Patronage became the dominant factor in political organization from the election of Andrew Jackson in 1828 until the passage of the Pendleton Civil Service Act in 1883. It was a way for party leaders ...

Three weeks after a catastrophic explosion ripped through Beirut, killing nearly 200 people and rendering thousands homeless, the change many hoped for is nowhere in sight. Instead, activists said ...

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A federal judge in Chicago will decide on Monday whether to end the federal monitoring of hiring, firing and promotions in city government to ensure politics is not a part of the process. And I'm ...

A raft of sanctions from the United States and Canada targeting senior Haitian politicians threatens to pull back the curtain on the country’s long history of patronage between political parties and ...

Political patronage—the distribution of jobs, contracts, and emoluments—is often seen as a form of political corruption. However, it was originally popularized in the United States to ensure that the ...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Republican gubernatorial hopeful Kenny Hulshof pledged Thursday to abolish the patronage system for state license offices and instead award them by competitive bids. Missouri ...

FILE - In this Aug. 6, 2020 file photo, French President Emmanuel Macron, second left, meets with Lebanese President Michel Aoun, second right, Lebanese Prime Minister Hassan Diab, right, and Lebanese ...