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UK politics
fromwww.bbc.com
5 days ago

Minister defends PM's handling of Mandelson appointment

A senior minister defended Sir Keir Starmer's handling of Lord Mandelson's US ambassador appointment despite acknowledging government damage, citing reforms to power structures after accepting a mistake.
#peter-mandelson
UK politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Mandelson lobbying firm sought work with Russia and China state companies, Epstein emails show

Peter Mandelson's former lobbying firm sought state-controlled Russian and Chinese business shortly after he left office while he remained in the House of Lords.
UK politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

It's tragic that a decent PM will be brought down by Mandelson's sleaze but it's a matter of when, not if | Polly Toynbee

Peter Mandelson's malign influence threatens to tarnish Keir Starmer and destabilize Labour through alleged corruption, proteges, and withheld documents.
UK politics
fromwww.aljazeera.com
6 days ago

New files show British PM warned of reputational risks' with Mandelson

Prime Minister Keir Starmer appointed Peter Mandelson as US ambassador despite warnings about reputational risks from his connections to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, later firing him after the friendship's extent became public.
UK politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
6 days ago

Mandelson documents raise questions about Starmer's decision-making

Peter Mandelson's appointment as UK ambassador to Washington and subsequent dismissal over Epstein links continues creating political problems for Prime Minister Keir Starmer despite Mandelson maintaining a public profile.
UK politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

No 10 to release hundreds of files on Mandelson's US ambassador appointment

Downing Street will release documents revealing a Cabinet Office due diligence report warned Keir Starmer of serious reputational risks from Peter Mandelson's US ambassador appointment due to his Jeffrey Epstein connections.
Media industry
fromwww.independent.co.uk
6 days ago

Polanski appears to double down on breast enlargement claim in resurfaced interview

Green party leader Zack Polanski's claim that he immediately apologized for suggesting hypnosis increases breast size is contradicted by a BBC Radio interview six days later where he defended the theory.
#jeffrey-epstein
fromFortune
1 month ago
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Europe reels at Epstein files, sacking top diplomats, politicians, even princes. America shrugs | Fortune

US politics
fromIrish Independent
3 months ago

Trump signs bill to release Epstein files

President Trump signed a bill requiring the DOJ to release Epstein-related documents within 30 days after initially opposing the measure.
US politics
fromThe Atlantic
4 months ago

Wait, Are the Epstein Files Real Now?

Emails from Jeffrey Epstein allege Donald Trump spent hours at Epstein's home with a sex-trafficking victim; the White House refused to issue a direct denial.
UK politics
fromLondon Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com
6 days ago

Starmer Was Warned of a Reputational Risk Due to Mandelson - London Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com

Government documents reveal Lord Peter Mandelson maintained significant ties with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein before his appointment as UK ambassador to the United States, raising reputational concerns.
fromFortune
1 month ago
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Europe reels at Epstein files, sacking top diplomats, politicians, even princes. America shrugs | Fortune

Washington DC
fromwww.mediaite.com
1 week ago

Trump Has Been Grilling Aides About Whether Lewandowski Profited Off of Noem's $220M DHS Ads: NBC

Trump questioned aides about whether Corey Lewandowski personally profited from a $220 million ad campaign involving Kristi Noem, who was replaced as Secretary of Homeland Security.
SF parents
fromCalifornia Post
1 week ago

Bombshell divorce docs threaten to blow up Dem lawmaker's life as his wife goes scorched earth

Democratic assemblyman Joaquin Arambula faces divorce proceedings with allegations of alcohol, marijuana, and gambling addiction while running for Fresno City Council.
NYC politics
fromNew York Post
1 week ago

Mamdani claims wife Rama Duwaji isn't a public figure - despite glossy magazine profiles - after uproar over Oct. 7 post 'likes'

Mayor Zohran Mamdani claimed his wife is a private person while she has received significant media coverage and engaged with social media posts celebrating Hamas's October 7 attack.
#congressional-ethics
fromwww.npr.org
1 week ago
SF politics

