George Clooney hosted a massive fundraiser for Joe Biden less than a month ago. The evening raised $30 million - and convinced the actor that Biden needed to go. wsj.com/politics/elect…

A massive team effort w/Siobhan Hughes Andrew Restuccia Annie Linskey Erich Schwartzel danmichaels drew hinshaw Max Colchester Emily Glazer Lindsay Wise: wsj.com/politics/elect…

How the bet on an 81-year-old Joe Biden turned into an epic miscalculation. With Rebecca Ballhaus Siobhan Hughes, Andrew Restuccia, Erich Schwartzel, Dan Michaels, drew hinshaw, Max Colchester, Emily Glazer, Lindsay Wise wsj.com/politics/elect…

With amazing colleagues: Rebecca Ballhaus Annie Linskey Erich Schwartzel, Dan Michaels, drew hinshaw, Max Colchester, Emily Glazer, Lindsay Wise wsj.com/politics/elect…

The Democratic Party implosion of the last three weeks is a story that stretches back more nearly three years. Proud to have a part in this massive WSJ effort to explain how Sunday's events came to pass: wsj.com/politics/elect…

Donors justified the president’s mistakes in other ways—saying they told themselves, “The speech didn’t start until 9 p.m. and the guy’s been running around all day,” or, “Who among us hasn’t forgotten a name or two at a big party?” wsj.com/politics/elect…

How Disney’s Deadpool Danced Around China’s Censors—Cocaine, F-Bombs and All. ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ represents a new twist in the relationship between Hollywood and Beijing’s officials Erich Schwartzel Brian Spegele Grace Zhu wsj.com/business/media… wsj.com/business/media…

How in the hell did the R-rated "Deadpool & Wolverine" make it past China's film censors? By cutting references to cocaine, "the gays," and an angry vibrator. wsj.com/business/media…

He spent $350,000 on flights to a treatment facility in Switzerland. He lived for a month in a detox center by the beach. He went to hundreds of Alcoholics Anonymous meetings. He had himself hypnotized. Inside Matthew Perry's Tragic Quest to Get Well: wsj.com/style/matthew-…

What a horribly sad and tragic story from Erich Schwartzel and Sara Ashley O'Brien Matthew Perry spent his life searching for healing in a world willing to sell it wsj.com/style/matthew-… via The Wall Street Journal

“Everything I’ve done is a calculated move." Aubrey Plaza isn't the eye-rolling kid in the back of the classroom. She's Tracy Flick. My cover story for WSJ Magazine: wsj.com/style/aubrey-p…

Oscar parties with Julia Roberts. Secret Service agents stationed outside of the Goop store. And a second gentleman who hates to miss his SoulCycle class. My latest story, on Kamala Harris's life in Los Angeles: wsj.com/politics/elect…

Inside Kamala Harris’s L.A. Life: SoulCycle, Hollywood Parties, Annoyed Neighbors ⁦Erich Schwartzel⁩ wsj.com/politics/elect…

Read Erich Schwartzel on Kamala Harris & Doug Emhoff's life in Brentwood: wsj.com/politics/elect…

Per WSJ, Doug Emhoff enjoys a 9:30am weekend SoulCycle class in West Hollywood. Such a good detail: "His preferred instructor encourages riders to pick up the speed during the screaming chorus of Alanis Morrisette’s 'You Oughta Know.'" wsj.com/politics/elect…

Kamala Harris's LA neighbors know when she is in town. A snaking motorcade paralyzes traffic, and Secret Service agents try to look inconspicuous as they loiter outside of the local Goop store. My dispatch from Brentwood: wsj.com/politics/elect…

What's it like to live near the Vice President? “Very annoying,” said one resident. “The street’s always shut down,” said another. “I will vote for her if she agrees to sell her house,” added a third. The Kamalacade and much more in my story today: wsj.com/politics/elect…

The Brentwood Country Mart candidate. ⁦Erich Schwartzel⁩ wsj.com/politics/elect…

"... the enclave offers the ultrawealthy a lifestyle that combines suburban serenity with the cosmopolitan perks of Los Angeles, lending it an air of Mayberry meets 'Big Little Lies.'" Chef's kiss, ⁦Erich Schwartzel⁩ wsj.com/politics/elect…

How Aubrey Plaza Eye-Rolled Her Way to Hollywood Stardom amazing people of course by ⁦Erich Schwartzel⁩ wsj.com/style/aubrey-p…