Dems press impeachment sponsor to abandon the effort — to no avail

House Democrats on Wednesday pressed hard on Rep. Shri Thanedar (D-Mich.) to abandon his effort to force a vote on impeaching President Trump. During the day's first series of House votes, a host of influential Democratic lawmakers — including Reps. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.), Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) and Debbie Dingell (D-Mich.) — approached Thanedar and engaged...