
Nov 12 - By Associated Press
A former ESPN production assistant whose affair with broadcaster Steve Phillips led to their firings says she confronted his wife only so he would stop pursuing her.

Oct 21 - By Stephanie Reitz, Associated Press Writer
The ESPN production assistant whose affair with baseball analyst Steve Phillips led to his termination has also been fired from the sports network, a spokesman said Monday.

Sep 20 - By Associated Press
A man who once claimed to have fathered the child of John Edwards' mistress says in a book proposal the former presidential candidate is the real father and that he and Edwards worked with his campaign finance chairman to hide that secret, according to a newspaper report published online Saturday.

Sep 19 - By Associated Press
A man who once claimed to have fathered the child of John Edwards' mistress says in a book proposal the former presidential candidate is the real father and that Edwards and worked with his campaign finance chairman to hide that secret, according to a newspaper report published online Saturday.

Sep 16 - By Jeff Carlton, Associated Press Writer
A Texas death row inmate won't be able to argue for a new trial, despite admissions of an affair between his trial judge and the prosecutor, a court announced Wednesday.

Aug 22 - By Scott Sonner, Associated Press Writer
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.
Aug 19 - By The Associated Press, Only on msnbc.com
Text of The Associated Press interview with U.S. Sen. John Ensign, R-Nev., on Wednesday in Fernley, Nev.:

Aug 19 - By Scott Sonner, Associated Press Writer
Sen. John Ensign told The Associated Press on Wednesday that his affair with a friend's wife was different from former President Bill Clinton's relationship with a White House intern because he didn't lie about it under oath.
Aug 18 - By Jonann Brady, msnbc.com - Only on msnbc.com
In the latest issue of Vogue magazine, the wife of South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford says that finding out about her husband’s affair with an Argentine woman felt like “punches to the gut.” Regarding the future of their marriage, she said, “The ball is in his court.”

Aug 6 - By Alysia Patterson, Associated Press Writer
The ex-mistress of John Edwards spent much of Thursday in a federal courthouse in Raleigh where a grand jury was meeting, at a time when federal investigators are examining the two-time presidential candidate's finances.

Jul 25 - By Associated Press
Republican Sen. John Ensign is apologizing for the pain his extramarital affair has caused but is withholding detailed comment on the issue.
Jul 17 - By Associated Press
A Washington watchdog group wants a federal agency to investigate whether Sen. John Ensign's parents violated campaign finance law when they each gave his mistress $12,000.

Jul 9 - By Associated Press
Republican Sen. John Ensign says he has no plans to resign despite his affair with a staffer's wife and his parents' $96,000 payout to the woman's family, and intends to seek re-election in 2012.
Jul 8 - By Kathleen Hennessey, Associated Press Writer
The sex scandal engulfing Sen. John Ensign has deepened now that his former mistress's husband has revealed new details about the relationship, saying the Nevada Republican paid the woman more than $25,000 in severance when she stopped working for him.
Jul 8 - By Associated Press
The husband of Sen. John Ensign's former mistress says the Nevada Republican paid the woman $25,000 in severance when she stopped working for the senator.

Jul 1 - By Mike Baker, Associated Press Writer
An ex-aide to John Edwards who claimed he fathered a child born to the mistress of the two-time Democratic presidential candidate spent Wednesday in a federal courthouse, but declined to talk with a reporter about an investigation into his former boss.

Jun 21 - By Associated Press
U.S. Sen. John Ensign's popularity has taken a hit since his extramarital affair became known, but most Nevada voters don't think he should resign, a poll said Sunday.

Jun 19 - By Kathleen Hennessey, Associated Press Writer
Sen. John Ensign is pushing back against the husband of his former mistress, saying the man made "exorbitant demands for cash and other financial benefits."
Jun 19 - By Associated Press
Nevada Gov. Jim Gibbons says he feels "very badly" for U.S. Sen. John Ensign, but wouldn't speculate on the fellow Republican's political future.
Jun 18 - By Ken Ritter, Associated Press Writer
The owner of a Canada-based dating Web site says he was jilted when he tried to place an advertisement in Nevada's largest newspaper to capitalize on U.S. Sen. John Ensign's extramarital affair.
Jun 18 - By Kathleen Hennessey, Associated Press Writer
Sen. John Ensign helped his mistress's husband get two jobs during the time the rising Republican senator acknowledges carrying on an extramarital affair, an Ensign spokesman said Thursday.

Jun 18 - By Kathleen Hennessey, Associated Press Writer
Sen. John Ensign has been quick to describe his dalliance with an aide in brief and simple terms. The affair is over. The apologies made and accepted. No questions will be answered, the married Nevada Republican said in his brief admission of infidelity.
Jun 17 - By Kathleen Hennessey, Associated Press Writer
For much of his public career, Sen. John Ensign has appeared a model of the religious right. By this week, he had become just another politician diminished by scandal. Rattled, humbled and alone at the podium, Ensign acknowledged to reporters an extramarital affair, the sort of moral failing he's criticized in the past.
Jun 17 - By The Associated Press
Statement by Daniel Albregts, attorney for Doug and Cindy Hampton, regarding Sen. John Ensign's extramarital affair:
Jun 17 - By Associated Press
A former campaign staffer for Sen. John Ensign is confirming her involvement in an extramarital affair.