Category: Courts & Cases

Rep. Shays’ former campaign manager will plead guilty to embezzling campaign funds, according to this report.

The Post echoes The Times (or is it the other way around) in this article about the promise to “drain the swamp.” A rash of ethics lapses has given Democrats an election-year headache: how to convince skeptical voters that they’re any cleaner than Republicans they accused of fostering a “culture of corruption” in 2006.

The Times notes ethics matters piling up as election season advances. The mix of power and the temptations of corruption can be a compelling political narrative at any time. But with voters appearing to be in an angry mood and many already inclined to view all things Washington with mistrust, the risks for Democrats could […]