A Nevada man whose wife had an affair with Sen. John Ensign said he discovered the relationship after intercepting a text message around Christmas in 2007. "How wonderful it is. ... Scared, but excited," it read. Doug Hampton recounted the text message during an interview taped for broadcast ...

After two interviews and some private chats over the past few months with Doug Hampton, I gleaned that his life consisted of two overriding motivations: 1. Get money from John Ensign. 2. Force John Ensign from office. So it did not surprise me as No.Ê1 became less likely and No.Ê2 seemed evanescent that Hampton decided to unload his ...

Two months after a weary looking John Ensign hastily confessed to having an extramarital affair with a former campaign aide who was his best friend's wife, the Nevada senator set out to reconstruct his image before a forgiving crowd in the Fernley Community Center. On a ...

Republican Sen. John Ensign is apologizing for the pain his extramarital affair has caused but is withholding detailed comment on the issue. In a statement issued late Friday, Ensign said potential investigations into his actions concerning the affair with former campaign aide Cindy Hampton make public comment inadvisable. Citizens for Responsibility ...