CHICAGO (WLS) -- Former Illinois Congressman Aaron Schock is claiming government dirty tricks in the corruption case that prosecutors are building against him. Schock appears awe-struck by the latest ...

FARETRAS REVENGE Former Methuen City Councilor Joel Faretra who was thrown off the council by his colleagues in disgrace, ...

Long before Joseph Steffen surfaced at the center of political intrigue in Annapolis, Gerry Brewster suspected he was the political operative who wiped out his fundraising list and plastered his ...

As far as burglaries go, this one was pretty audacious. On March 8, 1971, nine anti-Vietnam-war activists in Pennsylvania burgled the FBI. They stole secret files in the regional FBI office in the ...

“Dirty tricks” was a term used to describe the behavior of operatives within the Nixon administration to smear the reputations of opponents and undermine the appeal of certain politicians. Fifty years ...

The expression "often imitated, never duplicated" dates back to the 1920s, when Traub Manufacturing Co. used it to advertise its line of wedding and engagement rings. Lately, though, it's easy to be ...

Political shenanigans are in full swing, and it is hard not to wonder whether the candidates who spend so much money on them give us enough credit to know we’re on to them. The campaigning from their ...

When Dolores Cuellar of Orlando opened her door and saw a woman with a clipboard, she didn't hesitate to say which candidate she preferred. "Not Bush," said Cuellar, 42. "The other one." The woman ...

Republicans are accusing Gov. Kathy Hochul supporters of “dirty tricks” for sending voters pre-filled applications for absentee ballots — with COVID-19 already checked as the reason for voting ...

The monumental credit card reforms that began taking effect last summer had some unintended consequences—namely soaring interest rates, higher fees, and less credit available. But mostly, the laws ...