Rahm Emanuel Dispatched To Mend Fences With Chamber Of Commerce
The White House continued its fence-mending with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce on Wednesday -- very quietly -- dispatching Obama chief of staff Rahm Em...
The White House continued its fence-mending with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce on Wednesday -- very quietly -- dispatching Obama chief of staff Rahm Em...
Chris Weigant | Posted 10.26.2009 | Politics
The real head-scratcher for serious media-watchers right now is what the "war" between the White House and Fox News was meant to distract us from this week. The "war" itself is laughable, for a number of reasons.
Chris Weigant | Posted 11.25.2009 | Politics
The progressives and Blue Dogs are going to have a showdown. It is going to culminate not in statements to the press (or the lack thereof), not in some whispered whip count, but rather in a very public vote.
Time | Michael Scherer / Washington Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2009 | Posted 09.12.2009 | Politics
Dr. Ezekiel Emanuel, the medical ethicist and oncologist who advises President Obama, does not own a television, and if you catch him in a typically e...
Politico | JONATHAN MARTIN | Posted 09.07.2009 | Politics
White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel warned liberal groups this week to stop running ads against Democratic members of Congress. The powerful top ...
The Huffington Post | Rachel Weiner | Posted 08.24.2009 | Politics
In an interview with NPR, White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel said that the House could vote on a health care bill next week, despite disagreement...
Chris Weigant | Posted 08.08.2009 | Politics
Obama again refused to give a strong defense of the public option himself. By doing so, he just dug the hole deeper. What exactly does Obama stand for in the health care debate?
The Huffington Post | Rachel Weiner | Posted 05.30.2009 | Politics
Rahm Emanuel appears on ABC's "World News With Charlie Gibson" Wednesday night to discuss President Obama's first 100 days. "Did he essentially run ...
HuffingtonPost.com | Rachel Weiner | Posted 04.25.2009 | Politics
On "Larry King Live" Wednesday night, White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel spoke frankly about the pressure of working in the administration and th...
The New Yorker | Posted 03.25.2009 | Politics
Rahm Emanuel's office, which is no more than a three-second walk from the Oval Office, is as neat as a Marine barracks. On his desk, the files and doc...
The Huffington Post | Rachel Weiner | Posted 03.16.2009 | Politics
White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel, in an interview with reporters, conceded that President Obama lost control of the stimulus debate by focusing...
Politico | Posted 02.27.2009 | Politics
So begins another morning in what may count as Washington's longest-running conversation -- a street-corner bull session between four old friends who ...
New York Times | MARK LEIBOVICH | Posted 02.24.2009 | Politics
Earlier this month, Barack Obama was meeting with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and other lawmakers when Rahm Emanuel, his chief of staff, began nervousl...
Chris Weigant | Posted 02.09.2009 | Politics
What a week! With Congress back in session, with the excitement of newly-elected members being sworn in (or barred at the door, as the case may be), ...
Michael Shaw | Posted 02.06.2009 | Media
HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 10.13.2008 | Politics
The Obama campaign is jumping all over a line from John McCain, in which the Arizona Republican suggested that time in Washington had made it easier f...
Politico | Posted 11.05.2009 | Politics