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Another political career that was once on the fast track has been derailed by a sex scandal. nevada senator john ensign is stepping began. the conservative republican admitted to the affair and then helped his former lovers husband to get a lobbying job. nbcs kelly odonnell is live in washington, d.c. kelly, last month he said hed resign after the current term expires at the end of the next year so why did he move up the day? >> reporter: thats interesting, chris, because he thought a political ...

Association with donald trump a lot more difficult for nbc or for anyone who cares at all about truth and decency. still to come -- nevada republican senator john ensign called it quits tonight rather than face more questions from the senate ethics committee. and why is bill clintons global initiative now setting its sights on the u.s.? are we really in need of the kind of humanitarian attention given to places like haiti? former clinton cabinet member robert raich joins me later. building up ou...

First few months in office. and now to washington. buzzing this morning over john ensigns decision to resign rather than keep fighting the alleged ethics violations that have dogged him for nearly two years. kelly odonnell is capitol hills correspondent. this is senator ensign who has been envel lopped in a scandal after acknowledging an affair with his best friends wife, both of whom worked for him. >> that part, he does admit and that was a terribly complicating factor for him as a conservativ...

Raising the debt ceiling. but they may want to exact a price, and starting your negotiation by saying, i wont sign unless you do this is a pretty good way to get there. >> alice rivlin, thank you very much for joining us tonight. >> thank you. coming up -- senator john ensign of nevada has just announced his resignation after more than a year of ethics investigations. and the ugly lies of donald trump are too much for jerry seinfeld. and when seinfeld registers his objection to trump, of cours...

Senate. his resignation will be effective monday, may 3rd. >> thank you, whos been covering this story. this of course was a number of those on capitol hill who believe that this is the deepest examination of wrong doing by a senator since 1995 and the investigation into senator bob packwood who was accused of sexual harassment by several members of his staff. with me now, john, good to see you. thanks so much for joining us. senator ensign, this surprise announcement. you broke the story. did h...

Under an ethics cloud, nevada republican senator john ensign is quitting instead of finishing his term. that means nevada republican governor can appoint his replacement, that gives the republican a chance to win as an incumbent. it is the latest chapter in an ethics scandal allege iing payo with a hush-hush affair. kelly odonnell and jonathan capehart here with me in new york. kelly, this is first step in a domino because we may have sharron angle on the hill. how will that work. >> reporter: b...

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Once worked for senator ensign. the democratic and republican leaders of the committee today issued a statement saying and i quote: the senate ethics committee has worked diligently for 22 months on this matter and will complete its work in a timely fashion. senator ensign has made the appropriate decision. three months after somebody tried to kill his wife, the astronaut mark kelly is preparing to lift off. next, leaders in nasa speak out about how congresswoman gabriel giffords husband has man...

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And he is not politically active. former illinois governor rod blagojevich has been plenty active since his felony conviction last year. today made his first appearance at the second corruption trial. mike tobin has the story from chicago. >> the same rod blagojevich, acting more than a candidate than defendant, engaging anyone he could, insisting he is innocent and calling for the prosecution to release all of the evidence. >> i waited a long time to get vindication i deserve. that i owe to the...