Florida Republican Rep. Ron DeSantis said Monday he will resign from Congress to focus on his bid for governor. FULL MIDTERM COVERAGE AND RACE RATINGSBefore DeSantis’ resignation, Republicans held 237 seats in Congress, while Democrats had 193. The current governor of Florida, Republican Gov. DeSantis defeated state Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam in Florida’s Republican gubernatorial primary on Aug. 28 after riding the wave of the president's enthusiastic endorsement to victory. "Such a fantastic win for Ron DeSantis and the people of the Great State of Florida," Trump tweeted last month.

Source: Fox News September 10, 2018 15:42 UTC