A new book says polarization breeds impunity from scandal. But America’s worst injustices emerged when the parties got along too well.

America has no shortage of scandals—some shocking, some tragic, and some downright absurd. From political corruption to corporate fraud to cultural moments that rocked the nation, these scandals ...

On Wednesday’s show: Local experts offer context on the latest developments in politics in our weekly roundup. And we discuss the changing nature of political scandals in today’s hyper-partisan era.

There’s so much misinformation, disinformation, malinformation about me, Michael Cohen recently said, his tone weighed down by the weariness of being pulled into tales he insists aren’t real. In the ...

Co-hosts Brandon Rottinghaus and Jeronimo Cortina delve into the latest news in politics. This week, Co-hosts Brandon Rottinghaus and Jeronimo Cortina discuss political scandals, if scandals still ...

It won’t surprise anyone to learn that American politicians have long been suspected of being untrustworthy, and at worst, corrupt. According to Pew Research, only 22% of Americans, as of May 2024, ...

CHICAGO — On the campaign trail, Barack Obama liked to boast that he was a tough survivor of the bare-knuckled world of Chicago politics. But the president-elect also has steered clear of most of its ...

A political scandal continued to rock Israel on Monday involving the military's former legal chief, Maj. Gen. Yifat Tomer-Yerushalmi, who admitted to leaking a video of Israeli soldiers allegedly ...

Most Brazilians are transfixed by their country’s political crises but international investors are rather more sanguine. The majority remain bullish about Brazil’s prospects, despite scandals that ...

The year was marked by bizarre scandals on both sides of the political aisle. Dec. 27, 2011— -- intro: If there's one thing Democrats and Republicans had in common this year this year, it was ...