OLATHE, Kan. (AP) — The Republican Party chair for Kansas' most populous county resigned Thursday, days after the public disclosure that he has been accused of forcibly kissing another local GOP leader at an anti-abortion group's fundraiser this summer.

Democratic Chairman of the January 6 Select Committee Bennie Thompson announced on Thursday that Republican Rep. Liz Cheney will become the panel's vice chair.

President Joe Biden tried twice last month to get to his beach house on the Delaware coast. He never made it.

Two US senators -- Angus King of Maine and Roger Wicker of Mississippi -- announced separately Thursday they have tested positive for Covid-19.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has tested positive for COVID-19, his office said Tuesday.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is signaling that she won't be backed into a corner next week by moderates in her caucus who are refusing to back a budget agreement unless the speaker first allows a vote on the bipartisan infrastructure bill.