slush fund

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Dahlia Lithwick: If you put “American politics as usual” in some imaginary halcyon past at 1 and Watergate at 10, where’s this slush fund scandal registering for you?

From Slate • May 26, 2026

Takaichi replaced Shigeru Ishiba, whose one-year leadership saw voter discontent simmer over inflation and a slush fund scandal within the party.

From Barron's • Feb. 6, 2026

But in Miami Beach, without a slush fund for stone crabs?

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 6, 2025

On Aug. 1, federal prosecutors filing a legal brief alleging that taxpayer funds from the county went into a slush fund held by a shell company to help pay for its illegal activities.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 20, 2025

As you’ll remember, Nixon was at bay after a slush fund established to pay his election expenses was exposed in the press.

From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith