Category: Scandals

My time with scandal-hit Christie aide It was November 2007. I was 23, fresh out of college, and sitting across the table from my new…

2 new panels to probe Christie scandal New Jersey Democrats are forming two new investigative committees to further investigate the transportation scandal that has rocked…

N.Y. backyard press blows up It’s about an hour’s drive from the Trenton Statehouse to the studio of MSNBC’s “Morning Joe,” where the hosts referred…

The tragedy of Bob McDonnell When McDonnell exited a POLITICO event at the Newseum in Washington, D.C., he faced a bevy of local TV cameras…

McDonnells plead not guilty Former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell and his wife, Maureen, pleaded not guilty to federal corruption charges Friday on their first day…

CPAC welcomes convicted, accused  At the time of last year’s Conservative Political Action Conference, Bernard Kerik was in federal prison for tax evasion and lying…

Christie spars with hecklers in N.J. The Republican governor, who has generally met with friendly audiences at town hall meetings since a transportation scandal rocked…

DOJ rejects Cruz’s IRS probe request Cruz, an ardent conservative and possible 2016 presidential candidate who has been making the rounds in early primary states,…

Charles Keating Jr. dies at 90 A person with direct knowledge of the death confirmed Tuesday that Keating had died, but did not provide details….

Bowser ousts Gray in D.C. primary Muriel Bowser of D.C. The councilwoman defeated scandal-plagued incumbent Vincent Gray in the Democratic primary for mayor of the…