Article snippet: The House on Wednesday voted 332-95 to kill the first articles of impeachment brought forward under the new Democratic majority, showing off a deep divide among Democrats on whether to go forward with an effort to unseat MORE. A majority of Democrats, along with the chamber’s Republicans, voted to table the measure sponsored by Rep. MORE (D-Texas), while 95 Democrats voted in favor of it. It’s the first time the Democratic House has been confronted with a vote on impeachment and comes a week before former special counsel MORE is set to testify before two committees on Capitol Hill. Green, whose previous impeachment votes have accused Trump of inflaming racial tensions, offered the measure immediately after the House on Tuesday voted to condemn Trump over tweets targeting four minority Democratic congresswomen. Speaker Members of Democratic leadership voted with Republicans to table the resolution, including House Majority Leader MORE (N.Y.). Clyburn and Jeffries had previously voted for similar articles of impeachment from Green in the last Congress. A number of Democrats — including some who backed Green — questioned their colleague’s strategy in forcing a vote one week before Mueller’s testimony on his report on Russia’s election interference and Trump’s efforts to obstruct the investigation. “We’ve got to investigate and change public opinion,” said Rep. “This could be a small positive step, it could be a nullity,” he said. Some Democrats who support impea... Link to the full article to read more