Hill rats, keep your eyes open: NBC 4 is reporting that Jessica Simpson, post-Nick Lachey, is over on the Hill today. The NBC story even has a supplemental “Jessica though the years” photo slideshow album. Simpson is in town representing Operation Smile, for which she serves as its International Youth Ambassador. The organization does good deeds in third-world countries by treating children and young adults with facial deformities like cleft lips and cleft palates. Three…

Major networks across the board will sacrifice a crucial night of the November sweeps period in the name of civic duty. Election Night coverage starts at 8 p.m. on most broadcast networks and presumably continues on through the wee hours of the morning. Here’s your handy-dandy guide to Election Night viewing. ABC News: Peter Jennings anchors Vote 2004 with the help of George Stephanopoulos and Terry Moran. Former Salon.com writer Jake Tapper will have regular…