We know that you've all been glued to your TVs on Wednesday nights to catch the newest episodes of The Real World D.C. No? Well then you've been reading our weekly recaps. Oh, you haven't? Fine. Whatever. But we thought we'd remind you that coverage of tonight's State of the Union address will likely overlap slightly with the weekly antics of our favorite TV neighbors. Fear not, we'll still have a recap, but it'll take some lighting-fast channel switching to catch President Obama try and inspire America and see Josh finally let his beast out of its cage. more ›

It looks like President Barack Obama's silence on D.C. voting rights will continue. more ›

House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) told reporters Tuesday that the reason the D.C. House Voting Rights Act has not been brought to the floor for a vote is because local D.C. political leaders have yet to come to a consensus on a controversial handgun amendment that remains attached to the Senate version of the bill. more ›

Politico's Glenn Thrush reports that D.C. Mayor Adrian Fenty will once again be a guest of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi tonight during President Obama's address to a joint session of Congress. Fenty also attended the 2007 and 2008 State of the Union addresses delivered by President Bush as a guest of Pelosi. Former D.C. Mayor Anthony Williams used to attend SOTUs as a guest of the First Lady. Other guests expected in the Speaker's box tonight include Former Baltimore Mayor Thomas D’Alesandro (Pelosi’s brother), Paul Pelosi (her husband), AFL-CIO President John Sweeney, SEIU's Anna Burger, and Crew Members from U.S. Airways Flight 1549, including Captain Chesley “Sully” Sullenburger.
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