Ensign says his parents paid Hamptons $96,000
A lawyer for U.S. Sen. John Ensign says the senator's parents gave $96,000 to the family of the woman with whom he was having an affair around the time she and her husband were dismissed from his employ last year. The April 2008 check was intended... Oklahoma senator denies he told Ensign to pay Hampton
The Oklahoma U.S. senator who counseled U.S. Sen. John Ensign to end his extramarital affair with a campaign staffer last year told reporters today that he didn’t tell the Nevada Republican to pay off the woman and her husband. Doug Hampton, who was a top staffer... Ex-Gibbons aide launches Senate bid
Ben Kieckhefer, Gov. Jim Gibbons’ former communications director, is running as a Republican for state Senate in Washoe County, he announced today. The seat, District 4, is being vacated by Republican Randolph Townsend, who cannot run again due to term limits. Townsend, the quirky moderate who... Reid says Senate won’t pass House climate change bill; immigration a priority; health care this month
Right before this week’s congressional recess, the House of Representatives narrowly passed a controversial bill to tackle climate change, putting the ball in the Senate’s court on that issue. Sen. Harry Reid said Tuesday that the bill that passed the House could not get enough votes... Montandon has raised less than $1 million
Republican gubernatorial candidate Mike Montandon, who kicked off his campaign this week, has fallen short of his goal of raising $1 million by now, he said. Montandon wouldn’t say how much he has in his campaign account, which he doesn’t have to disclose formally until January. “We’re...