Defends Mike Ditka’s statements on the name change controversy.

The Million Vet March on the Memorials did not appreciate the Conservative agenda of their rally.

Conservative politicians, veterans and protestors descended upon the National Mall this weekend to protest the federal government shutdown, which is now in its third week, while some chose to rally against President Obama.

“The Honor Flights are being granted access to the WWII Memorial to conduct 1st Amendment actives in accordance with NPS regulations,” the NPS spokeswoman tweeted.

Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin went on a Twitter blitz against The Washington Post today after one of the paper’s bloggers took as legitimate news a satirical story about the one-time Republican Party vice-presidential nominee.

Has anyone ever said you look like the late Libyan dictator? Or Vladimir Putin? Or maybe even Sarah Palin? If so, Pauly Shore wants to dance with you.

Staying in town for Memorial Day? Here’s our handy guide on all the different ways to get around town during the three-day weekend.

Two of the 11 Secret Service personnel who allegedly solicited prostitutes and escorts last week while on duty in Cartagena, Colombia were identified yesterday. One, David Randall Chaney, was on Sarah Palin’s detail in 2008.

In case you didn’t realize, it’s Rolling Thunder weekend. And considering that the Stars, Stripes, and Spokes Festival is also going down at RFK Stadium over the next few days, it’s really turning into a makeshift Motorcycle Appreciation weekend around these parts.

D.C. Fire & Emergency Medical Services posted notice that fire boat and special ops teams are on the scene at the Theodore Roosevelt Bridge, where a woman apparently jumped or fell from the bridge. The bridge is temporarily closed in both directions as rescuers searched the bridge and immediate shore area for the woman. No luck finding her — witnesses on hand said that the woman swam to shore after hitting the water. Now it…