Tag: Corruption

Myanmar military court sentences ousted leader to five years in prison

Christopher Hutton · April 27, 2022 1:42 pm

FBI agents leave the headquarters of the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power after spending several hours inside the building on July 22, 2019.

Los Angeles city executive gets six years in prison on bribery kickback case

Tori Richards · April 26, 2022 7:19 pm

Kathy Hochul faults ‘compacted time frame’ for poor vetting of lieutenant governor

Carly Roman · April 26, 2022 3:29 am

Republican Florida Governor-elect Ron DeSantis, center, waves to the supporters with his wife, Casey, left, and Republican Lt. Governor-elect Jeanette Nunez, third right, after thanking the crowd Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2018, in Orlando, Fla. DeSantis defeated Democratic candidate Andrew Gillum.

Beltway Confidential

Here’s the corrupt part of what Ron DeSantis is doing with Disney

Timothy P. Carney · April 25, 2022 6:44 pm

Members of the faithful visit the renovated edicule in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, traditionally believed to be the site of the crucifixion of Jesus Christ, in Jerusalem on Mar. 20, 2017.

You don’t have to hide in darkness when you are doing what’s right

Washington Examiner · April 17, 2022 4:00 am

New York judge dies by suicide after federal raid

Christopher Hutton · April 7, 2022 12:49 pm

Black Lives Matter was all about using white guilt to make green

Black Lives Matter was all about using white guilt to make green

Christopher Tremoglie · April 7, 2022 12:00 am

Convicted House members who wouldn’t go quietly

David Mark · March 26, 2022 9:50 am

House Republicans push Fortenberry to quit after federal corruption conviction

Juliegrace Brufke, Virginia Aabram · March 25, 2022 4:40 pm

Pelosi confidante testifies under oath indicted GOP congressman is ‘honest’

Virginia Aabram · March 24, 2022 8:40 pm

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif.. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Beltway Confidential

Earmarks crowd out business and charitable spending while benefiting only insiders

Timothy P. Carney · March 21, 2022 5:26 pm

It is shameful for Rep. Jeff Fortenberry, R-Neb., to imply that the current FCC is guilty of aiding "monopolistic domination" in the internet service provider market, when as a City Council member, Fortenberry repeatedly supported policies enshrining Time Warner's near-monopoly over Lincoln that persists to this day. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik)

Rep. Jeff Fortenberry federal corruption trial opens as GOP rival vies for seat

Juliegrace Brufke · March 16, 2022 2:19 pm