Rep. resigns amid scandal
Rep. Tim Murphy, R-Pa., announced Thursday that he is resigning his congressional seat this month amid scandal. Murphy, a member of the House Pro-Life Caucus, admitted last month to having an extramarital affair. The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette later uncovered text messages in which Murphy allegedly encouraged the woman to get an abortion. When the woman confronted him over his public anti-abortion messages, he reportedly texted her, “I’ve never written them. Staff does them.” From online and wire reports