Washington in 60 Seconds -- Nancy Pelosi Tells Her Enemies: 'Thank You'

Good morning, Capitolists! Now that Hollywood celebrities have had their fun at the White House Correspondents' Association dinner, it's time for your fearless leaders to focus more on work and less on getting a cameo on "Entourage."

Here's what's making news now that the nation's capital is back to business.

- Pelosi's Only Rule. Paul Kane at the Washington Post writes up the roots of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's power in Washington. White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel says she learned boss politics at the knee of her father, the mayor of Baltimore, while Rep. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) says she puts pragmatism before ideology in the Democratic caucus. Pelosi says simply, "We don't lose. We don't lose." She also notes that the ferocity of her enemies helps motivate her base and raise money for her causes. To them she says, "Thank you for making the attack."

- Anchors Away! President Obama welcomes the Naval Academy football team to the White House today for the presentation of the Commander in Chief's Trophy. Thanks to a last-minute victory over the otherwise superior Air Force Academy team, the Midshipmen had the best record among the service academies last season and will be duly feted in the Rose Garden.

- The Gordon Gekko Reform Act. Although the House is out of session today, the Senate continues work on the Wall Street reform bill at 2 p.m., complete with tough language to restrict derivatives trading. Look for votes on amendments to the bill later this week.

- No More Nagin. Louisiana's Lt. Gov. Mitch Landrieu will become New Orleans' 70th mayor today when he's sworn into office, having won a landslide election in the still-recovering city in February. The Times-Picayune reports that Landrieu will be sworn into office by his father, Moon Landrieu, who was the city's last white mayor before his son's election. The younger Landrieu starts his new job as another disaster threatens his city, with a massive oil slick heading toward southern Louisiana's shores.

- Shooting for Schumer. Republican Jay Townsend became Sen. Chuck Schumer's first and only announced opponent in New York's other 2010 Senate race on Saturday, when he jumped into the contest as a clear underdog, but one who is ready to do plenty of barking. At his kickoff in the Hudson Valley, Townsend called Schumer "the head financier, the architect, the enabler, the avatar, the cheerleader-in-chief of an imperial Congress that turns a deaf ear to those begging to be heard."

- Texas Showdown. And finally, Gov. Rick Perry has ruled the roost in the Lone Star state since George W. Bush became president, but the Houston Chronicle writes that the Republican's proclivity for stuffing a laser-sighted pistol into his jogging pants and shooting coyotes on his morning run may hurt his chances for a third term, as voters might just want someone who'll keep the trains running on time. Enter Democrat Bill White, Houston's popular former mayor, who is polling just four points behind Perry in the latest Rasmussen poll, probably because he makes no mention of what he keeps in his jogging pants.