Live-Blog: Rep. Weiner's News Conference

Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-NY), who has seen his political career crater over the past two weeks due to an extramarital sexting scandal and his lies about he did, is expected to announce his resignation within the next hour.

Weiner is due to meet with reporters at 2 p.m. ET, in Brooklyn. We will use this post to live-blog as he speaks. Be sure to hit your "refresh" button to get our latest updates.

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