Rahm Emanuel Chief of Staff

Information War on Fox: No Upside for Obama Administration

Nancy Snow | Posted 10.26.2009 | Media


Nancy Snow

This is an administration put in office on a campaign pledge of practicality over ideology. In the Fox case, it is treading on ideological terrain. I don't think it's the job of Obama's top staff to use government time to go after Fox.

Rahm Emanuel "Most Influential White House Chief Of Staff In A Generation"?

nytimes.com | PETER BAKER and JEFF ZELENY | Posted 09.15.2009 | Politics


Seven months after moving into his office in the West Wing, Mr. Emanuel is emerging as perhaps the most influential White House chief of staff in a ge...

Rahm Emanuel: Sanford "Could Have Used A Cigarette"

Politico | Posted 07.26.2009 | Politics


Perhaps no one knows how to butter up reporters better than White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel. The longtime Washington insider is known for pe...

Look at this Motherf*%@n Puppy!

John Wellington Ennis | Posted 05.15.2009 | Comedy


John Wellington Ennis

The following flier was found today posted in the vicinity of the White House...

Rahm Leads Weekly 'Inner Circle' Meetings To Craft Obama's Strategy

US News | Posted 04.16.2009 | Politics


It happens every Saturday. That's when White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel convenes a special meeting for members of President Obama's inner circl...

Rahm Goes To The Movies, Helps Seizure Victim

Politico | Posted 03.26.2009 | Politics


A surprised fellow moviegoer passes on word that Rahm Emanuel took time out Saturday night to see The Wrestler at the E Street Cinema last night with ...

Blagojevich: Obama Should Fire Rahm Emanuel (VIDEO)

The Huffington Post | Stuart Whatley | Posted 03.01.2009 | Politics


In his hour-long closing statement before the Illinois State Senate today, Governor Rod Blagojevich continued to traipse across the plane of outlandis...

Rahm Invites Moderate Republicans To White House For Private Meeting

CQ | Posted 02.27.2009 | Politics


The president's top aide, Rahm Emanuel, has invited a group of moderate Republicans to a private White House meeting Tuesday amid a Democratic push to...

Rahm Emanuel At The Inauguration (SLIDESHOW)

AP/AFP/Getty | Posted 02.20.2009 | Politics


President Obama's Chief Of Staff Rahm Emanuel was seated on stage for the president's inauguration and though he was a few rows back those who were wa...

Podesta: Rivals In Obamaland "Iced Out"

Chicago Sun Times | Posted 02.19.2009 | Politics


President-elect Barack Obama will be able to do things at "warp speed that no other president has been able to do in a long time," John Podesta, the c...

My Conversation with Rahm Emanuel

Charlie Rose | Posted 02.17.2009 | Media


Charlie Rose

My conversation with Rahm Emanuel, incoming White House Chief of Staff. The full interview airs Friday January 16, 2009.

Your Wines for '09 Guide to Toasting the Inauguration

Brett Ashley McKenzie | Posted 02.12.2009 | Style


Brett Ashley McKenzie

Whether you're attending an inaugural ball in D.C. or simply catching the celebration on TV, these diverse yet inspired selections will help you toast this pivotal moment in history in style.

Rahm's Rabbi Gives An Interview

The State Journal-Register | Posted 02.07.2009 | Politics


Rep. Rahm Emanuel, recently named President-elect Barack Obama's new White House chief of staff, has a reputation as a hard-nosed political operator w...

"Better Than Cats!" Neocons, Republicans and War Criminals Rave About Obama's 'Team of Rivals.'

Jeremy Scahill | Posted 12.31.2008 | Politics


Jeremy Scahill

As Barack Obama's opus, "Team of Rivals," continues its rolling debut, the early reviews are in and the "critics" are full of praise for the cast.

Rahm Emanuel's Political Pirouettes

John R. MacArthur | Posted 12.20.2008 | Politics


John R. MacArthur

If Emanuel's legendary aggressiveness were put to work in the service of "good government," he might, indeed, do wonderful things. But I somehow doubt that's what Obama has in mind for his friend.

Rahm Emanuel's Professors Remember Former Student

The Daily Northwestern | Nathalie Tadena | Posted 12.18.2008 | Chicago


School of Communication professor David Zarefsky acknowledged the word "ruthless" has been used to describe his former student Rahm Emanuel. It's pr...

Barack Obama: America's First Jewish President!

Martin Lewis | Posted 12.15.2008 | Politics


Martin Lewis

It is impressive to see the number of Jews that Barack (his name means "blessed" in Hebrew as well as in Arabic and Swahili) Obama is already surrounding himself with.

Rahm Emanuel and Arab Perceptions

James Zogby | Posted 12.15.2008 | Politics


James Zogby

The stories that have been circulating about Rahm Emanuel are as reprehensible as the "Barack Obama is a secret Muslim/Manchurian candidate" tale.

Jeffrey Goldberg on Emanuel: "Israeli Running the White House"

Richard Silverstein | Posted 12.15.2008 | Politics


Richard Silverstein

Should American Jews feel more comfortable that Rahm Emanuel is "essentially an Israeli" and will therefore do Israel's bidding in the White House? This... doesn't make me more comfortable.

"Rahmbonics": Rahm Emanuel's Yogi Berra-Style English

Politico | Posted 12.12.2008 | Politics


Newly coined Obama chief of staff Rahm Emanuel was on his best behavior during his Sunday show debut this weekend -- measured, calm, bi-partisan. But...

Wall Street Journal Interviews Rahm Emanuel: "Do What You Got Elected To Do"

Wall Street Journal | Jason L. Riley | Posted 12.09.2008 | Politics


In Rahm Emanuel's telling, the Democratic victories on Tuesday were a continuum of what began in the 2006 midterm elections, when his party won majori...

Does Emanuel Appointment Signal Obama Pro-Israel Tilt?

Richard Silverstein | Posted 12.08.2008 | Politics


Richard Silverstein

Dick Cheney was able to perpetrate his outrages due to a president who had no sense of political self. That isn't the case with Obama. No one is going to take this man for a ride, political or otherwise.

Obama Roasts Rahm Emanuel At 2005 Fundraiser (VIDEO)

The Huffington Post | Posted 12.08.2008 | Politics


Recently, CSPAN rebroadcast a roast from 2005 where Barack Obama takes on his future White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel. Discussed are Rahm's pa...

The Obama-Clinton Cabinet? We Voted for Change, Not Recycling

Rob Kall | Posted 12.07.2008 | Politics


Rob Kall

We need fresh blood, not Clinton people who were involved in supporting and defending NAFTA, the WTO and Clinton's effort to move the Democratic party to the right.

Grousing About Emanuel Being "Too Tough?" Shut Up and Let the President Work!

Tom D'Antoni | Posted 12.07.2008 | Politics


Tom D'Antoni

Has Obama not done everything right? Who knows better than him and his people about what to do next?