Two days after being convicted of lying to the feds about shady campaign cash, Nebraska Congressman Jeff Fortenberry has stepped down amid bipartisan calls for his resignation. The announcement means a special election will be held to replace Fortenberry, who was already facing a challenge in the Republican primary. It took a jury less than two hours to find the 61-year-old guilty of three felonies, which would have barred him from voting on legislation even if he somehow was not expelled from Congress.