GOP Rep. Tony Gonzales of Texas ends reelection bid after admitting to affair with aide

Republican Rep. Tony Gonzales withdrew from his reelection race after admitting an affair with a deceased former staff member, following pressure from GOP leadership and a House Ethics Committee investigation.
fromIntelligencer
1 week ago
US politics

It May Finally Be the End of the Line for Tony Gonzales

House Republican leadership urges Texas congressman Tony Gonzales to withdraw from reelection after he publicly acknowledged an affair with a deceased congressional staffer.
US politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

Texas lawmaker ends re-election bid after admitting to affair with ex-staffer

Texas Republican congressman Tony Gonzales ends re-election bid after admitting to affair with deceased former staff member, though will complete current term.
SF politics
fromwww.npr.org
1 week ago

GOP Rep. Tony Gonzales of Texas ends reelection bid after admitting to affair with aide

Republican Rep. Tony Gonzales withdrew from his reelection race after admitting an affair with a deceased former staff member, following pressure from GOP leadership and a House Ethics Committee investigation.
US politics
fromIntelligencer
1 week ago

It May Finally Be the End of the Line for Tony Gonzales

House Republican leadership urges Texas congressman Tony Gonzales to withdraw from reelection after he publicly acknowledged an affair with a deceased congressional staffer.
SF politics
fromwww.mediaite.com
1 week ago

Tony Gonzales Drops Reelection Bid

Rep. Tony Gonzales withdrew from his reelection bid after pressure from fellow Republicans following revelations of an affair with a staffer whose death by self-immolation occurred in September.
US politics
fromThe Atlantic
1 week ago

How Kristi Noem Lost Her Job

Kristi Noem's tenure as homeland-security secretary generated numerous scandals involving self-promotional spending, luxury travel, and departmental mismanagement before her congressional testimony prompted Trump to consider her removal.
UK politics
fromwww.bbc.com
1 week ago

Labour MP 'voluntarily suspends herself' amid China spy probe

Labour MP Joani Reid voluntarily suspended herself from the party after her husband was arrested on suspicion of spying for China, though she faces no personal investigation.
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

Florida college Republicans group chat reveals racist texts: Avoid the coloreds like the plague'

Abel Alexander Carvajal, secretary of Miami-Dade county's Republican party and a student at FIU's College of Law, reportedly started the chat after the killing of Charlie Kirk, the founder of Turning Point USA, in September 2025. But on Wednesday, the Miami Herald published leaked WhatsApp conversations in which the college Republicans made racist, sexist, antisemitic and homophobic comments, including variations of the N-word used more than 400 times.
US politics
Austin
fromIntelligencer
1 week ago

Scandal-Scarred Tony Gonzales Survives - For Now

Texas Congressman Tony Gonzales advances to a runoff election after finishing second in his primary despite facing scandal allegations involving a deceased staffer.
Miscellaneous
fromThe New Yorker
2 weeks ago

The Republicans Are Messing with Texas

Ken Paxton, despite impeachment and personal scandals, challenges Senator John Cornyn in a contentious Republican primary by positioning himself as an anti-establishment fighter against perceived corruption.
UK politics
fromwww.npr.org
3 weeks ago

Former UK ambassador to the US arrested on suspicion of misconduct over Epstein ties

Peter Mandelson, former British ambassador to the U.S., was arrested and accused of passing confidential government information to Jeffrey Epstein, facing potential espionage charges.
Television
fromVulture
2 weeks ago

Industry Season-Finale Recap: Made in Reality

Industry concludes with its final season after a morally complex narrative where characters spiral into darkness, blending fictional storytelling with real-world financial scandals and political corruption.
US politics
fromSlate Magazine
2 weeks ago

How Badly Do You Have to Behave to Get Kicked Out of This GOP's Congress?

