The flags flying above the White House and the Capitol on Friday are at half-staff out of respect for the victims of the shooting at an elementary school in Newtown, Conn.

Former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords “sends her prayers” to the victims of the shooting in Newtown, Conn., on Friday, according to a post on her husband’s Facebook page.

Multiple House Democrats are pushing for renewed debate on gun policy in the wake of Friday’s shooting at an elementary school in Connecticut.

Like many others — both in Connecticut and not — lawmakers representing the state were "horrified" by news of an elementary school shooting in Newtown, Conn., on Friday.

Reps. Jim Himes (D-Conn.) and Sen.-elect Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) both tweeted that they are praying, as full details slowly emerged from the incident.

The White House tweeted out a Web video and urged followers to help victims of Hurricane Sandy in support of the 12-12-12 concert for storm relief Wednesday night.

GOP operatives believe the party is lagging in an area widely agreed to have given Obama an electoral edge.

Retiring Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) on Wednesday reflected on “tweeting” in his farewell speech to the Senate.

“When I started here in the Senate, a BlackBerry was a fruit, and tweeting was something only birds did,” he said in his final speech on the floor of the Senate on Wednesday. He leaves the Senate in January after 24 years.

Construction on the platform for President Obama’s inauguration is under way in front of the Capitol, and the inauguration committee is offering a sneak peek on social media.

Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) may be going bald, but at least he still has more hair than 98 percent of the Senate, he joked on Wednesday.

#Esquire report on having less hair than I once did is sadly true.But good news is I am still in upper 2% in Senate. soc.li/8aubTIS

— Marco Rubio (@marcorubio) December 12, 2012