corruption

The sweeping bribery case brought against U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez includes allegations that he took cash and gold in exchange for interfering in a criminal case against a New Jersey real estate developer.
The Texas Republican was suspended for four months while the state Senate decided the fate of his career.
The Bay Area Democrat has a 5-point plan for reshaping how Washington works.
Republicans have been pursuing the same corruption allegations against the Bidens for years.
The justice's relationship with conservative donors and judicial activists is corrupt if we follow his preferred method of legal interpretation.
Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas had been problematic even before a new report that he and his wife, Ginni, accepted lavish and unreported vacations from a wealthy Republican donor, Harlan Crow.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been indicted on a variety of charges including bribery and fraud.
Menendez, a powerful Senate Democrat, escaped conviction on 2015 corruption charges.
Glen Casada and his chief of staff, Cade Cothren, face charges of bribery, kickbacks and conspiracy to commit money laundering with federal funds.
Trump International Hotel, where lobbyists could mingle with government officials and put money into Donald Trump's pockets, is closing and changing hands.