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Article snippet: House Republicans weren’t talking about the economy as they left Washington for the August recess before a challenging midterm. The topics dominating the halls of Congress on Thursday were Russia and the conservative push to impeach Deputy Attorney General MORE. It wasn’t the conversation vulnerable Republicans fretting about keeping their jobs this fall wanted to have. Rep. MORE, (Mo.) a member of the GOP leadership team who represents a safe GOP district, said he had no desire to comment about the House Freedom Caucus’s impeachment push as he boarded an elevator after the last votes of the month. It was clear that Comstock — perhaps the most vulnerable House Republican this campaign cycle who rarely seeks out reporters in the Capitol — wanted to nip the controversial issue in the bud before driving across the Potomac River to her Northern Virginia swing district, home to the Central Intelligence Agency and numerous U.S. defense and intelligence employees. Another top Democratic target, Rep. MORE, a former FBI agent, said it was unwise to bring impeachment to the floor right before the crucial November midterms. “Ridiculous, not needed, distraction” was the way centrist Rep. MORE (R-Fla.), a member of the Intelligence Committee, described the impeachment effort. She’s retiring after a two-decade career in Congress, but Ros-Lehtinen is close to many moderate GOP colleagues. “It is a way to sideline and end the [Robert] Mueller investigation prematurely," she sai... Link to the full article to read more