Congressional Crime: Police say Rep. Grace Meng (D-NY) was attacked and robbed Tuesday night near Eastern Market. The suspect took hit her in the back of the head, stole her Gucci bag, and ran off. -6

InTheClub: The always-on-point InTheCapital had a post comparing the demographics of D.C. bar-goers vs. D.C. club-goers. And as it turns out, people who go to bars are smarter and uglier than their club counterparts. -3

That’s What Friends Are For: Pigskins’ Nick Sundberg came to the defense of the team’s punter, Sav Rocca, after some haters bullied him on Twitter. +3

Housing for All: D.C. upped its commitment to affordable housing, from $100 million to $187 million.+5

Yesterday’s Needle rating: 54 Today’s score: +1 Needle rating: 55