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.

A long-shot effort by Democratic Rep. Shri Thanedar to force an impeachment vote against President Donald Trump was abruptly pulled Wednesday evening after a group of Democrats signaled they would vote with Republicans to block the move.

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. Rep. Shri Thanedar of Michigan isn't abandoning his resolution to impeach Trump,