Photon and Dilepton Emission from the QGP at RHIC

We present a review of the theory and of the interpretation of photon and dilepton data measured in relativistic nuclear collisions at RHIC. This includes photon and lepton pair spectra from a variety of emitted sources, a discussion of the photon nuclear modification factor, and photon-jet correlations. We show that a consistent treatment of photon emission must also include a theory of jet energy loss in the strongly interacting medium.