The Government Shutdown and You

Welcome to the 2013 Government Shutdown Extravaganza! Because Democrats and Republicans couldn’t agree on how the U.S. should pay its bills, the federal government is in lockdown as of today. And this could be a real bad time since the economy is finally showing...

Insider’s Guide to Interning on the Hill

So, you’ve landed an impressive new internship in congress, moved into a decent pad, and figured out the Metro. Now’s there’s only one (albeit monumentally important) thing left to do: keep from becoming an example of what not to do.  Senator Mark...