Working closely with the Cardinals is Anita Dunn, who recently returned to the White House after a brief break. Dunn works on messaging along with senior advisor to the president Mike Donilon, brother of Obama’s national security adviser Tom Donilon, who also handles polling, messaging and strategy. Just slightly down the White House food chain, economic and foreign policy are handled by what is said to be a collegial tandem of two young Obama administration alumni: National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan and the Director of the National Economic Council Brian Deese.