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The Senate Foreign Relations Committee held a confirmation hearing for Nicholas Burns to be ambassador to China, Rahm Emanuel to be ambassador to Japan, and Jonathan Kaplan to be ambassador …

Former Chicago Mayor and Chief of Staff in the Obama administration Rahm Emanuel offered a first-hand account of how innovation is taking place at the local level in cities across the countr…

Former Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel (D) and Amazon Senior Vice President Beth Galetti discussed workforce development issues at the annual Wall Street Journal CEO Council meeting.

Former Senator Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) and former House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) took part in a discussion on education and the future of work. They also offered advice to House…

The Aspen Institute’s Economic Strategy Group hosted a series of presentations and discussions on expanding American economic opportunity. This portion featured a discussion with Chicago May…

South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin were among the speakers who delivered remarks during the afternoon session of the U.S. Conference of Mayors annual winte…

New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu (D) addressed the opening session of the U.S. Conference of Mayors Winter Meeting. He said the conference of over 1,400 mayors would not be intimidated or di…

New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu (D) told a group of reporters that he would not attend a planned White House meeting with mayors following the release of a Justice Department letter threate…

Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel (D) talked about new initiatives for education and college preparedness. One of the mayor’s initiatives would require Chicago public high school seniors to have a …

Book TV presented coverage of the Grand opening of the American Writers Museum in Chicago, featuring Pulitzer Prize-winning historian David McCullough, Chicago mayor Rahm Emanuel, author and…

Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel (D) and Tristram Hunt, a Labour member of the British House of Commons, were the featured speakers at a Brookings Institution event on the political future of majo…

Panelists discussed world urbanization and how cities are dealing with politics, the economy, violence, innovation, and climate change. Gillian Tett moderated. Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel mad…

Mayors of Baltimore, New Orleans, and Chicago discussed police reform and public safety in cities with St. Louis Police Chief Samuel Dotson. They discussed community policing and their agend…

Chicago mayoral candidates Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Cook County Commissioner Jesus Garcia met for their third and final debate before the April 7, 2015, runoff election. The event was held at …

The first night of the 2012 Democratic National Convention included presentation of the party platform for a final vote by delegates. Speakers included former President Jimmy Carter, who spo…

Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Grover Norquist debated immigration reform. Mayor Emanuel argued that fifty percent of small business applications in Chicago come from immigrants. Mr. Norquis…

President Obama spoke at Hyde Park Academy, near his family home on the south side of Chicago, and shared stories about his family. He spoke about his proposals to help the middle class, edu…

Panelists talked about possible gun control measures and gun violence. Mayor Rahm Emanuel said gun control measures needed to include comprehensive background checks and the limit of high ca…

Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood talked about methods to finance needed infrastructure projects.

President Obama spoke at a campaign event in Chicago.