"I take responsibility for my actions," Jesse Jackson Jr. said, sobbing openly in court as his family looked on. "I misled the American people." Both Jacksons received shorter prison terms than ...

For 17 years, Jesse Jackson Jr. represented Illinois’ 2nd Congressional District in the House of Representatives. He appears to want his old job back. Once a star in Washington, the namesake son ...

WASHINGTON — In a spectacular fall from political prominence, former U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. and his wife agreed Friday to plead guilty to federal charges growing out of what prosecutors ...