VIDEO: According to Real Clear Politics, political corruption is "the use of power for personal gain." Often enough, that includes politicians whose personal finances increase through illegal action. Real Clear Politics has listed 10 of the most corrupt politicians – here are the top three. Read»
VIDEO: It's news to no one that Congress has had a hard time passing legislation in recent years. Some have even asserted that partisanship in Washington has reached historic levels. But how do we put the current divide in perspective? A group of researchers recently tried to quantify and visualize House partisanship in a paper published in PLoS ONE.