Republican Sen. John Ensign of Nevada, who is the subject of an ethics investigation in the Senate, has announced he will resign his seat on May 3.
Republican Sen. John Ensign of Nevada, who is under an ethics investigation by the Senate, announced Thursday that he will resign his seat on May 3.
Anderson talks with his panel about their thoughts on the continuing investigation into Sen. John Ensign.
Politics is serious business -- but not all of the time. From the halls of Congress to the campaign trail to the international stage, there's always something that gets a laugh or a second glance. Here are some of the things you might have missed:
Three days after Democrats took a whipping in the House in the midterm elections, jockeying has already begun in the next battle for the Senate, with Democrats -- and even some Republicans -- already feeling the heat.
At least one company and the National Republican Senatorial Committee have been issued subpoenas requesting documents in a federal grand jury investigation related to Sen. John Ensign, R-Nevada.
A man who lost a recent Social Security claim opened fire with a shotgun in a federal courthouse Monday, killing a court security officer and injuring a deputy U.S. marshal, authorities said.
More than 1.4 million Americans have already claimed the new tax credit for first-time home buyers, according to a report from the Internal Revenue Service.
The story of Sen. John Ensign's affair with a former staffer took a new twist Thursday with the revelation by Ensign that his parents gave the woman's family $96,000 as a gift.
It has been a rocky couple of weeks for the Republican Party as high-profile, traditional-values politicians have faced embarrassing sex scandals.
Gov. Mark Sanford says he exercised bad judgment when he visited his mistress during a government trip.
In bellwether Ohio, hopes for a new Republican beginning rest largely on two familiar faces from the GOP past.
A day after admitting to an extramarital affair, Nevada Sen. John Ensign has resigned his position in the Senate Republican leadership, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell said in a statement.
Sen. John Ensign of Nevada admitted Tuesday to an extramarital affair with a woman who had worked for him.
Regulators shelved a controversial plan that aimed to cleanse banks' balance sheets of toxic assets.
Sens. John Ensign, R-Nevada, and Amy Klobuchar, D-Minnesota, debate Obama's appearance with Hugo Chavez.
The White House and congressional Democratic negotiators have reached a conceptual agreement on a proposed $15 billion automakers bailout package, according to senior administration officials and a Senate Democratic aide.
A defiant Sen. Ted Stevens returned to his home state Wednesday a convicted felon, telling supporters that he's innocent and vowing he will be vindicated
After failing to approve an omninbus housing rescue package this week, the Senate is scheduled take up the bipartisan-supported bill again the week of July 7.
A Senate committee approved a five-year, $35 billion expansion of a children's health insurance program that would be financed through higher tobacco taxes
If you're still mourning the three-martini lunch, get your chin off your chest. Two bills making their way through Congress would restore the business meal deduction to 80%, the percentage corporat...