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Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel speaks at the U.S. Conference of Mayors winter meeting in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 24, 2019.

‘An ideological risk’: Former Obama official warns against a Bernie Sanders nomination

Zach Halaschak · February 26, 2020 12:09 am

Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel said the city will sue the federal government in defense of its status as a so-called sanctuary city and against threats to withhold U.S. grant funds. (AP Photo/Matt Marton, File)

Rahm Emanuel: 2020 field stuck in ‘amateur hour’ by attacking Bloomberg and not Sanders

Mike Brest · February 24, 2020 6:44 pm

Rahm Emanuel: Liberals could sink Democrats in 2020

Caitlin Yilek · February 1, 2020 4:24 pm

Rahm Emanuel and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez are shown.

AOC mocks Rahm Emanuel for joining Wall Street firm

Noah Garfinkel · June 6, 2019 2:06 am

Chicago Mayor-elect Lori Lightfoot speaks to reporters after meeting with Mayor Rahm Emanuel at City Hall, Wednesday, April 3, 2019, the day after she defeated Toni Preckwinkle in a runoff election.

Beltway Confidential

Chicago chooses someone outside the machine in post-Jussie Smollett mayoral election

Tiana Lowe Doescher · April 3, 2019 9:59 pm

Valerie Jarrett is pictured.

Valerie Jarrett says Rahm Emanuel tried ‘to scuttle’ Obama appointing her to White House

Caitlin Yilek · April 2, 2019 5:53 pm

Maxine Waters and Jussie Smollett

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Maxine Waters has an insane defense of Jussie Smollett

Beth Bailey · April 2, 2019 4:54 pm

In this March 24, 2019 photo, Chicago mayoral candidate Lori Lightfoot, right, participates in a candidate forum in Chicago. Lightfoot and Toni Preckwinkle, left, are competing to make history by becoming the city's first black, female mayor.

Chicago set to elect first black woman as mayor

Zach Halaschak · April 2, 2019 2:28 pm

Actor Jussie Smollett leaves the Leighton Criminal Courthouse in Chicago on Tuesday March 26, 2019, after prosecutors dropped all charges against him. Smollett was indicted on 16 felony counts related to making a false report that he was attacked by two men who shouted racial and homophobic slurs.

Beltway Confidential

Chicago’s last stand may screw Jussie Smollett anyway

Tiana Lowe Doescher · March 29, 2019 6:47 pm

Actor Jussie Smollett leaves Cook County Court after his charges were dropped, Tuesday, March 26, 2019, in Chicago.

Beltway Confidential

Jussie Smollett camp now suggests his Nigerian friends personally attacked him while wearing whiteface

Tiana Lowe Doescher · March 28, 2019 5:21 pm

Empire actor Jussie Smollett, leaves the Leighton Criminal Court Building after his hearing on Thursday, March 14, 2019, in Chicago.

Jussie Smollett’s lawyer says actor ‘victimized much more’ by press, police than alleged hate crime

Katelyn Caralle · March 28, 2019 2:28 pm

Rahm Emanuel and Jussie Smollett

Rahm Emanuel: Jussie Smollett was let off because he’s an actor

Katelyn Caralle · March 27, 2019 12:26 pm