After the 2008 U.S. presidential election, President Barack Obama appointed Emanuel to serve as White House chief of staff. In October 2010, Emanuel resigned as chief of staff to run in the 2011 Chicago mayoral election. Emanuel won with 55% of the vote over five other candidates in the non-partisan mayoral election.

6 days ago · Rahm Emanuel — a former Chicago mayor and a White House official under Presidents Barack Obama and Joe Biden — is the latest left-leaning pundit to join CNN.

Apr 2, 2014 · Politician Rahm Emanuel was White House Chief of Staff to President Barack Obama and served as Mayor of Chicago from 2011 to 2019.

Jan 20, 2025 · Rahm Emanuel, American Democratic politician who was an adviser to U.S. President Bill Clinton (1993–99) before being elected to the U.S. House of Representatives (2003–09). He later was chief of staff to U.S. President Barack Obama (2009–10), mayor of Chicago (2011–19), and U.S. ambassador to Japan (2021–25).

2 days ago · Jen Psaki and Rahm Emanuel get real about what needs to change in the Democratic Party in order to win again. ... when I was the chief of staff to Barack Obama, if he would call me on a Friday ...

Feb 13, 2025 · RAHM EMANUEL JOINS CNN AS SENIOR POLITICAL AND GLOBAL AFFAIRS COMMENTATOR ... Emanuel served as the first White House Chief of Staff to President Barack Obama. In addition to being President Obama ...

6 days ago · Rahm Emanuel, who served in the Biden administration as the U.S. ambassador to Japan, is joining CNN as a senior political commentator, the network announced Thursday. ... Tags Barack Obama Biden ...

Rahm Israel Emanuel[1] (pronounced /ˈrɑːm/; born November 29, 1959) is an American politician. He was the United States Ambassador to Japan from 2022 to 2025. He was the 55th Mayor of Chicago from 2011 to 2019. [2][3] Emanuel was the White House Chief of Staff during the Barack Obama administration from 2009 until 2010.

Feb 14, 2025 · Prior to his time in the Obama White House, Emanuel represented Illinois’s fifth congressional district in the House of Representatives for six years from 2003-2009.

Dec 17, 2024 · Rahm Emanuel, the U.S. ambassador to Japan from 2021 to 2025, has served in Congress, as White House chief of staff under President Barack Obama, and as mayor of Chicago.