What Are They Waiting in Line for? Babydog’s Birthday

Sen. Jim Justice throws office birthday bash for dog during D.C. shutdown

Republican Sen. Jim Justice made use of his Congressional office in Washington, D.C. to throw his bulldog, Babydog, a birthday party during the ongoing government shutdown. The soiree took place Wednesday afternoon in the Hart Senate Office Building, where several senators spent the 15th day of the work stoppage celebrating the 6th birthday of Babydog, whom Justice dubbed “America’s Chief Happiness Officer.” Babydog is celebrating her sixth birt…

Sen. Jim Justice Threw His Bulldog a Birthday Party In The Middle of the Government Shutdown

The government has been shut down for more than two weeks with no end in sight. The Trump administration is trying to lay off thousands of federal workers. It’s also the sixth birthday of Sen. Jim Justice’s bulldog, Babydog.Despite the dour mood around the Capitol, Justice’s office was in full celebration mode Wednesday, complete with birthday cakes and a line that wrapped around the fifth floor hallway of the Hart Senate Office Building for pic…

Republican holds birthday party for his dog in Senate office building during shutdown

Sen. Jim Justice (R-WV) did not let the ongoing government shutdown prevent him from holding a birthday party for his dog in a Senate office building.Correspondent Daniella Diaz confirmed that the party for Babydog Justice took place in the Hart Senate Office Building on Wednesday.An invitation to the event promised cake and "belly rub diplomacy." The 6-year-old English Bulldog has been a fixture on Capitol Hill since Justice took office. The do…

What are they waiting in line for? Babydog’s birthday

Over the course of an hour on Wednesday afternoon, West Virginia’s most prominent political figure greeted well-wishers while clad in a pink tutu and sparkly birthday hat. Babydog, the English bulldog that trails after Sen. Jim Justice in the Senate hallways, celebrated her 6th birthday on the 15th day of the government shutdown. Hundreds of Capitol Hill staffers and a few members of the public came to mark the occasion. The turnout stunned Just…