House Republican leaders avoid enforcing morality standards because their narrow majority makes every vote critical for legislative survival.
US politics
fromwww.mediaite.com
2 weeks ago

Trump Congratulates Congressman Facing Calls To Resign After Alleged Ex-Mistress Committed Suicide

President Trump gave a cryptic congratulations to Rep. Tony Gonzales at a Texas energy event while Gonzales faces resignation pressure over an alleged affair with a staffer who died by self-immolation.
US politics
fromwww.mediaite.com
2 weeks ago

Top Senate Republican Warns Democrats Could Flip Texas Seat if Ken Paxton Is the GOP Nominee

Senate Republicans fear nominating Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton could cost them a Senate seat, with Paxton facing impeachment accusations and leading primary polls against incumbent John Cornyn.
World news
fromenglish.elpais.com
4 weeks ago

The $Libra case: The crypto scandal Milei has yet to answer for

Javier Milei's X promotion of $Libra sparked a rapid pump-and-dump that enriched insiders, left many investors harmed, and remains unexplained after year-long investigations.
UK politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

After a mad week, Labour is hopefully seeing sense: Starmer needs to stay | Simon Jenkins

Parliament rallied to support the elected government, stabilizing leadership after scandal-driven turmoil and intense media sensationalism.
fromwww.independent.co.uk
1 month ago

Starmer's paedophile-linked peer and former comms chief quits Labour Party

I want to apologise for my past association with Sean Morton. His offences were vile and I completely condemn the actions for which he was rightly convicted. My thoughts are with the victims and a
UK politics
#keir-starmer
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Streeting wrote off his re-election chances in WhatsApp exchanges with Mandelson

Wes Streeting predicted he would be toast at the next general election, according to private WhatsApp messages with Peter Mandelson published by the health secretary in an effort to draw a line under his relationship with the disgraced peer. The exchanges, in which Streeting said the government had no growth strategy and questioned No 10's communications operation, appeared to be part of a plan to ready himself for a potential leadership contest.
UK politics
#labour-party
UK politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

What links Jeffrey Epstein and Keir Starmer's government? A thick seam of contempt | Nesrine Malik

Systemic contempt and misogynistic objectification function as a currency of power that enables impunity across elite and political networks.
#journalism-funding
fromwww.independent.co.uk
1 month ago

Mandelson-Starmer live: Rayner warned PM over former Labour minister links to Epstein

The Epstein files reveal not just a catastrophic breach of trust, but the final act in a long political psychodrama. Donald Macintyre reveals how a man so adept at managing risk came to take one that could destroy a government not to mention his own career and says the answers lie deep in a life shaped by a fatal attraction to wealth and influence
UK politics
UK politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Gordon Brown deeply regrets' bringing Peter Mandelson into his government

Gordon Brown regrets appointing Peter Mandelson after revelations that Mandelson passed market-sensitive information to Jeffrey Epstein and betrayed public trust.
#uk-politics
fromIrish Independent
1 month ago
UK politics

Keir Starmer says he did not know 'depth and darkness' of Mandelson's Epstein ties as he vows to stay on as British PM

fromIrish Independent
1 month ago
UK politics

Keir Starmer says he did not know 'depth and darkness' of Mandelson's Epstein ties as he vows to stay on as British PM

fromwww.independent.co.uk
1 month ago

Mandelson-Epstein latest: Starmer under pressure to release vetting documents

She told Sky News: "I think the Prime Minister has a lot of questions to answer, and not just him, but his chief of staff, and all the people in No 10 who pushed this appointment. "I think it is a national embarrassment. There are many people who should have been given that job, or who should have been interviewed for that job, and they didn't get a chance."
UK politics
UK politics
fromwww.bbc.com
1 month ago

Chris Mason: Mandelson revelations a scandal on another level

Allegations about Lord Mandelson have sparked a deep political scandal and criticism over Sir Keir Starmer's decision to appoint him ambassador to Washington.
UK politics
fromwww.bbc.com
1 month ago

