Former ER star Noah Wyle was among 100 protesters arrested on Capitol Hill today during a demonstration urging Congress not to cut Medicaid. more ›

In the department of that sounds completely and utterly effed up, via Feministing, a 19 year-old woman who attends Howard University is suing the District, Howard University Hospital and GW Hospital after being denied treatment on the night of and morning after her rape because she "appeared intoxicated." The GW Hatchet reports that the woman says that during an off-campus party near Howard in December 2006, the plaintiff was given a date-rape drug that rendered... more ›

Flickr user yospyn took this energy charged shot of a tree on Sugarloaf Mountain. Check out the photo for his technical description, and consider maxedaperture's comment: "I feel like I just fell out of the tree and I'm wondering how long it will be before someone finds me and takes me to the ER." more ›

Is it too early to be thinking about the fall TV season? Well, the FOX network says no and we agree. So what if it's not even Labor Day yet? FOX officially kicks off their new season tonight with the season premiere of Prison Break at 8 p.m., and the series premiere of the new, D.C.-based show Vanished at 9 p.m. And, we gotta say, it’s not a moment to soon. Vanished revolves around the... more ›

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. And in the case of Synetic Theatre's gothtastic, gyrating and graphic production, we're happier for it. more ›

(Entry written by DCist contributor Chris Kelly) The Nationals head up I-95 to Philly for a 3-game tilt before they hit the All-Star break, following yesterday's 3-2, 11 inning loss and a 3-1 series loss against the Mets (first home series loss since April). Nats blew a chance to win it in the 9th yesterday with two men on and one out, but neither Jose Guillen nor Brad Wilkerson could get the job done. For... more ›

Washington, D.C., may not be a locale frequently visited by the flaws and foibles of A-List celebrities, but the nexus of power and politics nevertheless yields a generous supply of dish. Washingtonians know where to get their gossip, and they have a decent array of choice: such as kitten-with-a-whip Wonkette, the above-the-fray Reliable Source Richard Leiby, the unbuttoned back pages of The Hill and Roll Call's "Heard on the Hill," the window into vicarious living... more ›

In the continuing "ER"-ification of the "West Wing", there is a lot of fuss over almost nothing this past week. In typical Wellsian fashion ... actually, you know what, DCist needs a better name for the effect John Wells has on a show. Kind of like "jumping the shark", but better. Send in your suggestions via the comments section, please! more ›

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It turns out that NBC's promos for "The West Wing" are true. It's a big season of change. Unfortunately, it's not a change for the better. This week, "The West Wing" continues it resurrection as "ER:Redux." more ›

We know our readers were probably too busy watching Johnny Damon (yay!) hit a grand slam and may have missed a few key plot points of last night's episode of the West Wing, but not to worry! DCist proudly introduces the first installment of our We Watch So You Don't Have To series. Consider it a public service dear readers, because really, the way this show is going there's no need for all of us to suffer. more ›

"The West Wing" returns for its sixth season tonight at 9 p.m. on NBC, unfortunately going up against Game 7. When we last saw our public policy heroes they were in various levels of distress, dealing with the fall out from a terrorist attack on a visiting American delegation in the Gaza Strip. The car bomb killed Adm. Fitzwallace (sniff) and various members of Congress but spared Congresswoman Wyatt (the mother of Toby's kids) and... more ›

You won't be able to escape it, so don't even try. The first of the three Presidental debates airs tonight at 9pm on just about every network. While we bet that NBC is none too pleased about having to shuffle its Thursday night cash cow line up, they too will postpone an another helicoper-falls-out-of-the-sky episode of ER, to bring you Kerry vs. Bush. Or Bush vs. Kerry. Whichever you prefer, really. more ›

(From DCist contributor Hemal Jhaveri) Is George Clooney going to the be the next Arnold? We, and every other media outlet, can only speculate. The Reliable Source gives us a heads up that the former ER doc will be hitting the Hill tonight:Washington's favorite celebrity hunk, George Clooney, is back in town. Tonight he'll be at a fundraiser at Lounge 201 on Capitol Hill for his father, Nick, who's running for Congress as a Democrat... more ›