The U.S. corruption perception score hit a record low of 64 points, reflecting concerns about targeting of independent voices and weakened enforcement.

Americans like to tell a familiar story about the last 40 years. It goes like this: In 1980, neoliberals took over. Markets were unleashed. Government shrank. Deregulation ran wild. Greed, inequality, ...

Year after year, Transparency International’s findings show that corruption continues to flourish across the globe, despite rhetoric and promises. Africa is no exception – on the contrary. In the 2025 ...

Tom Homan, the White House border czar, allegedly accepted $50,000 in cash from undercover FBI agents posing as business executives during a sting operation last year, according to MSNBC. The payment ...

Jurors in Ohio have begun deliberating in the corruption trial of two fired FirstEnergy Corp. executives charged for their alleged roles in the $60 million bribery scheme centered on a $1 billion ...

Prediction markets have proven remarkably effective at aggregating dispersed information across many domains. From technology product launches to election forecasting, they often outperform expert ...

Corruption is one of the most important—and misunderstood—concepts in contemporary American politics. Some examples are unambiguous: for instance, New Jersey Senator Bob Menendez taking gold bars from ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Protestors clash with the police during a demonstration against corruption in Manila. Ryan Eduard Benaid/ZUMA Press Wire/dpa ...

Our 2025 Homicide Round-Up is Now Live. What’s really driving the trends behind the numbers? Join our exclusive event on March 26, where our experts unpack the organized crime dynamics shaping ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The US Capitol building, pictured in September 2025. - Daniel Becerril/Reuters The United States has fallen to its worst-ever ...

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine president and Congress have begun looking into possibly massive corruption in flood control projects that may implicate public works officials and engineers, ...

Berlin, 10 February 2026 – Corruption is worsening globally, with even established democracies experiencing rising corruption amid a decline in leadership, according to Transparency International’s ...