Democratic Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick resigns from Congress

By Sarah Ferris, Annie Grayer, CNN (CNN) — Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick is resigning from the US House of Representatives, she announced in a statement. The Florida Democrat’s decision to leave Congress came just before she faced a high-stakes decision from the House Ethics Committee, which was set to discuss punishment from its investigation. In a