Berlin ¨C Anti-graft watchdog Transparency International (TI) warned Tuesday of worsening corruption in democracies worldwide and said the United States had slid to the lowest-ever score on its 2025 Corruption Perceptions Index.
Berlin-based TI also said the average global score had hit its worst level in more than a decade.
U.S. President Donald Trump, since returning to the White House early last year, has upended domestic and foreign politics while ramping up pressure on institutions ranging from universities to the Federal Reserve.
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