John Ensign

Just recently, Republican Sen. John Ensign had this to say about an ethics investigation and the possibility that he would resign: “If I was concerned about that, I would resign. That would make the most sense, because then it goes......

Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval (R) said Friday that he plans to name a new senator to fill the vacancy caused by John Ensign's (R-Nev.) resignation before May 3, and called early speculation about potential appointees "premature." When Ensign announced his...

In light of South Carolina First Lady Jenny Sanford's divorce filing this morning, months after the governor’s much-publicized admission of an affair with a woman in Argentina, we are feeling a little cynical about the sanctity of marriage. In case........

FERNLEY, Nev. -- Nevada Sen. John Ensign says his affair with a friend's wife was different from former President Bill Clinton's affair because Clinton committed a felony when he lied about it to a grand jury. The Nevada Republican told The Associated...

by Mark Silva Mitt Romney, the former governor of Massachusetts and venture capitalist who spent millions of his own dollars on a 2008 campaign for the Republican Party's presidential nomination, says running again for the 2012 party nod is "always......

After listening to three hours of sometimes contentious, often mind-numbingly technical questions and answers, Sen. Mark Pryor (D-Ark.) went directly to a question on the mind of many Americans: “Do you believe Goldman’s actions contributed to the...

A top Goldman Sachs executive on Tuesday accepted a share of responsibility for his firm’s actions that may have led to the financial meltdown. After more than six hours of testimony and sharp questioning by a bipartisan Senate investigations panel,.......

A top political adviser to Linda McMahon, a candidate for U.S. Senate in Connecticut, has been subpoenaed in the controversy surrounding U.S. Sen. John Ensign of Nevada. Mike Slanker, who served as the chief political adviser to Ensign when Ensign ran...

David Letterman has milked plenty of sex scandals for laughs. But it remains to be seen whether the CBS comic's admission Thursday that he had sexual liaisons with female employees while he was involved with his now-wife, the mother of his 5-year-old son,...

LAS VEGAS -- A gunman who opened fire with a shotgun at a federal building Monday, killing a court security guard and wounding a U.S. marshal before he was shot to death, was upset over losing a lawsuit over his Social Security benefits, law enforcement...