... gotten a boost primarily from the downfall of others within the Republican Party. Admissions of affairs by Nevada Sen. John Ensign and South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford, both considered at one time potential GOP contenders, have helped Huckabee ...

In the wake of the revelation of Sen. John Ensign's extramarital affair, The Post asked politicians, former officials and others to take stock of the GOP field for 2012. Lisa ...

... proposed budget would spend state money. Sanford's announcement came a day after another prominent Republican, Sen. John Ensign of Nevada, apologized to his GOP Senate colleagues after revealing last week that he had an affair with a campaign ...

... setbacks in recent weeks, including extramarital affairs disclosed by two other 2012 presidential prospects, Nevada Sen. John Ensign and South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford. Ensign, a member of the Christian ministry Promise Keepers, stepped down from ...

... congressional Republicans, who remained skeptical of the White House-negotiated plan. A group of conservatives led by Sen. John Ensign, R-Nev., has threatened to block the measure. A further stumbling block was Democrats' refusal to scrap language ...

... stimulus package is loaded with pet Democratic spending projects and is "just spending as far as the eye can see." Sen. John Ensign, R-Nev., rejected Democratic criticism that his fellow Republicans were dragging out passage of the bill. "It ...

... think it was irresponsible for the president to be seen kind of laughing and joking with Hugo Chavez," said Sen. John Ensign, R-Nev. The president brushed that aside, noting that Venezuela has a defense budget about one-six hundredth ...

... to the plate and help me provide the resources our candidates need to compete in races across the country," Sen. John Ensign, R-Nev., said in a statement. "It has become clear that my call has gone largely unanswered.... "I have ...

... Republicans are girding for widespread losses. "It's a fairly toxic atmosphere out there," said Nevada Sen. John Ensign, chairman of the Senate GOP's campaign effort. Added his House counterpart, Oklahoma Rep. Tom Cole: "We haven ...

... heavy resources, Dole, the incumbent, was battling an aggressive challenge by Democratic newcomer Kay Hagan. Sen. John Ensign, R-Nev., head of the GOP's senatorial campaign committee, acknowledged ahead of the voting that "Democrats ...