Stephanie Green

The Congressional Gala for the Children’s Inn at the National Institutes of Health last night had less of Congress than in years past.

David Rubenstein offered up the healing power of music to “soothe” Washington’s fiscal discord.

The people who brought the $100 million Fred W. Smith National Library for the Study of George Washington to fruition were honored last night with a gala celebration on the lawn of his Mount Vernon plantation, the library’s new home.

“It’s my first night on the town,” said Washington’s new Irish ambassador, Anne Anderson, at Saturday night’s Wolf Trap Ball.

Innovative designers filled the East Room of the White House today for lunch.

Last night media mogul Ted Turner quoted some of the “mine honor is my life” speech from “Richard II” after he accepted the Lone Sailor Award from the U.S. Navy Memorial at its annual gala.

Jack Lew was in the hot seat this morning.

It’s a tradition at the annual Ambassadors Ball for members of the diplomatic corps to wear a red rose boutonniere.

Carlos Santana and Shirley MacLaine are among those receiving Kennedy Center Honors, spokesman John Dow said today.

“Homeland” stars Claire Danes and Damian Lewis had meetings at the Central Intelligence Agency while in town for the Washington screening of the new season of their CIA-focused drama.

A horse-drawn carriage stood before the main entrance of the Salamander Resort and Spa in Middleburg, Virginia. Horseback riders in top hats trotted among guests as they sipped Prosecco at the opening-day reception Aug. 29.

While the congressional recess of August marks a mass exodus from Washington, the town doesn’t shut down altogether.