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Scandals

  1. drama
    A Sommelier Scandal Is Rocking the Wine WorldThe prestigious and difficult Master Sommelier test was tainted.
    By Chris Crowley
  2. scandals
    FEMA Head’s Unauthorized Travel Cost Taxpayers $151,000Brock Long took government-owned vehicles, driven by government workers, back and forth from Washington, D.C., to North Carolina.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  3. bachelor nation
    Paradise’s Jenna Cooper Wants Her Alleged Fake Messages ‘Forensically Examined’Her fiancé, Jordan Kimball, broke up with her after the messages were leaked.
    By Devon Ivie
  4. kleptocracy
    Yet Another Trump Official Investigated for Misusing Government Funds on TravelWhat is it with these guys?
    By Adam K. Raymond
  5. scandals
    Trump Admits Stormy Daniels Hush Agreement Wasn’t Valid, Seeks to End LawsuitMichael Avenatti, Daniels’s attorney, accused Trump of “pulling a legal stunt” in an attempt to avoid giving a deposition in the case.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  6. Why Republicans, Not Democrats, Want the Midterms to Be About ImpeachmentThe Democratic base is sufficiently fired up, but the GOP hopes the rising threat of impeachment can rally Trump’s voters in November.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  7. 5 Ways the Cohen and Manafort News Adds to Trump’s Legal JeopardyPresident Trump was implicated in a federal crime, and while he probably won’t be charged anytime soon, the legal risks are still massive.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  8. Scott Pruitt Shows Loyalty to Trump Protects You — But Only for So LongThe EPA chief’s bond with the president let him hang on far longer than he should have. But ultimately, Trump is only loyal to himself.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  9. Scandalous EPA Chief Scott Pruitt Finally ResignsPruitt heads off to the Scandal-Ridden Cabinet Members Hall of Fame, without so much as a moment’s acknowledgement of his misdeeds from the president.
    By Ed Kilgore
  10. Broidy Ending Hush Payments Doesn’t Add Up — Unless He’s Covering for TrumpElliott Broidy backing out of the NDA raises new questions, and may bolster the theory that Shera Bechard had affair with Trump, not the GOP lobbyist.
    By Paul Campos
  13. explainers
    The Very True Story Behind A Very English ScandalThe miniseries is a wild tale of politics, sex, attempted murder, and virulent homophobia. It’s also pretty true.
    By Joanna Scutts
  14. Scott Pruitt’s Lobbyist Landlord Tried to Get EPA Job for FriendNewly released emails reveal Vicki and J. Stephen Hart’s correspondence with, and requests of, Pruitt and his chief of staff.
    By Chas Danner
  15. Scott Pruitt Has His Own Email Problem NowThe EPA claims that the administrator sent only one email from his official account in his first ten months on the job.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  16. National Enquirer Allegedly Ran Stories by Trump Camp Before PublishingSources say Michael Cohen would tweak the tabloid’s stories about Trump, suggest topics, and get previews of reports on the candidate’s rivals.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  17. scandals
    It’s Time for Your Daily Scott Pruitt Scandal ReportToday, the EPA administrator is under fire for using staffers to help his daughter get into college and using his position to get Rose Bowl tickets.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  18. Pruitt Used Position and Staff to Pursue a Chick-fil-A Franchise for His WifeThe EPA administrator is building an amazing record of abusing public resources for private gain and comfort.
    By Ed Kilgore
  19. The Bachelorette Spoiled ItselfWhy the Garrett Yrigoyen scandal is a big problem for the reality franchise.
    By Kathryn VanArendonk
  20. scandals
    The Bachelorette’s Garrett Yrigoyen Apologizes for His Taste in MemesHe didn’t realize we could see those.
    By Anne Victoria Clark
  21. resignations
    Governor Eric Greitens Resigns Amid Sexual Assault, Campaign Finance ScandalsHe’s currently being investigated for possible campaign finance violations.
    By Amanda Arnold
  22. Whatever Happened to the Scandal That Derailed McCarthy’s Last Bid for Speaker?An affair rumor helped end Kevin McCarthy’s speakership bid in 2015. That probably doesn’t matter in the age of Trump.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  25. Reports on Other ‘Suspicious’ Michael Cohen Transactions Have Gone MissingTwo bank reports about $3 million of shady Cohen transactions are missing from Treasury’s database. That’s why a leaker released the third report.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  26. Greitens Declares ‘Great Victory’ Over Dropped Charge, Still Faces ImpeachmentThe Missouri governor may be charged again for allegedly taking a nude photo without his lover’s permission, and lawmakers could vote to remove him.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  27. last night on late night
    Late Night Tries to Make Sense of Rudy Giuliani’s Recent Trump-Defense Tour“Trump’s going to be the first client who pleads insanity on behalf of his lawyer.”
