Corruption (Institutional)

• The Venezuela I Know - Many are celebrating the ouster of a brutal dictator, but the Maduro regime may survive the loss of Maduro.
• Ukrainian Politics Has Reawakened. Zelensky Must Tread Carefully. - The Ukrainian leader is reshuffling his cabinet as a corruption scandal reshapes the political landscape at a pivotal point in peace negotiations.
• On a Brooklyn Boulevard, Mamdani Revives a Project Hampered by Scandal - The bike-lane project, a source of corruption charges during the Adams administration, will be finished as planned in Greenpoint, Mayor Zohran Mamdani said.
• After Watergate, the Presidency Was Tamed. Trump Is Unleashing It. - In the 1970s, Congress passed a raft of laws to hold the White House accountable. President Trump has decided they don’t apply to him.
• Khaleda Zia, Bangladesh’s First Female Prime Minister, Dies - A leader for three terms, she traded the country’s leadership with Sheikh Hasina, the head of another political dynasty, over decades. She was believed to be 80.
• Why We Keep Falling for Narcissistic Leaders - We should know better.
• What Went Wrong Before Hong Kong’s Inferno - Records show how government departments played down residents’ warnings about corrupt practices and substandard materials that fueled the deadly blaze.
• Kushner’s Firm Pulls Out of Trump-Branded Hotel Deal in Serbia - The announcement came just hours after prosecutors there charged four government officials with corruption in connection with the half-billion-dollar project.
• Pelosi Long Resisted Stock-Trading Ban for Congress, Fueling Suspicion - The former speaker failed to appreciate the groundswell of support for banning the practice, refusing to give an inch amid G.O.P. accusations that she was corrupt.
• Ukraine Could Be ‘Ready for Elections,’ Zelensky Says - The Ukrainian president told reporters that a vote could be held in 60 to 90 days if the country received security protections from the United States.