The sudden cancellation of the impeachment vote and the warning issued to Donald Trump signal deep divisions within Congress and a strategic recalibration by Democrats. It underscores the political volatility surrounding Trump's actions and the difficulty of holding him accountable in a hyper-partisan climate.

WASHINGTON (AP) — A Democratic lawmaker is backing down, for now, from a renegade bid to impeach President Donald Trump after colleagues in his own party criticized the effort and refused to support it.

One House Democrat privately torched Thanedar's impeachment gambit, saying: “This is the dumbest f---ing thing. Utterly selfish behavior.”