Breaking News: The House killed an attempt to impeach President Trump for statements condemned as racist, turning aside a charge that he'd disgraced his office.

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The House killed an attempt to impeach President Trump for statements condemned as racist, turning aside a charge that he'd disgraced his office.

Wednesday, July 17, 2019 5:33 PM EST

By moving to table the article, Democrats put off — at least for now — a prolonged and divisive debate over whether Mr. Trump’s conduct warrants his expulsion.

But the measure highlighted the rifts among Democrats about how to deal with Mr. Trump, between progressives who want to challenge him more aggressively and moderates desperate to quash talk of impeachment and stick to a poll-tested agenda that includes improving health coverage and raising wages for working people.