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It's Official: Rahm Emanuel Departs White House; Peter Rouse Is Interim Chief of Staff
By Alex Wagner - Politics DailyIn a warm, emotional address in the East Room of the White House on Friday, President Obama announced the departure of his chief of staff, Rahm Emanuel, who is relocating to Chicago in advance of a presumed bid to run for mayor. In his place, the president named senior adviser Pete Rouse, who will act as interim chief of staff until a permanent replacement is found -- though the administration is not ruling out the possibility that Rouse could be that person. Emanuel's departure had been discussed in Washington circles for weeks now, following the announcement that longtime Chicago Mayor ...
The Next White House Chief of Staff: Tom Donilon, Peter Rouse on Short List
By Alex Wagner - Politics DailyAmid the reports that Rahm Emanuel will likely step down as White House chief of staff -- possibly as early as Friday -- to run for Chicago mayor, the question all of Washington is waiting to have answered is: Who would get his job? Senior adviser Pete Rouse is expected to step in on an interim basis, and in so doing could increase his chances to become the permanent chief of staff. But other names have popped up, including Deputy National Security Adviser Tom Donilon and Ron Klain, Vice President Joe Biden's chief of staff. Rouse, a longtime aide to former Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle ...
Oprah Winfrey Joins Obama at His Birthday Dinner Party
By Lynn Sweet - Politics DailyPresident Obama celebrated his 49th birthday at a trendy Chicago restaurant on Wednesday night with a small group of close friends, including superstar Oprah Winfrey and White House Senior Adviser Valerie Jarrett. Obama flew to Chicago in the afternoon of his birthday without his family: First Lady Michelle is in Spain with Sasha, 9, at a luxury resort on the Mediterranean and Malia, 12, is off at overnight camp for the first time. Jarrett and White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel flew to Obama's adopted hometown on Air Force One with the president. While Obama is close to both, ...
Rahm Emanuel: Report That He Is Leaving White House Is 'B.S.'
By Lynn Sweet - Politics DailyWhite House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel has this sharp rebuttal to a story in a British newspaper that he's leaving the White House: "This is B.S. And if you need it for translation, it is baseless," Emanuel said in a statement. His comment came Monday after a story in the Daily Telegraph said the White House chief of staff will depart the Obama administration after the midterm elections. The story had no substantive sourcing. The former Illinois congressman does serve at the pleasure of the president -- as do all appointees -- and has discussed the toll the job has taken on him, the ...
Obama's Romanoff vs. Sestak Controversies, Side-By-Side
By Carl Franzen - Politics DailyWashington is abuzz today on the news that the White House dangled a job offer in front of another Democratic Congressional candidate to convince them to drop out of a primary race. Last night, former Colorado Speaker of the House Andrew Romanoff issued a statement revealing that last fall, after he launched his campaign for the Senate, President Obama's deputy chief of staff, Jim Messina, called him to say that the White House would be supporting incumbent Democratic Senator Michael Bennet. Furthermore, Messina volunteered "three positions that might be available" to Romanoff were he to ...
Rahm Emanuel in Israel for Son's Bar Mitzvah, May Meet With Officials
By Lynn Sweet - Politics DailyWhite House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel is in Israel with his family for the bar mitzvah of his son and a nephew in the coming days and traveled to Jordan over the weekend. Emanuel may also meet with Israeli officials, the White House said over the weekend. "It is accurate to say he visited Jordan," White House Assistant Press Secretary Tommy Vietor told Politics Daily on Sunday. The White House would "definitely have more" information "about official portions of the trip" later in the week, Vietor also said. YDNet, an Israeli news outlet, said Emanuel may meet with Prime Minister Benjamin ...
Elena Kagan Memos: Clinton Library Papers Reveal Savvy Political Insider
By Lynn Sweet - Politics DailySupreme Court nominee Elena Kagan is making courtesy calls on senators to smooth the way for her confirmation hearings, with a White House team in tow to manage the process. With a background in politics, policymaking and dealing with the press, however, Kagan is a seasoned strategist herself, with stints in campaigns and at the Clinton White House. One rap on the nominee to replace retiring Justice John Paul Stevens is that she has never been a judge. But she does know how government works at the highest levels: the sausage-making behind high-minded presidential initiatives and the inner ...
White House: Gov. Charlie Crist Never Reached Out to Rahm Emanuel
By Christopher Weber - Politics DailyThe White House is denying reports that Florida Gov. Charlie Crist reached out to Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel seeking administration support if he chose to run for the Senate as a Democrat. "It's not true," a spokesperson for the Chief of Staff's office told The Huffington Post Monday. Rumors had been circulating on blogs and in the press about Crist calling Emanuel to discuss a possible jump to the Democrats. The Atlantic reported Wednesday that Crist tried to contact the administration "through intermediates" and that the White House refused to take the call. Crist announced Thursday ...
Rahm Emanuel, Considering Chicago Mayor Run One Day, Has $1.2 Million War Chest
By Lynn Sweet - Politics DailyWhite House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel yearns for the day when he again holds elected office -- and has retained his $1.2 million war chest to help make that happen. Emanuel, 50, told PBS' Charlie Rose on Monday he wants to be mayor of Chicago, leaving behind a one-time goal of becoming Speaker of the House. But, Emanuel added, he is a loyal supporter of the current mayor, Richard M. Daley, and hopes he will run again. While exalted in Washington, Emanuel back home is just one of a string of political figures waiting to see if Daley seeks another term next February. The announcement ...
To Russia With . . . Rahm?
By Tom Diemer - Politics DailyWith all the emphasis on mutual cooperation in framing the new arms control treaty, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton helpfully took the process a step further Friday when a Russian reporter asked about getting the deal ratified in the U.S. Senate and the Russian parliament. "You're right. Just as we have to go to our Congress, President Medvedev has to go to the Duma. And I think President Obama has said that he would send Rahm Emanuel to Moscow," Clinton said of the president's acerbic, tart-tongued chief of staff. "And we all endorsed that offer. So, if it -- you know -- if President ...
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