Politico has the latest on the controversy surrounding The Washington Post Company’s proposed salons.

Presented as an “Underwriting Opportunity,” the flier promoting the dinners promised the chance to “participate in this intimate and exclusive Washington Post Salon, an off-the-record dinner and discussion at the home of CEO and Publisher Katharine Weymouth. … Bring your organization’s CEO or executive director literally to the table. Interact with key Obama administration and congressional leaders.”