A little-known Supreme Court case that just vacated the corruption conviction of a local official raises a crucial question: Will the kind of influence peddling now ubiquitous in politics become ...

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ABSCAM began in the late 1970s as an FBI investigation targeting organized crime and stolen art trafficking. The operation soon expanded into a wider probe of political corruption after investigators ...

Whether he is launching cryptocurrency schemes or accepting a Qatari jumbo jet or issuing pardons for the relatives of major donors, Donald Trump has drawn frequent accusations of corruption in the ...

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In December, Elon Musk used his growing political and social media capital within the right to help tank a Republican funding bill in the House of Representatives. Among several critiques of the ...

Every other Tuesday, the team behind Civics 101 joins NHPR’s All Things Considered to talk about how our democratic institutions actually work. This week, Civics 101 host Hannah McCarthy spoke with ...

On Monday, President Donald Trump granted a full pardon to disgraced former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich. Meanwhile, the Department of Justice dropped fraud charges against New York City Mayor Eric ...