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Drag Diplomacy: Nancy Pelosi to Address the Queens on RuPaul’s Drag Race

March 7, 2018 By Tammy Haddad

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi and drag race star RuPaul, Photo Courtesy Viacom

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi is set to appear on “RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars 3” this Thursday, March 8th at 8pm.

VH1 has released a 10-minute teaser for the special, which you can watch here. In it, Nancy Pelosi urges the Queens to vote and reminds them to have pride in themselves and what they do.

Filed Under: News Media Tagged With: House Minority Leader, Nancy Pelosi, RuPaul, RuPaul’s Drag Race, VH1

Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Joe Biden: White House Correspondents' Dinner 2014

May 4, 2014 By WHC Insider

As part of the President’s presentation at the White House Correspondents Dinner, Vice President Joe Biden and Julia Louis-Dreyfus starred in a film that surprised the people at the dinner and rock social media. Watch the full video.

Filed Under: 2014 White House Correspondents Dinner, Correspondents, Entertainment, Washington Events Tagged With: John Boehner, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Michelle Obama, Nancy Pelosi, President Barack Obama, Vice President Joe Biden

Ellen Tauscher Joins Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC as Strategic Advisor

September 24, 2012 By WHC Insider

DC’s finest lawyers, politicos and media congratulated Ellen Tauscher for her new role as a strategic advisor to Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC.  Democratic House Leader, Nancy Pelosi and House Whip Steny Hoyer joined Managing Director Scott Campbell to praise Ms. Tauscher for her dedication to serving the American people, her strength and steel while serving as the US’s chief negotiator in nuclear talks, and her humor.

Ms. Tauscher was a seven term representative of California’s 10th Congressional District then joined the State Department as the Special Envoy for Strategic Stability and Missile Defense. After departing the State department earlier this year, she became the Vice Chair-Designate for the Atlantic Council’s Brent Scowcroft Center for international Security.

Guests included Jane Harman, Heather Podesta, Jay Newton Small, Jane Harmon, Glenn Nye, Dan Mulhollan, Ambassador Elizabeth Bagley, Tom D’Agostino, Karen Thurman, Kate Moss, Cranwell Montgomery, and other Baker Donelson staff who are eager to welcome Ms. Tauscher to the firm.

Filed Under: Event Coverage, Washington Events Tagged With: Ellen Tauscher, Nancy Pelosi, Steny Hoyer

Bill Clinton Touts World Cup Soccer

June 3, 2010 By WHC Insider

Sons of Italy NELA Gala 2010 from whcinsider on Vimeo.

Lots of laughter and amore in the air as President Bill Clinton and Quincy Jones joined Italy’s President Giorgio Napolitano and Washington favorite Franco Nuschese at the Sons of Italy Foundation’s 22nd annual National Education & Leadership Awards gala in Washington, D.C. on May 26.

Clinton was honored with a lifetime achievement award for his career in public service and used the occasion to promote his new passion: bringing the FIFA World Cup to the U.S., which received a rousing round of applause (Italy is the defending champion heading into the 2010 World Cup games). Clinton was recently named the Honorary Chairman of the USA Bid to bring the games to the United States in 2018 or 2022.

The event, emceed by actor Joe Mantegna, also honored Capt. Anthony Odierno, (U.S. Army, Ret.), who was severely wounded in Iraq; and Lewis Merletti, former director of the U.S. Secret Service. National scholarships were also handed out to 11 young Italian Americans heading off to college.

On hand for the festivities were numerous notables ranging from the worlds of government to entertainment, including Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, speaker of the House; Gen. Raymond Odierno, commander of U.S. forces in Iraq; NIAID Director Dr. Anthony Fauci, Sons of Italy Foundation President Vincent Sarno, and tenor Michael Amante.

Filed Under: Washington Tagged With: Bill Clinton, Capt. Anthony Odierno, Dr. Anthony Fauci, Franco Nuschese, Gen. Raymond Odierno, Giorgio Napolitano, Joe Mantegna, Lewis Merletti, Michael Amante, Nancy Pelosi, Quincy Jones, Sons of Italy, Vincent Sarno, World Cup

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Exploring “behind the scenes” of the most powerful city in the world — Washington, D.C. — and those who cover it.

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