John Ensign Investigation

Tom Coburn: John Ensign Ethics Report 'Inaccurate'

AP | ANDREW TAYLOR | Posted 07.26.2011

WASHINGTON — Sen. Tom Coburn on Thursday decried as "totally inaccurate" an account by the Senate ethics panel of his role in negotiations invol...

John Ensign's Legal Troubles Far From Over

Posted 07.26.2011

By Murray Waas It was one of the most high-profile investigations of a senator in years: John Ensign of Nevada had conducted an affair with his...

Elise Foley

John Ensign Lied To FEC, Violated Campaign Finance Laws, Obstructed Investigation: Senate Ethics Panel

HuffingtonPost.com | Elise Foley | Posted 07.12.2011

WASHINGTON -- Former Sen. John Ensign (R-Nev.) violated campaign finance laws and conspired against lobbying laws while he was in office, leaders of t...

John Ensign Investigation Addressed By Ethics Committee Leaders

AP | LARRY MARGASAK | Posted 07.12.2011

WASHINGTON — Former Sen. John Ensign of Nevada broke federal law, made false statements to the Federal Election Commission and obstructed a Sena...

Jason Linkins

Embattled John Ensign Gives Farewell Speech To The Senate

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 07.02.2011

After years of taking fire for scandals in his personal life, the retiring Senator John Ensign (R-Nev.) gave his farewell speech on the Senate floor t...

Timing Of Ensign Resignation Raises Questions

AP/The Huffington Post | CRISTINA SILVA | Posted 06.23.2011

LAS VEGAS -- The resignation this week by U.S. Sen. John Ensign raised questions about what an ongoing Senate ethics probe has uncovered, while also m...

GOP Senator Talks Privately To Senate Ethics Investigators About Ensign Sex Scandal

Politico | John Bresnahan & Manu Raju | Posted 05.25.2011

Oklahoma Sen. Tom Coburn was recently interviewed by Senate investigators about Sen. John Ensign's sex scandal, the latest sign that the Senate ethics...

Senate Ethics Committee Moves Ahead On John Ensign Investigation

AP | LARRY MARGASAK | Posted 05.25.2011

WASHINGTON — The Senate ethics committee on Tuesday named a special counsel to investigate Sen. John Ensign, whose affair with a campaign aide l...

John Ensign's Reelection Fate May Be Determined By Behind-The-Scenes Forces, Including Harry Reid

The Las Vegas Sun | Karoun Demirjian | Posted 05.25.2011

Sen. John Ensign may have taken some severe hits to his campaign operation, his war chest and his reputation, but with the Justice Department's inquir...

John Ensign Says He's No Longer Target Of Justice Department Probe

AP | KEVIN FREKING | Posted 05.25.2011

WASHINGTON — The Justice Department is no longer targeting Sen. John Ensign in a criminal investigation arising from his affair with a former ca...

John Ensign Could Be In Big Trouble In 2012

The Las Vegas Sun | Karoun Demirjian | Posted 05.25.2011

If Sen. John Ensign began last week with a declaration of his 2012 candidacy that earned him more raised eyebrows than ravenous applause, he got a mom...

Embattled GOP Senator Spent Over $550,000 On Legal Fees In The Last 3 Months

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

LAS VEGAS — Financial disclosure reports show Republican U.S. Sen. John Ensign of Nevada has spent more than $550,000 in the past three months o...

Tom Coburn Aiding Justice Department Investigation Of John Ensign

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

WASHINGTON — Sen. Tom Coburn is providing information to the Justice Department for its investigation into whether Nevada Sen. John Ensign broke...

Ensign Investigation Confirmed By Barbara Boxer

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

WASHINGTON — The second-ranking Senate Republican offered no support Sunday for embattled Sen. John Ensign, facing renewed criticism over an ext...

John Ensign Refuses To Resign

Roll Call | John Stanton | Posted 05.25.2011

Embattled Sen. John Ensign (R-Nev.) on Monday rejected calls for his resignation based on an extramarital affair with a former aide, saying to do so w...