    By Halle Kiefer
  28. Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao Finally Gets Her Own Ethics ScandalHer many interviews with her shipping magnate father feature the Transportation Department emblem and highlight her government connections.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  29. Every Contradictory Thing Team Trump Said About Stormy DanielsA month ago Trump said he knew nothing about the hush agreement. Now Giuliani says he’s been reimbursing Cohen in regular installments.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  30. Pence’s Doctor Complained About Ronny Jackson to Top White House Aides: ReportChief of Staff John Kelly had memos claiming Jackson may have violated Second Lady Karen Pence’s privacy last fall.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  31. Joy Reid’s Missed OpportunityHer apology for having once held homophobic views was both incomplete and instructive.
    By Chas Danner
  32. Trump’s Unqualified, Scandal-Ridden VA Pick Forfeits NominationRonny Jackson had no relevant experience to manage a bureaucracy. Then, he was accused of alcoholism, pill-pushing, and abusing his subordinates.
    By Margaret Hartmann and Eric Levitz
  33. GOP Leader: Pruitt Has Some Explaining to DoAs Republican support for the EPA director wanes, Scott Pruitt takes out his frustration on environmental science.
    By Eric Levitz
  34. White Working-Class Voters May Not Care About Trump ScandalsSo what if the president is a little bit piggy and a little bit thuggy?
    By Ed Kilgore
  37. media
    Why the Harper’s Publisher Allegedly Wanted to Run Katie Roiphe’s #MeToo StoryJames Marcus was reportedly fired from the magazine for opposing the controversial piece.
    By Amanda Arnold
  38. After Top Republicans Abandon Him, Missouri Governor Greitens Refuses to ResignFellow Republicans called for his impeachment after new allegations of criminal wrongdoing.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  39. scandals
    Every Embarrassing Story Michael Cohen Tried to SquashFrom Ivana Trump’s rape allegation to Donald Trump’s alleged love child.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  40. Every Embarrassing Story Michael Cohen Tried to SquashHis efforts to protect his beloved boss, which are now under investigation by federal prosecutors, go far beyond the Stormy Daniels hush agreement.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  41. Woman Accuses Missouri Governor Greitens of Violent, Nonconsensual Sex ActsThe Republican governor denied a legislative report’s appalling allegations, claiming he’s the victim of a “witch hunt” just like Trump.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  42. 13 Threats to EPA Chief Scott PruittIncluding: “I am considering dumping the old paint I just scraped off of my home outside your office door.”
    By Adam K. Raymond
  43. Trump Doubles Down on Pruitt, For NowAnd the hotel and real estate mogul may not actually understand what “market rate” means.
    By Chas Danner
  44. After Pruitt Overstayed His Lease, Lobbyist Landlords Changed LocksA bad week gets a little more embarrassing for the embattled EPA administrator.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  45. scandals
    Trump Says He Didn’t Know About Hush Payment to Stormy DanielsIt was the first time he’s publicly acknowledged the sex scandal involving the adult-film star.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  46. scandals
    Howard Students Sing ‘B*tch Better Have My Money’ Amid Financial Aid ScandalThe video is going viral on Twitter.
    By Amanda Arnold
  49. scandals
    Here’s What Donald Trump Reportedly Thinks of the Stormy Daniels InterviewThe president is reacting privately to her 60 Minutes appearance.
    By Lisa Ryan
  50. scandals
    How Melania Trump’s Spokesperson Reacted to the Stormy Daniels InterviewStephanie Grisham weighed in on Twitter.
    By Gabriella Paiella
  51. What Hope Hicks Learned in WashingtonThe departure of the Trump whisperer has left the White House in even deeper chaos. Which surely pleases some outsiders angling to get back in.
    By Olivia Nuzzi
  52. New Trump Attorney Joins Stormy Daniels Case That Ostensibly Doesn’t Involve HimJill Martin said she was working in a private capacity when she signed the arbitration documents, though she still works at the Trump Organization.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  53. What We Learned From Porn Star Stormy Daniels’s Lawsuit Against President TrumpShe claims the “hush agreement” is invalid and Trump attorney Michael Cohen coerced her into signing a false statement.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  54. scandals
    What Is Going on With the Nashville Mayor Affair Scandal?Mayor Megan Barry resigned and pleaded guilty to felony theft just over a month after admitting to a nearly two-year affair with her bodyguard.
    By Madeleine Aggeler
  55. Trump Didn’t Pay Porn Star Hush Money — Because He Stiffed His Lawyer: ReportIt’s possible Michael Cohen didn’t get reimbursed for giving Stormy Daniels $130K, but not for lack of trying.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  56. How the Lawyer for Trump’s Mistresses Turns Celebrity Sex Scandals Into CashFrom Tila Tequila to Hulk Hogan, Keith Davidson knows how to transform dirt into gold.
    By Molly Redden
  57. stormy daniels-donald trump scandal
    Trump Lawyer Claims He Paid Stormy Daniels $130K of His Own Money, Won’t Say WhyWhy does everyone always assume there’s some ulterior motive when a guy pays his boss’s alleged mistress a six-figure sum?
    By Margaret Hartmann
  58. Trump Lawyer Claims He Paid Stormy Daniels $130K of His Own Money, Won’t Say WhyWhy does everyone always assume there’s some ulterior motive when a guy pays his boss’s alleged mistress a six-figure sum?
    By Margaret Hartmann
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