Pay-for-play and quid pro quo have been elevated from corruption to custom, practiced in daylight as if they were the accepted rules of our democracy. What once would have been whispered in back rooms ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The US Capitol building, pictured in September 2025. - Daniel Becerril/Reuters The United States has fallen to its worst-ever ...

We speak with journalist David Sirota about his new book, Master Plan: The Hidden Plot to Legalize Corruption in America. Co-authored with Jared Jacang Maher, the book is based on their award-winning ...

Corruption is one of the most important—and misunderstood—concepts in contemporary American politics. Some examples are unambiguous: for instance, New Jersey Senator Bob Menendez taking gold bars from ...

Mr. Shachtman, a former editor in chief of The Daily Beast and Rolling Stone, has reported extensively on corruption in New York City and Washington, D.C. Sept. 20, 2025 There are 10 bathrooms in the ...

For the last week, we’ve witnessed the spectacle of corporations literally buying a ballroom to replace the East Wing of the White House, in an obvious quid pro quo to get favorable treatment from the ...

Here is a small selection of stories concerning either the president, a member of his family or a member of his cabinet. This week, President Trump welcomed Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi ...

WASHINGTON, DC – In the weeks since the United States snatched Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, the Trump administration has been selling the country's oil stash, netting millions of dollars and ...