Scandals could be shaping several races in the midterm elections, particularly in places where even small margins can change the outcome.

The "Bunga Bunga" scandals turned Italian politics into tabloid material. In the early 2010s, Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi was accused of hosting wild, sex-fueled parties at his private villa near ...

Stay up to date with our Politics newsletter, sent weekly. In the race to the midterms this year, neither party is untouched by scandal. Texas Senate GOP hopeful Ken Paxton has faced legal battles and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Donald Trump waits in court during proceedings over a business records violation. He was convicted, but Trump and his supporters ...

On Wednesday, Democrat Graham Platner ended his scandal-plagued run for a Senate seat in Maine. He released a video Wednesday night that made it clear he is leaving, but he says he is not done ...

Power and corruption have walked hand in hand since the first ruler decided the rules didn’t apply to them. From the gilded courts of 17th-century France to the digital age of data manipulation, ...

From Watergate to Teapot Dome, which scandal did the most damage to American politics? Vote up the ones you consider the most consequential, shocking, or historically significant.

Brooks and Capehart on October surprises with just a month until the midterms New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join Amna Nawaz to discuss ...