“The scandal is what’s legal” was a saying in Washington for a long time. Politicians commit blatantly corrupt acts every day, abusing power for their own political benefit or personal enrichment.

This is the Trump era, which means if you blink, you will miss another shattering example of unabashed corruption. I don’t ...

Americans think government is wasteful when it's not outright fraudulent and abusive. That should create a welcoming environment for the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) and its mission to ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Duncan Madden is a travel writer living in Köln, Barcelona and London. This is a big year for the U.S. In 2026, it celebrates the ...

President Donald Trump‘s pardons of allies who tried to overturn his 2020 election loss are being slammed as corrupt by critics who say it signals a message to others who may be accused of committing ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Adam writes about state and local policy and urban economic issues. Jul 25, 2025, 11:46am EDT Young woman holding a poster against ...

A recent poll asked respondents whether they thought either President Biden or former president Donald Trump was “too corrupt” or “too incompetent” to be in the Oval Office. (Andrew Harnik/AP) ...

In this article, we will take a look at the 16 most corrupt cities in the US. Corruption is a global issue, and the United States is no exception, with varying degrees of corruption across its states.

In this episode of The David Frum Show, The Atlantic’s David Frum reflects on the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II in Europe, examining how postwar reconciliation—not battlefield ...