Marc Ambinder

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


The Presidential Motorcade

The Presidential Motorcade

A detailed look at security detail that moves the president on the ground More »

An Intelligence Failure in Egypt?

An Intelligence Failure in Egypt?

Was the White House caught off guard? More »

How the White House Approached Egyptian Turmoil

How the White House Approached Egyptian Turmoil

The White House knew protests were coming. A day-by-day account of how Obama ordered his team to respond More »

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 and… 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 »

The Biggest Story in Photos

Photos of Tornado Damage in Moore, Oklahoma

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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…