Mich., said he will press forward and force a vote Wednesday to impeach President Donald Trump, defying his own party leaders who are desperately urging him to stand down.

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

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

Progressive knives are out for Rep. Shri Thanedar (D), a Michigan lawmaker who has emerged as something of a lightning rod within his party as he braces for a potentially tough reelection fight.

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

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.

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."

Rep. Brendan Boyle (D-Pa.) joins Meet the Press NOW to weigh in on a fellow House Democrat’s move to force an impeachment vote against President Donald Trump in the GOP-led House. The top Democrat on the Budget Committee also discusses the latest on the Republican tax plan.

Democratic Michigan Rep. Shri Thanedar brought seven articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump to the House floor Tuesday night,