Marc Ambinder

Atlantic contributing editor Marc Ambinder is co-writing a book on national security and secrecy. More


Pentagon Wants to Secure Dot-Com Domains of Contractors

Pentagon Wants to Secure Dot-Com Domains of Contractors

Quietly, the NSA is asked to determine whether it can -- and should More »

Would a Payroll Tax Holiday Stimulate the Lame Duck?

Would a Payroll Tax Holiday Stimulate the Lame Duck?

A payroll tax holiday could be a politically and economically tenable partial solution to a lagging economy with no shot at a major cash infusion More »

The Optics of Petraeus's Media Blitz

The Optics of Petraeus's Media Blitz

The effort to convince Americans that the Afghanistan strategy is working -- and to prepare us for whatever drawdown may or may not occur in July, 2011 More »

White House, Bennet Moving in Opposite Directions

White House, Bennet Moving in Opposite Directions

The administration wants to prove that it's not an albatross around the necks of Democratic candidates, while Bennet wants to get busy targeting skeptical voters More »

About Last Night: 5 Questions

About Last Night: 5 Questions

Looking forward to the general election More »

How the Democratic Party Helped Michael Bennet

How the Democratic Party Helped Michael Bennet

The White House had a personal stake in electing Bennet, and was able to rally in a way it didn't for Arlen Specter or Blanche Lincoln More »

Michael Bennet Wins His First Race

The Colorado Democrat finishes eight percentage points ahead of his opponent More »

What Was Rangel Doing?

What Was Rangel Doing?

His bewildering, impassioned speech was a signal that he's ready to cut a deal More »

Gibbs Reflects on 'Inartful' Comments

Gibbs Reflects on 'Inartful' Comments

The White House press secretary explains his frustration with liberals for whom Obama's accomplishments are never enough More »

Google, Verizon Want Congress to Get Off Its Duff

Their net neutrality proposal today is already unpopular, but it might prompt the government to act more quickly More »

The Political Audacity of Bob Gates

The Political Audacity of Bob Gates

The Secretary of the Defense has an audacious plan to transform and reform the military More »

Turning Points in Afghanistan and Pakistan

Turning Points in Afghanistan and Pakistan

Now is the time for America to make significant progress in these regions More »

Net Result From Colorado: Energized Democrats

Net Result From Colorado: Energized Democrats

No matter who wins, the state's Democratic Senate primary will energize its moribund progressive base More »

The Defense Secretary Closes a Command

The Defense Secretary Closes a Command

And Virginians are already irate More »

Jeff Goldberg Interviews Hitchens

Jeff Goldberg Interviews Hitchens

An interview with the ailing author More »

A Tale of Two Tea Parties

A Tale of Two Tea Parties

The movement has tapped into a growing sentiment that will soon be overpowered by demography More »

Secret Units, Open Job Postings

Secret Units, Open Job Postings

The military advertises a top secret position More »

Our New Twitter Account

Our New Twitter Account

The Politics Channel now has its own curated Twitter feed, @theatlanticpol More »

Romer Wasn't Pushed and Didn't Jump

It wasn't supposed to drop this way. A few weeks ago, Christina Romer notified her colleagues that she intended to resign her post as chairman of the President's Council of Economic Advisers. She felt she had served the president the best she could, was frustrated by the sluggish economy, and missed home.Quietly, the White House concocted a plan to announce her departure. News would break next week, during the dog days of August, after Congress had left for the… More »

Why Does the President Do All These Dang Economic Events, Anyway?

Why Does the President Do All These Dang Economic Events, Anyway?

New numbers are always accompanied by new photos of Obama in a hard hat -- which don't even boost poll numbers in the long run More »

The Biggest Story in Photos

Early Monsoon Rains Flood Northern India

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The Day the Secret Service Almost Shot Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

The intelligence brief on the apparent accident was three sentences long, and it scared the hell…