the conservative talk show last night, and we've posted the video above. Barry wanted to talk a bit about Sen. Barack Obama and the Rev. Jeremiah Wright scandal, but don't get too excited -- the back and forth between Barry and host Bill O'Reilly is actually for the most part rather cordial. At the very end, Barry even told O'Reilly that, "strange as it may seem, you're one of my heroes too, Bill." Of course, that was just moments after Barry told the host, rather astutely, that "if Barack spent 40 hours with you, you would never vote for him," while O'Reilly tried to posture himself as being open-minded about Obama's candidacy. more ›