Former Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel said President Donald Trump was acting “very passive-aggressive” during the coronavirus pandemic, which is leaving a “void of leadership” that governors and mayors are attempting to fill.
To paraphrase a former White House chief of staff, “Never let a pandemic go to waste.”
Sunday on ABC’s “This Week,” former Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel criticized President Donald Trump’s response to the coronavirus pandemic by claiming the president had tried to “manipulate and withhold” facts from the American public.
Millions of Americans across the country are, day by day, figuring how to better cope with the economic, social, and political impact caused by the Chinese coronavirus pandemic, as a dark money network simultaneously works overtime to further politicize the festering crisis.
Former Democratic Party presidential nominee Hillary Clinton called on Congress to “make voting by mail the norm” with “free postage” as a result of public health concerns due to the ongoing coronavirus outbreak.
Sunday on ABC News’ “This Week,” former Chicago Mayor and former President Barack Obama’s chief of staff Rahm Emanuel sounded off on the 2020 presidential race amid the coronavirus outbreak.
Former Chicago Mayor and former President Barack Obama’s Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel said Tuesday on CNN’s “The Lead” that the voter turnout in the first three Democratic Party presidential nominee primaries in Iowa, New Hampshire and Nevada was down from 2018 and 2019.
Tuesday on Fox News Channel’s “America’s Newsroom,” former Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel reacted to 2016 audio of 2020 Democratic presidential candidate former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg calling his endorsement of former President Barack Obama, who Emanuel served as
Former Chicago mayor Rahm Emanuel published an op-ed in the Wall Street Journal on Saturday in which he declared that Democrats should use the 2020 election to establish “a new Democratic ‘metropolitan majority’ that could last for years.”
On Sunday’s broadcast of ABC’s “This Week,” former Obama White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel said President Donald Trump was like former Sen. Joseph McCarthy (R-WI) who alleged that Communists spies had infiltrated the United States government. Emanuel said, “We all
Chicago Police Chief Eddie Johnson announced his decision to retire Thursday morning at the department’s headquarters.
Former Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel during Sunday’s broadcast of “This Week” on ABC sounded off on the 2020 Democratic presidential candidates’ positions on socialist policies like supporting Medicare for All and wanting to provide free health care for migrants. Emanuel
In an interview which aired Friday on Fox Business Network’s “WSJ at Large,” former Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel questioned the strategy behind the shots taken at former President Barack Obama during the second round of Democratic presidential debates. Host Gerry
Former Democrat Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel penned a memo aimed at all of the 2020 Democrat presidential hopefuls, urging them to go beyond Twitter in delivering a message that resonates with the American people.
Recently released records show disgraced “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett denied to the Chicago Police Department that Abel and Ola Osundairo were his attackers, citing their dark skin color.
Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx referred to actor Jussie Smollett as a “washed up celeb who lied to cops” in texts messages to members of her staff sent roughly two weeks prior to her office dropping all charges against the “Empire” star.
Empire actor Jussie Smollett will no longer co-star in the Broadway revival of the play “Take Me Out” amid lingering charges that the performer staged a hate crime against himself, according to a report.
Chicago’s mayor-elect says that she would welcome shipments of illegals if the Trump administration were to send them to the Windy City.
CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago filed a lawsuit against Jussie Smollett on Thursday in a bid to recoup the costs of investigating a racist, anti-gay attack that authorities say was orchestrated by the “Empire” actor as a publicity stunt, with the city saying — at minimum — that it now wants triple the amount it initially asked Smollett to pay.
“Empire” actor Jussie Smollett looked carefree while vacationing with family in Hawaii Wednesday after rebuffing demands from Chicago officials to repay the investigation costs into his alleged hate hoax.
While Cook County prosecutors may have let Empire actor Jussie Smollett off for allegedly staging a hate crime against himself, one legal expert predicts the city of Chicago could still cause him major issues. Chicago officials last Thursday announced plans to file
Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx is facing blistering criticism from an anonymous assistant state’s attorney in her office over the handling of Empire actor Jussie Smollett’s case, who described the situation as “an international laughing stock” in a letter published by CWB Chicago on Monday.
An attorney for Empire actor Jussie Smollett on Thursday responded to Chicago officials demanding repayment for the investigation costs into his alleged hate hoax by threatening his own legal actions, according to the Chicago Tribune.
CHICAGO (AP) — A deadline is looming for Jussie Smollett to pay more than $130,000 to Chicago for investigative costs into what city authorities say was a staged racist, anti-gay attack or risk getting slapped with a civil lawsuit.
Tuesday’s election in Chicago was a blowout, with first-timer Lori Lightfoot toppling Chicago Democrat Machine candidate Toni Preckwinkle.
Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA) said Saturday that it was the “correct thing” for Chicago prosecutors to drop all charges against “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett, arguing that all the facts surrounding the alleged hate hoax will likely never come to light.
Former Rep. Luis Gutierrez (D-IL) over the weekend called on mayors of major U.S. cities to open “welcoming centers” for caravan migrants.
Actor Chris Rock slammed Jussie Smollett at the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) Image Awards on Saturday, declaring that the embattled “Empire” star had lost his respect.
The City of Chicago on Thursday warned “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett that he could be prosecuted for lying if he fails to repay the six-figure cost of the Chicago Police Department’s investigation into his alleged hate hoax in the next seven days.
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel blamed President Donald Trump in a press conference Thursday for the alleged hate hoax carried out by Empire Jussie Smollett, claiming that the president created a “toxic” and “vicious” cycle for which the star thought he could get away with the purportedly staged attack on himself.
President Donald Trump ripped into Chicago prosecutors for dropping charges against Jussie Smollett after he allegedly staged a fake attack against himself, calling it a “terrible situation.”
CHICAGO (AP) — A city official says Chicago is seeking $130,000 from “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett to cover the costs of the investigation into his reported beating, which police say was staged.
Appearing Thursday morning on WGN Radio, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel revealed the Chicago Police Department will seek to recover the money spent on investigating the alleged hate hoax carried out by Empire actor Jussie Smollett.
Appearing Thursday morning on NBC’s Today, Jussie Smollett attorney Tina Glandian claimed the Chicago Police Department’s handling of the Empire actor’s case is worse than the alleged hate hoax he staged on himself.
Actress Taraji P. Henson, the Empire co-star of Jussie Smollett, expressed relief about the decision to drop all charges against the actor Tuesday in an alleged hate crime against himself.
The stunning end to Jussie Smollett’s case may be something typically Chicagoan: namely, a favor to a political patron.
CNN Senior Media Reporter Brian Stelter reacted to the news that all charges against Jussie Smollett were being dropped Tuesday by claiming that people “may never really know” what happened to Smollett that night.
David Axelrod, who served as senior adviser to former President Barack Obama, lamented the decision of Illinois prosecutors to drop all charges against “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett, stating the ordeal shows a well-connected celebrity could fake a hate crime against oneself without facing repercussions.
Tuesday at a press conference, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel strongly criticized “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett in connection to filing a false police report about an alleged hate crime.
Tuesday on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe,” Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel (D) weighed in on former Vice President Joe Biden possibly entering the 2020 presidential race. Emanuel said Biden would be a “tremendous” candidate, but would need to focus on building to the future
