Schock Resigns Amid Questions About Spending

Rep. Aaron Schock (R-IL) is resigning his seat in Congress, saying in a statement issued Tuesday that “constant questions over the last six weeks have proven a great distraction” and have made it “too difficult for me to serve the people of the 18th District,” the Chicago Tribune reports.

The Hill: “His sudden resignation marked a swift end to the political career of one of the Republican Party’s fastest-rising stars. The 33-year-old lawmaker from Peoria had been one of House Republicans’ top fundraisers, had served as a senior deputy whip and had won a spot on the powerful Ways and Means Committee.”