Neera Tanden is back. Could she be more powerful?-politico: When Neera Tanden assumed a role as senior
adviser at the White House last week, after her bid for a Cabinet post went off
the rails, it was viewed as a consolation prize. In
reality, Tanden may have just stepped into a more quietly powerful position:
entering President Joe Biden’s inner sanctum and avoiding the scrutiny from her
detractors that would have come with a more public-facing role.