Influence Alley

My colleague Elahe Izadi is outside the Capitol ahead of the planned Congressional Black Caucus walkout on the House vote to hold the Attorney General in contempt and reports that Pauly Shore is here.

She reports: The star of the 1996 film Bio-Dome is in Washington shooting a special for Showtime. He interviewed Democratic Rep. Barney Frank of Massachusetts and said he had heard about the contempt vote but didn't have an opinion on it.

"We'll see," he said.