LAS VEGAS (AP) - Sen. John Ensign is resisting calls for his resignation, saying he's trying to become a better person amid investigations arising from his extramarital affair.
The Nevada Republican would not say directly whether he was thinking of stepping down after calls for his resignation this week by two former Clark County Republican officials.
He also demurred when asked if he thought that ongoing ethics and criminal investigations of his office were dragging down Republicans nationally and in Nevada as some Republicans have said.
Ensign says he's trying to do the best job he can and he wants to keep working.
A federal grand jury has issued subpoenas to a Republican campaign committee and companies in Nevada in a probe of Ensign, who has been under scrutiny for his efforts to find lobbying work for the husband of his former mistress.