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Rahm Emanuel

Ex-Obama Chief of Staff Already Eyeing 2028 Presidential Run

EARLY START

Rahm Emanuel, who was most recently the U.S. ambassador to Japan, has his eyes set on the White House.

Josh Fiallo | Published Mar 12, 2025

Rahm Emanuel: GOP Senators ‘Put Their Manhood in a Lockbox’

YOU IN THERE LITTLE GUY?

Democrats should call DOGE—and Senate Republicans’—bluff, the longtime strategist said.

Janna Brancolini | Published Feb 20, 2025

Rahm Emanuel’s Vacation Home Vandalized With ‘Nazi’ Graffiti

‘HATRED AND BIGOTRY’

The former Chicago mayor thanked police for addressing the incident amid a sharp increase in antisemitism and Islamophobia.

Alex Nguyen | Published Nov 20, 2023

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Rahm Emanuel Sticks It to China With Japan Seafood Photo-Op

ON A ROLL

The diplomat ate slices of fish at a local restaurant after Beijing banned all Japanese seafood.

Dan Ladden-Hall | Published Aug 31, 2023

Rahm Emanuel Pisses Off Japanese Pols With Pro-LGBTQ Video

UH OH

The U.S. ambassador to Japan was criticized for a video urging the country to accept same-sex marriage.

Corbin Bolies | Published May 21, 2023

Sen. Merkley Says No to Rahm Emanuel Nomination

UPHILL BATTLE

The former Chicago mayor has come under fire over his role in covering up the 2014 police killing of a Black teenager.

Corbin Bolies | Published Nov 03, 2021

Rahm Says Police Murder He’s Accused of Burying Haunts Him

‘What Ifs’

Supporters of Emanuel’s nomination had been increasingly anxious about how he would hold up under intense questions about his troubled tenure as Chicago's mayor.

Scott Bixby | Published Oct 20, 2021

Biden to Nominate Rahm Emanuel for Ambassador Gig

CLOSE TIES

Biden will also nominate R. Nicholas Burns, a Harvard professor and former U.S. ambassador to NATO and Greece, to be ambassador to China.

Blake Montgomery | Published Aug 20, 2021

Biden Picks Rahm Emanuel, Mr. Diplomacy, as Japan Ambassador

OFF TO TOKYO

Bare-knuckle Obama chief of staff and controversial former mayor of Chicago is tapped for delicate and prominent post in Asia.

Jennifer Adams | Published May 11, 2021
opinion

Biden’s Revolution Is Doing What Obama and Clinton Did Not

‘MAKE ME DO IT’

One month in, the 46th president is respecting the left even when it wants to go further than he will, and he’s dismissing bad-faith conservative complaints about his agenda.

Michael Tomasky | Published Feb 22, 2021

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