Anita Blanchard, For No Clear Reason, Joins the Committee for the Preservation of the White House By Carol Felsenthal But surely there’s a post in D.C. for the family friend who delivered the President's daughters. Read more
Jonathan Alter on the Making of Alpha House By Carol Felsenthal The star-studded political comedy, by the Chicago-born reporter and the Doonesbury artist Garry Trudeau, is Amazon's big entry into original streaming video content. Read more
Lara Logan's Mistake on '60 Minutes' Is Not a Big Surprise By Carol Felsenthal A speech from October 2012 shows the kind of thinking that led to Logan's error. Read more
Bruce Rauner Is Karen Lewis's Worst Nightmare By Carol Felsenthal "There is nothing worse than a combination of arrogance and ignorance—combined with a healthy dose of money." Read more
Secrets of the Chicago Guys in Obama's Dysfunctional Cabinet By Carol Felsenthal A look inside "the worst job in Barack Obama's Washington" Read more
Why Paul Vallas's Brother Headed Democrats for Bill Brady in 2010 Dean Vallas thought Quinn lacked "the political skills to navigate around a Mike Madigan." Read more
'Double Down' Dishes on Rahm, Daley, and More Chicagoans in the White House By Carol Felsenthal How the mayor, the ex-mayor's brother, the First Lady, and others got along (or didn't) behind the scenes. Read more
Obama Should Have Listened to the Emanuel Brothers About Obamacare By Carol Felsenthal Rahm pushed the president to delay health care reform; Ezekiel warned the White House couldn't handle the implementation. Read more
Bill Daley's Big Mouth Embarrasses His Pal Joe Biden By Carol Felsenthal After bragging to the press that he proposed a Hillary-for-Biden VP swap, Daley has to walk back his big talk. Read more
Why Austan Goolsbee Sticks With His Buddy Sean Hannity By Carol Felsenthal Despite the vitriol, the progressive former Obama adviser keeps going on Fox News. Read more