Epstein sent 10,000 to Mandelson's partner, released emails show

Jeffery Epstein sent 10,000 to Peter Mandelson's partner Reinaldo Avila da Silva in 2009, per US Department of Justice documents.
Europe politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

Cypriot president says he has nothing to fear' over corruption allegations

Cyprus's president denies involvement in a viral corruption video as investigations and claims of hybrid attack prompt resignations and cybersecurity inquiries.
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

Berlin mayor faces calls to resign after playing tennis during city blackout

Wegner, from the conservative Christian Democratic Union party of the chancellor, Friedrich Merz, had told reporters on Sunday that he had been working round the clock to mitigate the impact of the blackout and get the power back on. I was neither bored nor putting my feet up, but was on the phone all day trying to coordinate and get as much information as possible, he said,and had literally locked myself in my office at home.
Berlin
fromLos Angeles Times
2 months ago

Commentary: Tim Walz isn't the only governor plagued by fraud. Newsom may be targeted next

Former vice presidential contender and current aw-shucks Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz announced this week that he won't run for a third term, dogged by a scandal over child care funds that may or may not be going to fraudsters. It's a politically driven mess that not coincidentally focuses on a Black immigrant community, tying the real problem of scammers stealing government funds to the growing MAGA frenzy around an imaginary version of America that thrives on whiteness and Christianity.
California
US politics
fromSlate Magazine
2 months ago

The Kash Patel Girlfriend Controversy Couldn't Get Any Dumber, Except It Just Did

FBI Director Kash Patel used an agency-owned Gulfstream for personal travel, sparking scandal and defensive, performative podcast appearances.
Boston
fromBoston.com
3 months ago

The moments that defined Boston in 2025

Boston's 2025 featured defining events across sports, culture, politics, and economy, including major coaching changes, layoffs, protests, legal scandals, and citywide celebrations.
fromAdvocate.com
3 months ago

George Santos's exclusive D.C. Christmas party featured famous grifters & MAGA influence peddlers

The guest list, as Santos teased online, would be particularly strict, a standard enforced by a bouncer who happened to be a former aide, Vish Burra, known for his own online bravado. Related: Donald Trump commutes fraudster George Santos's prison sentence Santos posted a video on X (formerly Twitter) earlier in the day in which he said, "If I don't see you, that means you didn't work hard enough."
US politics
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fromwww.theguardian.com
3 months ago

Spain's ruling socialist party accused of failing to act on sexual misconduct by senior men

Spain's ruling Socialist party faces reputational damage after internal sexual misconduct allegations were ignored, prompting resignations and urgent efforts to reassert feminist credentials.
US politics
fromPortland Mercury
3 months ago

THE TRASH REPORT: Halle Berry and Sabrina Carpenter Get on the Mic, and A Two Good Men (Matt Rogers and Bowen Yang)

Holiday chaos at home contrasts with satirical criticism of political incompetence, embarrassing leaks, and concerns about media consolidation affecting entertainment.
#journalism-ethics
World politics
fromwww.aljazeera.com
3 months ago

Ahead of a tight presidential election, Honduras braces for controversy

Honduras's presidential election is shadowed by scandals, allegations of vote theft, and fears of violence or a coup amid no clear frontrunner.
fromThe Nation
3 months ago

The Nuzzi Seizure of Power

Future chronicles of the utter debasement of American political journalism will have to devote an entire chapter to the blowjob. The oral sex act was central to the 1998 Monica Lewinsky scandal, and figured prominently in President Bill Clinton's deposition advancing the argument that it didn't actually fall under the rubric of active "sexual relations." An avalanche of forensic scrutiny in the press ensued.
US politics
US politics
fromThe Atlantic
3 months ago

Why One Political Office Is So Mired in Scandals

State lieutenant governorships, often low‑duty positions, have produced a disproportionate number of recent scandals, suggesting idleness can foster corruption and misconduct.
US politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 months ago

Is Trump's remarkable run of fealty coming to an end?

