A collection of 66 portraits of military veterans painted by the former commander-in-chief will be on display at the Reach this fall from October 7 to November 15.

Before today, the only former president who had RSVPed “yes” was Jimmy Carter.

Laura Bush wrote a check to the ALS Association.

Twenty-year-old Claude Alexander Allen was charged with first-degree murder.

Steve Bridges, a comedian who turned himself into a mock version of every U.S. President since John F. Kennedy, was found dead at his home in Los Angeles on Saturday, the Associated Press reported.

Last November, James Patock, seen at right, was arrested after the Park Police searched of his vehicle, parked on the Mall. Now, according to a lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court in Alexandria, Patock is seeking retractions, “return of property,” and $20 million in damages.

James Patock, a 66-year-old from Arizona, was arrested on Wednesday after a search of his vehicle, parked on Jefferson Drive, yielded four guns. A U.S. Park Police officer initially saw something suspicious about a camper Patock had parked in front of the Air and Space Museum, which led to a temporary closure of the Mall and surrounding streets, as well as at least one evacuation of a nearby museum. Charging documents reveal that the officer’s suspicions were piqued when he noticed propane tanks hooked up to four car batteries and a generator on the rear of Patock’s camper. Patock also had parked in a handicapped space, which raised eyebrows.

Photo by brmurray The Obamas have finally ended the speculation about which D.C. church they would join – by picking none of them, Amy Sullivan reports in Time magazine. Instead, President Obama has reportedly decided to make the same choice as George W. Bush, and worship at Evergreen Chapel, the nondenominational church at Camp David. Given that the Obamas have appeared comfortable and even eager to be out in the city and part of…

James Calder reports from Dupont Circle: A large inflatable George W. Bush likeness was the subject of much attention in Dupont Circle around 1 p.m., as part of an “Arrest Bush” protest. Crowds of onlookers watched, cheered and snapped photographs as random people picked up a pair of shoes or boots from a large pile of old footwear at the base of the giant W and tossed them with great force, aiming mostly for his…

When the Newseum opened this summer, some commentators reminded us that museums are places to house the archaic, outdated, and the useless—what a perfect place for print media! Hearing President George W. Bush speak at the dedication of the renovated and renewed Smithsonian National Museum of American History gave us that same feeling; in just a couple of months, he, too, will begin the tenuous fade into history and will eventually be remembered vaguely by…