Rep. Patrick Murphy has no problem with folks requiring evidence of his age.

While being honored Tuesday night at the New Leaders Council’s (NLC) 40 Under 40 Awards at U Street’s Local 16 bar, the 29-year-old Florida Democrat cracked, “I’ll tell you, it felt good getting carded on the way up here.”

The youngest member of the 113th Congress is used to being on the receiving end of quips about his youthfulness, saying, “They joke and call me ‘the kid’ here and there, but I think it’s fun.”

WWE wrestler Kofi Kingston says President Obama has an open invitation to face off with him in the ring.

“Anytime he wants to show up on ‘Monday Night Raw,’ we would welcome him with open arms,” the wrestling champ says.

But Kingston — whose signature move is a little number called “Trouble in Paradise” — admits the president could make for a fierce competitor, saying, “I don’t know if I’d want to go toe-to-toe with Obama, he’s a tough dude. But you know I would definitely capitalize on the opportunity if I did get it.”

President Obama and congressional leaders on Wednesday dedicated the statue of the civil rights icon.

Makeup artist Carl Ray is staying mum about whether he knew he was getting Michelle Obama glam for the Academy Awards on Sunday night.

The first lady’s longtime personal makeup guru wouldn’t reveal if he was in on the big secret when Obama made a surprise appearance at the annual awards show.

She announced “Argo” as the Best Picture winner after opening the envelope via satellite from the White House.

The House freshmen have cancelled their bipartisan bowling trip, which was scheduled for Tuesday.

"We're going to do something else," Rep. Matt Cartwright (D-Pa.), co-president of the freshmen Democratic class told The Hill, adding that "we all got busy."

They haven’t even thrown their hats into the ring, but Hillary Clinton and New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie are leading the pack of 2016 contenders, if the number of user-created products on one website is any indication.

CafePress.com, which sells items designed by regular joes, including t-shirts, bumper stickers, and signs, says more folks have created Clinton and Christie 2016 gear than any other potential White House hopeful.

The former secretary of State — who has not announced any intention to run — smashes other potential Democratic candidates to smithereens on the site, with nearly 54,000 products tagged “Hillary 2016.”  Read more...

What's being billed as the “first inside account” of Hillary Clinton's four-year tenure at the State Department will be officially launched next week.

The Carnegie Endowment for International Peace is hosting the launch of BBC State Department Correspondent Kim Ghattas's book, The Secretary: A Journey with Hillary Clinton from Beirut to the Heart of American Power, next Monday. Ghattas, who was born in Lebanon, has covered the State Department since 2008 after reporting from the Middle East for the BBC and the Financial Times.

The book offers a close-up view of Clinton's tenure amid growing speculation that she will run for president in 2016. Clinton's admirers point to the one million miles she's traveled and the 112 countries she's visited as proof of her tireless advocacy for U.S. interests, while her critics say she's achieved nothing of substance while bungling the response to last year's attack on the U.S. mission in Benghazi, Libya, that killed Ambassador Chris Stevens and three other Americans.

What’s in a name? For Rep. Daniel Webster, a whole lot. The Florida Republican is used to getting constant remarks about his famous name. Read more...

Rep. Joe Kennedy (D-Mass.) is sporting a sling after undergoing shoulder surgery.

The congressman’s office tells ITK that Kennedy had surgery done last week to fix an old athletic injury.