Lawmaker’s Bribery Scandal Takes New Turn

“The scandal enveloping Rep. Marie Newman (D-IL) — who is accused of signing and then reneging on a contract to pay a political rival not to run against her — has taken a shocking new turn,” the Daily Beast reports.

“Federal campaign records show that after striking a secret settlement with the rival, the Illinois Democrat did, in fact, put the man on her campaign payroll.”