Those four figures and their pardons aren't the only evidence of a Justice Department de-emphasizing public corruption cases.

George Ryan's corruption case overshadowed a nationally historic move to halt the state’s death penalty and empty its Death Row amid concerns of widespread misconduct in capital cases.

On Wednesday morning, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel was called as a witness in the corruption trial of former governor Rod Blagojevich. He took the stand for just a few minutes. Emanuel answered a ...

At his 2001 trial, Hutchinson’s defense was based on his claim that ... Ryan was succeeded in office by Rod Blagojevich, who also served time in prison for federal corruption charges that included ...

Hart is not the only one raising concerns about the deal. Former federal prosecutor Rick Mountcastle, who investigated Purdue ...

Rod Blagojevich listening to secretly recorded conversations, saying "sounds like me." Austin had to draw under intense pressure in order to get the sketches done in time to make the news deadlines.

And while this might seem difficult to believe, disgraced former Gov. Rod Blagojevich told The New York Times he’s considering a possible U.S. Senate candidacy next year in his home state of ...

Rod Blagojevich and supporter Trevor Milton. He also pardoned Devon Archer and commuted the sentence of Jason Galanis, former business partners of Hunter Biden who served as witnesses in the House ...

Two people died in a New Jersey house fire that neighbors said erupted after a "gigantic explosion," with a criminal ...

Catch up on the political news of the past week in the latest At the Races newsletter, including education policy and the ...

BOISE, Idaho -- Attorneys for a man accused of killing four University of Idaho students have asked that his trial be delayed, citing in part a recent NBC “Dateline” special that they called ...