Stay up to date with our Politics newsletter, sent weekly. In the race to the midterms this year, neither party is untouched by scandal. Texas Senate GOP hopeful Ken Paxton has faced legal battles and ...

From Watergate to Teapot Dome, which scandal did the most damage to American politics? Vote up the ones you consider the most consequential, shocking, or historically significant. What counts: Ranked ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Donald Trump waits in court during proceedings over a business records violation. He was convicted, but Trump and his supporters ...

Power and corruption have walked hand in hand since the first ruler decided the rules didn’t apply to them. From the gilded courts of 17th-century France to the digital age of data manipulation, ...

The "Bunga Bunga" scandals turned Italian politics into tabloid material. In the early 2010s, Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi was accused of hosting wild, sex-fueled parties at his private villa near ...