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By Tiffany Brown · June 16, 2009 · 4:02 p.m.

Sen. John Ensign speaks to the media about an affair he had with a former staffer Tuesday, June 16, 2009 at the Lloyd George Federal Building in Las Vegas. (Related story).

Debate over merits of health care reform has distinct campaign flavor
Debate over merits of health care reform has distinct campaign flavor
Advocacy groups investing heavily to influence Nevada voters, lawmakers
Sunday, November 1, 2009
By Michael Mishak
Nevada has become a key battleground for one of the most expensive — and consequential — public policy debates in history: health care reform. Seven advocacy groups on both sides have spent more than $1.1 million here over the past month on ads.
John Ensign mum on possible contact with feds
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
By Lisa Mascaro
WASHINGTON -- The question was asked, but Republican Sen. John Ensign is declining to say whether he has been contacted by federal authorities in a possible investigation into the lobbying activities of his former aide, Doug Hampton.
County commissioners directed staff to look into other funding sources for "Sean's Park" after recommending two other projects for $500,000 each in federal funding.
Commissioners keep park for disabled off funding list
Saturday, October 24, 2009
By Joe Schoenmann
An effort to build a park for people with disabilities was set back this week when county officials decided not to put it on a federal funding list despite Sen. John Ensign’s all but guaranteeing he would secure millions more to get the park completed.
Gibbons says he wouldn't appoint himself if Ensign resigns
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
By Cy Ryan
CARSON CITY – Were Sen. John Ensign to resign, Gov. Jim Gibbons said Tuesday he wouldn't appoint himself to the U.S. Senate seat.
Ensign likely in cross hairs of feds, ex-prosecutors say
THE SENATOR’S SCANDAL: Former Justice officials say charges wouldn’t come for months
Thursday, October 8, 2009
By Richard A. Serrano
A year ago, a small, little-known cadre of lawyers at the Justice Department headquarters in Washington was in federal court prosecuting the rarest of prizes for a group devoted to ferreting out public corruption. The man standing trial was a sitting United States senator, and he eventually not only would be convicted but also would lose his bid for reelection after decades in the nation’s capital.
If history is any indicator, John Ensign unlikely to be expelled
Thursday, October 8, 2009
By Lisa Mascaro
The last time the Senate voted to expel one of its own was during the Civil War — the Club of 100 prefers instead to let voters decide whether lawmakers should stay or go.
Sen. John Ensign is seen on Capitol Hill on Tuesday before attending a weekly policy luncheon held by the Republicans. Ensign's extramarital affair resurfaced in national news this week with a New York Times story detailing possible ethics violations.
Outwardly, John Ensign is taking extra ethics scrutiny in stride
THE SENATOR'S SCANDAL:
Wednesday, October 7, 2009
By Lisa Mascaro
Behind the closed doors of the Republicans’ exclusive weekly luncheon Tuesday, Sen. John Ensign inserted himself into the policy debate with force, without any of the expected inhibitions of a lawmaker fighting for his political life.
Ethics group amends John Ensign complaints
Tuesday, October 6, 2009
By Lisa Mascaro
WASHINGTON -- An ethics group today filed supplemental complaints over Sen. John Ensign’s actions in securing employment for the husband of the former staffer with whom he was having an affair, and also asked that fellow Republican Sen. Tom Coburn be investigated for his role.
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., left, talks with Sen. John Ensign, R-Nev., on Aug. 25, 2009. The two have had a nonaggression pact since 2000.
Harry Reid true to his word to John Ensign
Majority leader, like potential GOP opponent, calls scandal ‘personal matter’
Tuesday, October 6, 2009
By David McGrath Schwartz
National Democrats sent out a missive Monday morning saying that with Sen. John Ensign under fire there was “one person still defending him: Sue Lowden.” But Ensign still has at least one other friend in Nevada — Harry Reid. Through a spokesman Reid said that Ensign’s affair with the wife of a staff member, who also worked for him, is a “personal matter.”
Talk show host calls for John Ensign's resignation
Monday, October 5, 2009
By Lisa Mascaro
WASHINGTON -- The host of a Las Vegas talk radio show called today for Republican Sen. John Ensign to resign because of the continued fallout from the senator's his affair.
TV ad released today targets John Ensign on public option
Monday, October 5, 2009
By Lisa Mascaro
WASHINGTON -- Republican Sen. John Ensign is unlikely to vote for the health care reform legislation making its way through Congress, but he is being hit with TV ads this week that target his opposition to a possible public plan option.
Possible results of Sen. John Ensign's affair and its complications now include criminal liability and the end of his service in Congress, legal and ethics experts say.
After new disclosures, word of John Ensign investigations emerges
Politics: Hampton could also face serious legal jeopardy after his revelations about Ensign's actions
Saturday, October 3, 2009
By J. Patrick Coolican, Lisa Mascaro
Sen. John Ensign faces the threat of expulsion from the U.S. Senate and possible criminal penalties, according to several legal and ethics experts. The New York Times reported Friday that he faces a preliminary FBI investigation into his actions.
John Ensign scores win with health care amendment
politics:
Thursday, October 1, 2009
By Lisa Mascaro
WASHINGTON -- Republican Sen. John Ensign scored a victory in his pursuit of healthy lifestyle rewards with passage of his amendment to health care reform legislation that would offer deep discounts to those who quit smoking, lose weight or otherwise meet healthy milestones.
Senate Finance Committee members Sen. John Ensign, R-Nev., left, and Sen. Kent Conrad, D-N.D., talk Tuesday on Capitol Hill before the committee's debate on health care legislation. Ensign spoke at length about his opposition to a government-run insurance plan.
John Ensign: Public option would be popular, so let’s not do it
health care: So goes Ensign’s opposition, stated in Senate panel debate
Wednesday, September 30, 2009
By Lisa Mascaro
Republican Sen. John Ensign on Tuesday delivered one of the more curious arguments against a public health care option. People might like it and use it. Then it would become popular, and too big to fail. And the government would have to support it.
Bigger premium discounts seen as a reward — and a problem
HEALTH CARE: Ensign proposes amendment to encourage good habits by cutting insurance costs for those with healthy lifestyles
Sunday, September 27, 2009
By Lisa Mascaro
If you smoke, should your boss charge you more for health insurance?