Impeachment push raises political concerns for House Dems, even as GOP retirements give boost
By Paul Steinhauser | Fox News
House Republicans are facing a steep climb to regain the majority in 2020, as mounting retirements in the party complicate their efforts to wrest the gavel from Speaker Nancy Pelosi. But they may have been given a political gift this past week when Democrats doubled down on their pursuit of an impeachment investigation against President Trump.
The move came after Republicans already were enjoying a dose of good news on the congressional campaign front: the party's narrow win in the special congressional election in North Carolina. The National Republican Congressional Committee touted that the “victory is yet another sign that congressional Republicans are poised to take back the majority.â€
A day later, the House Judiciary Committee took a step with potentially bigger implications -- approving a resolution defining the panel's impeachment probe, in the first official vote on the matter.
More than half of Democratic lawmakers in the House support launching impeachment proceedings. Yet considering the GOP-controlled Senate is unlikely to act on any possible impeachment articles from the House, moderate Democrats in the House loudly warned that their colleagues are walking into a political trap.
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