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Hampton dishes more allegations about Ensign

Doug Hampton, the husband of Sen. John Ensign’s (R-Nev.) ex-mistress, alleges that the senator threw the couple a goodbye party after firing them both in early 2008, while Ensign’s affair with Cindy Hampton was still going on. Doug Hampton, who was a ...

From JOHN BRESNAHAN, The Politico,  23 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Doug Hampton,  John Ensign,  U.S. Department of Justice,  U.S. Republican Party,  Tom Coburn

Ensign dodges Holder in Vegas

Attorney General Eric Holder had a problem. During a trip last month to Nevada, Holder was scheduled to stand on stage with the state’s two senators, Democrat Harry Reid and Republican John Ensign, at an event in Las Vegas. But Holder’s appearance at ...

From JOHN BRESNAHAN, The Politico,  19 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Doug Hampton,  U.S. Department of Justice,  Eric Holder,  Harry Reid,  U.S. Democratic Party

One-man crusade taking toll on Ensign

Asked about Doug Hampton's tactics, John Ensign looked at a reporter, smiled and walked away. Photo: Composite image by POLITICO A month after sitting down for hours of interviews with The New York Times, the former Ensign aide — and ...

From JOHN BRESNAHAN,MANU RAJU, The Politico,  16 Nov 2009

Related Topics: U.S. Republican Party,  U.S. Senate,  Doug Hampton,  John Ensign,  New York Times Company

Jefferson gets 13 years in prison

William Jefferson enters court accompanied by wife Andrea Jefferson. Photo: AP Former Democratic Rep. William Jefferson of Louisiana, infamous for having $90,000 in bribe money hidden in his freezer, was sentenced to 13 years in prison ...

From JOHN BRESNAHAN, The Politico,  13 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Federal Bureau of Investigation,  U.S. Congress,  William Jefferson,  White House,  U.S. Democratic Party

Feds seek 30 years for Jefferson

The Justice Department is asking a federal judge in Alexandria, Va, to lock up Jefferson, 62, for up to 33 years. Photo: AP Federal prosecutors are seeking the harshest prison sentence ever handed out to a member of Congress for former ...

From JOHN BRESNAHAN, The Politico,  9 Nov 2009

Related Topics: U.S. Congress,  U.S. Department of Justice,  William Jefferson,  Duke Cunningham,  Atiku Abubakar

Pelosi's hard push pays off

Nancy is the best thing that ever happened to the US Congress Now it's time for the Senate to pass a completely different bill. LULZ. Although I'm basically a pro-lifer, Pelosi is a walking advertisement for abortions. The House Ethics Committee likes ...

From JOHN BRESNAHAN,PATRICK O'CONNOR, The Politico,  8 Nov 2009

Related Topics: U.S. Democratic Party,  House Financial Services Committee,  U.S. Senate,  Congressional Budget Office,  Barack Obama

Black lawmakers focus of ethics probe

The House ethics committee is currently investigating seven African-American lawmakers — more than 15 percent of the total in the House. And an eighth black member, Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. (D-Ill.), would be under investigation if the Justice Department ...

From JOHN BRESNAHAN, The Politico,  3 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Congressional Black Caucus,  CBC,  Office of Congressional Ethics,  U.S. Democratic Party,  Jesse Jackson, Jr. (politician)

House leaders order security review

Following the worst breach in the House ethics committee’s security in the more than a decade, Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Minority Leader John Boehner announced on Friday that they had ordered a review on the handling of sensitive data. The statement by ...

From JOHN BRESNAHAN, The Politico,  31 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Nancy Pelosi,  Office of Congressional Ethics,  Washington Post Company,  John Boehner,  John Murtha

Lawmakers targeted in ethics probe

A leaked document shows that House ethics investigators are probing the activities of nearly three dozen lawmakers — an ethical dust storm that will empower the Republicans and could imperil efforts to get health care reform through the House next week. ...

From JOHN BRESNAHAN, The Politico,  30 Oct 2009

Related Topics: U.S. House of Representatives,  U.S. Republican Party,  U.S. Democratic Party,  Washington Post Company,  Federal Bureau of Investigation

Ethics panel probes Waters, Richardson

The House ethics committee has voted to begin full-scale investigations into ethics allegations against Democratic Reps. Maxine Waters (Calif.) and Laura Richardson (Calif.), but decided against investigating Rep. Sam Graves (R-Mo.). After Thursday’s ...

From JOHN BRESNAHAN, The Politico,  29 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Laura Richardson,  Jo Bonner,  Maxine Waters,  Sam Graves,  Zoe Lofgren

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