Donald Trump's long-standing GOP loyalty is fracturing as Republicans defy him over releasing Jeffrey Epstein-related files and his handling of those documents.
fromwww.mediaite.com
3 months ago

Olivia Is Sleeping With Mark Sanford': Nuzzi's Ex-Fiance Claims She Slept With Former Governor

On his website, Telos News, Lizza published a piece titled, Part 1: How I Found Out. Surprisingly, the post contains no mention of Kennedy. Instead, Lizza claims he found out that Nuzzi slept with Sanford, now 65, who in 2009 resigned as governor after it was revealed he had cheated on his wife at the time. Sanford later went on to serve in Congress from 2013 to 2019 before launching an ill-fated 2020 presidential run, which Nuzzi covered.
US politics
fromwww.mercurynews.com
3 months ago

RFK Jr. told digital' lover Olivia Nuzzi he didn't have a brain worm'

Cheryl Hines' memoir, Unscripted, hasn't raced up any best-seller lists, so it's up to Olivia Nuzzi, her husband Robert F. Kennedy's reported digital lover, to deliver the hit tome that may give Americans insight into the controversial anti-vaccine campaigner who broke with his famous political family to ally himself with President Donald Trump and to put his own stamp on America's health care system.
US politics
US politics
fromLos Angeles Times
4 months ago

Foul-mouthed, brash and savvy: What to know about ex-Newsom aide tangled in a corruption probe

Dana Williamson, a former high-ranking advisor to Gov. Gavin Newsom, was arrested on charges of campaign fund diversion, falsified documents, and tax fraud.
#trump
fromIndependent
4 months ago

Paul Williams on the Anglo Tapes: 'This was a crime story like no other I had experienced'

The single sheet of paper was pushed across the table for me to read as we sat drinking coffee in the lobby of a Dublin hotel. The people on the other side reckoned that it would explain things better than they could. The page contained less than 500 words of a transcript from a taped conversation between two individuals I'd never heard of.
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US politics
fromwww.mediaite.com
4 months ago

Nancy Mace's Ex Claims She Fabricated Sexual Assault Allegations Against Him

Rep. Nancy Mace is sued by her fiancé Patrick Bryant who alleges she fabricated sexual-assault claims to blackmail him and gain leverage during their separation.
US politics
fromLGBTQ Nation
4 months ago

"Family values" MAGA Republican linked to adult website for extramarital affairs - LGBTQ Nation

Michigan State Rep. Bryan Posthumus was allegedly linked to Ashley Madison, Fling.com, and AdultFriendFinder accounts while married.
US politics
fromwww.mediaite.com
4 months ago

These People Want You Dead': GOP Condemns Election Victory of Democrat Who Sent Grotesque Messages About Republican and His Children

Jay Jones won the Virginia attorney general race despite a scandal over texts in which he said he hoped a Republican politician's children would die.
US politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
4 months ago

Tattoo fixers on removing Nazi symbols: You don't know if they're changing or hiding'

A Maine Senate candidate covered a Nazi-associated tattoo and released a topless photo to prove the cover-up, reflecting broader tattoo removal efforts for hate symbols.
fromwww.theatlantic.com
4 months ago

What Progressives Keep Getting Wrong

The Maine Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner has absorbed enough oppo research to kill half a dozen healthy candidacies. Among the stream of revelations, Platner has called himself a Communist, hinted at political violence, labeled all cops bastards, broadly described rural white people as racist and stupid, downplayed sexual assault, and mocked gay people. He recently covered and apologized for a skull-and-crossbones tattoo associated with the Nazi SS, claiming he hadn't been aware of its political connotations.
US politics
US politics
fromThe Atlantic
4 months ago

The Group-Chat Presidency

Group chats and new messaging platforms have enabled politicians to make damaging disclosures and racist remarks, creating political scandals and undermining officials' careers.
fromDefector
4 months ago

