TRANSPARENCY International (TI) defines corruption as “the abuse of entrusted power for personal gain.” In the annual Corruption Perceptions Index that TI issued in 2024, the Philippines scored 33 ...

Mr. Cooney and Ms. Gaston were corruption prosecutors in the District of Columbia U.S. attorney’s Office and in the Justice Department. Last week, President Trump issued yet another pardon that’s ...

According to the latest Corruption Perceptions Index, CPI 2024, which was released in 2025, Denmark is the least corrupt country in the world, while sitting at the bottom are South Sudan, Somalia, and ...

Survey results released last week are as stark as they are unsurprising. According to Rasmussen Reports, 80% of likely U.S. voters say the federal government is corrupt, and 44% declare it “very ...

Rutger Bregman says the state broadcaster killed his corruption claim after pressure over a $5 billion lawsuit threat from the president. Lead Global Correspondent The BBC is being accused of cutting ...

The BBC edited a flagship radio broadcast to remove an allegation about Donald Trump being the “most openly corrupt president in American history.” Rutger Bregman, the Danish historian and author, was ...

Four out of five voters think corruption is a problem in Washington, D.C., but they’re divided over who could clean it up. The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone and online survey finds that ...

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 Donald Trump welcomed Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of ...

WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 20: U.S. President Donald Trump gestures to Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts after being sworn in at the U.S. Capitol Rotunda on January 20, 2025 in Washington, DC.

TNR’s Greg Sargent takes a critical look at the day’s political news and the stories leading NewRepublic.com, and speaks to leading journalists and newsmakers.

At least seven people have been arrested in Venezuela this year for posing as corrupt officials from the justice system, police and administrative bodies, showing how entrenched corruption has turned ...