U.S. Representative Hill, facing ethics probe, resigns from Congress

FILE PHOTO: U.S. Reps Susie Lee (D-NV) is followed by Rep. Katie Porter (D-CA) and other freshmen House Democrats as they arrive at Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell's (R-KY) office to deliver a letter "urging him to end the shutdown" on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., January 16, 2019. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Representative Katie Hill, who is under investigation by the House ethics committee over an alleged relationship with a congressional staffer, said on Sunday that she was resigning from Congress.

Hill, a 32-year-old California Democrat who was elected to the House of Representatives in November 2018, posted her resignation letter to Twitter, saying she believed it best for her constituents, community and the country.