Rep. Shri Thanedar announced plans to bring impeachment articles late last month, shortly after Michigan legislator Donavan McKinney launched a Democratic primary challenge.

Democratic Rep. Shri Thanedar decided against forcing a vote to impeach President Donald Trump after he was criticized by leaders from both parties.

Mich., who is facing a primary challenge from the left, to back down from his effort, calling it a "distraction."

Democratic Michigan Rep. Shri Thanedar dropped his ill-fated effort to force the House to vote on his impeachment resolution against

Rep. Al Green, D-Texas, has announced that he, too, plans to force a vote on impeachment “at a time to be determined.” He also reminded his colleagues: It’s important to show the public that, when describing Trump as a danger to the very foundations of the country, you mean what you say.

May 14 (UPI) -- Rep. Shri Thanedar, D-Mich., halted his effort to impeach President Donald Trump after House Democrats largely opposed it. Thanedar tabled the 29-page resolution that lists seven articles of impeachment that accuse Trump of corruption, abuse of power, obstruction of justice and "tyranny."

House Democratic leaders are signaling they are against a push to rush an impeachment effort against President Donald Trump.

Thanedar is not the only Democrat who has signaled impeachment efforts against Trump. But his decision to go it almost alone, without backing from party leadership, comes as he faces his own political challenges at home, with several primary opponents looking to unseat him in his Detroit-area congressional district.