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Marc Ambinder

Marc Ambinder

Marc Ambinder is the White House correspondent for National Journal and a contributing editor at The Atlantic.

Marc Ambinder is the White House correspondent for National Journal. He previously served as the politics editor, and is now a contributing editor, for The Atlantic, where he curated the influential Politics channel on TheAtlantic.com and contributed to the magazine. He was also a chief political consultant to CBS News. Earlier, at NJ's Hotline, Ambinder was the founding editor of "Hotline On Call," a pathbreaking political news blog. He also worked as a producer and reporter for the ABC News Political Unit and was one of the founders of ABC's "The Note." Born in New York City, raised in Central Florida, Ambinder is a 2001 graduate of Harvard and lives in Washington, D.C.
A New Press Secretary, Two New Deputies at the White House

A New Press Secretary, Two New Deputies at the White House

Jay Carney will take over for Robert Gibbs… More »

What Obama Will Say

What Obama Will Say

After the writing and rewriting is done, President Obama will lay out a vision for competitiveness in his third State of the Union address on Tuesday… More »

Obama Staffs Up for Reelection Campaign

Obama Staffs Up for Reelection Campaign

The president also abolishes the White House political office and moves staff to the DNC… More »

How to Protect Members of Congress

How to Protect Members of Congress

Security for lawmakers doesn't have to break the bank… More »

Obama Unveils New Economic Team

Obama Unveils New Economic Team

Gene Sperling takes over as the president's top economic adviser… More »

Daley Is Obama's New Chief

Daley Is Obama's New Chief

In picking Rahm's successor, Obama replaces one Chicago titan with another… More »

Who's Staffing Obama 2.0: An Update

Who's Staffing Obama 2.0: An Update

Friction over staffing changes is causing top aides to go to the press in an effort to influence the outcome of the president's staff and structure review… More »

Daley Emerges as Possible Obama Chief

Daley Emerges as Possible Obama Chief

The former Commerce secretary met with the president in December… More »

A Primary Challenge to Obama?

Why it's unlikely, and wouldn't succeed… More »

WikiLeaks: One Analyst, So Many Documents

WikiLeaks: One Analyst, So Many Documents

How could Bradley Manning alone have leaked so much classified material?… More »

After North Korean Attack, Obama Waits for Beijing

Getting China to help rein in Pyongyang isn't easy and may be impossible… More »

I Am a Blogger No Longer

This is my final blog post for The Atlantic. Five years ago, as a way to boost the competitive metabolism of The Hotline, Chuck Todd hired me away from ABC News to create "Hotline On Call."  I was to be the first political reporter working for a mainstream news organization whose output would be exclusively online.  "On Call" made its debut in early September, the same week that Chris Cillizza began "The Fix." Back then, reporters didn't blog. Newspapers…… More »

Billy Joel Explains the Election

Billy Joel Explains the Election

Decades ago in Allentown, he captured the zetigeist… More »

Obama Considers Staff Changes, Ever So Carefully

Obama Considers Staff Changes, Ever So Carefully

The president will take his time reorganizing his staff, possibly making some structural changes along the way… More »

2012! It's Never Too Early for Mitt-Chif

2012! It's Never Too Early for Mitt-Chif

Is Romney already preparing for his 2012 presidential campaign?… More »

On Election Night, What You Might Have Missed

On Election Night, What You Might Have Missed

A roundup of some notable results around the country… More »

No Immediate White House Shake-Up Seen

No Immediate White House Shake-Up Seen

It doesn't look like President Obama will borrow a page from President Bush's post-midterm playbook… More »

What Now? An Epic Election Meets the Future

What Now? An Epic Election Meets the Future

Will the Republican-controlled House work with Democrats or just wait it out until 2012?… More »

Humility

Humility

Looking back at the 2008 elections, the Republican party should be wary of its own hubris… More »

Currents in the Party

If the Republican "wave" becomes something of a current, what's the reason… More »

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