Small-Time Political Scandals Still Have Consequences In Island Nation Called Ireland | Defector

Friday is Presidential Election Day in Ireland. What was a ho-hum electoral season got overheated when the campaign of Jim Gavin, a Gaelic football legend turned political neanderfuck and one of only three candidates on the ballot, imploded at the 11th hour over news that he'd screwed a former tenant out of overpaid rent 16 years ago. Irish campaigns are a whole lot shorter than we're used to stateside: The presidential ballot wasn't finalized until late September.
Europe politics
fromGeorgia Public Broadcasting
4 months ago

Mamdani's rise in NYC reflects generational fight within the Democratic Party

"He never has had a job. On his resume it said he interned for his mother. This is not a job for a first-timer."
New York Giants
#young-republicans
fromAdvocate.com
5 months ago

Judge finds anti-trans Republican Florida Congressman Cory Mills to be a danger to women

For years, Republican Rep. Cory Mills of Florida has claimed to defend women from the alleged dangers of "the left's gender agenda." "We must stand to protect women from biological males competing unfairly," Mills wrote on X, then called Twitter, in 2022. "We must stop the left's attack on women." This week, a Florida judge ruled that the real danger was Mills himself.
US politics
US politics
fromPoynter
5 months ago

Gary Hart's scandal brought down a candidate and changed how political journalism covers private lives - Poynter

Media scrutiny of candidates' private lives intensified after Sen. Gary Hart's 1987 scandal, ending norms that kept politicians' sexual conduct private.
fromwww.esquire.com
5 months ago

There's a Shady Conservative Coven Influencing Oklahoma State Politics

State Rep. Josh Schriver, R-Oxford, who has called porn a scourge and compared it to heroin, introduced legislation in September to ban online pornography statewide. But data reviewed by Metro Times show that an account linked to his personal AOL email address appeared in a data breach from Fling.com, a pornographic dating site that features live web cams and promised users they could find sex and get laid tonight.
US politics
fromenglish.elpais.com
5 months ago

Officials in Mexico fired for exchanging cocaine for powdered milk

Everything seemed to be in order. Mexico's Attorney General's Office (FGR) had seized a ton of cocaine in the state of Guerrero. As required by law, the drugs were to be incinerated. However, a group of officials sneakily replaced the cocaine with powdered milk and that's what went up in flames. The scheme was uncovered, prompting the dismissal of a dozen officials, including the agency's comptroller, Arturo Serrano Meneses, the one ultimately in charge of giving the go-ahead for this type of operation.
World news
#virginia-politics
fromAdvocate.com
5 months ago
US politics

Gay Virginia Republican plagued by Nazi porn scandal says running mate is '100% against' marriage equality

fromAdvocate.com
5 months ago
US politics

Gay Virginia Republican plagued by Nazi porn scandal confirms running mate is '100% against gay marriage'

fromAdvocate.com
5 months ago
US politics

Gay Virginia Republican plagued by Nazi porn scandal says running mate is '100% against' marriage equality

fromAdvocate.com
5 months ago
US politics

Gay Virginia Republican plagued by Nazi porn scandal confirms running mate is '100% against gay marriage'

#eric-adams
fromGothamist
5 months ago
New York Knicks

Mayor Adams drops out of NYC mayoral race following scandal-plagued tenure at City Hall

fromGothamist
5 months ago
New York Knicks

Mayor Adams drops out of NYC mayoral race following scandal-plagued tenure at City Hall

Television
fromwww.theguardian.com
5 months ago

House of Guinness to Olivia Dean: the week in rave reviews

New television highlights include a roaring 19th-century Guinness dynasty drama, a chilling academy mystery, and an investigative film exposing Covid-era PPE corruption.
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fromVulture
5 months ago

House of Guinness Recap: After Hours

Arthur's electoral victory is voided after associates are implicated in voting fraud, producing scandal, blackmail threats, and strained personal relationships.
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