Former Nebraska Senator Chuck Hagel, Obama's nominee for Secretary of Defense, totally bombed his confirmation hearing in front of the Senate today. How can you tell? Just look at the photos AP and Getty had available:

In a fiery exchange with Wisconsin Senator Ron Johnson at the Senate hearings on last September's attack on the American consulate in Benghazi, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton called Republican claims of administration incompetency — or a cover-up — "the biggest fairy tale I've ever seen."

Amanda Bynes has broken up with you, Los Angeles. And that means she doesn't have to deal with your "rules" and "regulations" and suspended license hearings.

Rep. Peter King (R-NY) is planning to hold hearings on the "radicalization" of American Muslims when he takes over the chair of the Homeland Security Committee next year, the New York Times reports.

Ex-White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel is still trying to prove that he maintained Chicago residency during his two yers in Washington, so he can become Chicago's next mayor. And that's why he's giving tours of his basement crawlspace.

The second day of Senate hearings regarding a "Don't Ask Don't Tell" repeal went better for shameless filibuster-leader John McCain. But that's only because he fully embarrassed himself yesterday. But are the individual service chiefs really against repeal?

Television sensation Stephen Colbert will testify before a House Judiciary Committee subcommittee on Friday. The topic? "Protecting America's Harvest." Colbert is expected to argue for, well, one side of this issue. Probably on behalf of farmers? What is going on?

During yesterday's presidential oil spill commission hearing, Louisiana crawfisher Drew Landry, who helps "pay the bills" by working in oil fields, entertained panel members with a beautiful folk song he wrote about workin' hard. The commission's plutocrats were reportedly amused.

Actress Lindsay Lohan was sentenced to 90 days in jail today. Intrepid Gawker intern Molly Fitzpatrick watched the whole hearing. (Danny DeVito was there, for some reason!) Here is her story. It is the Inherit the Wind of our time.

Have you been watching Elena Kagan and some senators trade canned platitudes about The Law this week? Yeah, same here. But let's give Kagan credit for getting senators to stop comparing justices to "umpires" who call "balls and strikes."

You all see that Elena Kagan hearing yesterday? Too exciting, what with each senator giving a vapid, grandstanding speech, one after another, all day. And the Republican attack line was crisp: exploit her connection to history's greatest monster, Thurgood Marshall.

John Boehner and fellow Republicans are, naturally, furious at freaking Rep. Joe Barton for apologizing to BP earlier this morning, at the beginning of Tony Hayward's hearing. Why did he do that? He could lose his fancy committee seat!

Texas Rep. Joe Barton, who's more or less an employee of the oil industry, delivered an incredible statement to comical BP CEO Tony Hayward this morning, apologizing for the White House's $20 billion dollar "shakedown" fund.

[Kevin Costner testified before the House Committee on Science and Technology today. He talked about his Ocean Therapy Solutions water purifiers could possibly clean up the BP oil spill. Really. Image via Getty]

We just watched Lindsay Lohan's court appearance and the judge ordered her to cut out the booze, appear for random drug testing, and wear an ugly SCRAM bracelet. And she has to return to court again.

Last fall, erratic actor Randy Quaid and his wife Evi walked out on a $10,000 bill at a California hotel. Today a judge sent the pair to the clink for the crime and dodging court appearances. Crazy!