There was a time when scandals were a death knell for political careers. But today, they're far from being career enders.

As recently as a few days ago, it looked like President Trump’s $1.8 billion anti-weaponization fund might prevent Congress ...

There was a time when scandals were the death knell for political careers. But today, they're far from being career enders. Do scandals really not hold any power anymore?

It seems like a new scandal emerges in the world of politics every day - I mean, maybe every hour. But can scandals also reveal deeper truths about our politics? On the podcast Scandalized from member ...

Texas lawmakers are no strangers to scandals throughout the decades – and a University of Houston professor says they just don't have the same impact they used to with the public. From the abuse of ...

There’s something about scandals that always pulls me in, often because they reveal how power really works when no one’s watching. It’s unsettling to see lives, institutions, and public trust unravel, ...

The group chat was racist as hell. Black folks were called "monkeys" and "the watermelon people." Oh, and there were jokes about rape ("epic"). And a slur against gay people, involving actions by cows ...

Over the course of history, our nation has handled scandals differently and also significantly changed what does, and does not, constitute a scandal. Newspaperman James Callender published a story in ...

Do you remember when the Olympics were all about pure athletic excellence? The Salt Lake City bidding process showed us something different. It revealed how political informers work in the shadows of ...