WASHINGTON _ House Democrats are meeting Wednesday morning on a decision that could shape history: Should they begin impeachment proceedings against President Donald Trump?
Speaker Nancy Pelosi is convening a special caucus meeting to discuss oversight matters, including the impeachment question.
The party's caucus is divided. Pelosi has resisted initiating impeachment proceedings, arguing that they could swamp the party's policy agenda.
But some leaders in the caucus have pressed the speaker on the matter, including House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler, the panel with jurisdiction over impeachment.
Democrats who favor initiating impeachment proceedings point out it will strengthen their legal standing as they grapple with President Donald Trump's resistance to their investigations, including his defiance of their subpoenas. Others say it is a constitutional duty of the legislative branch to properly oversee the executive.
Here is our current count of where Democratic House members stand on impeachment:
Democrats in favor of initiating impeachment proceedings
Rep. Rashida Tlaib of Michigan
Rep. Al Green of Texas
Rep. Maxine Waters of California
Rep. Val Demings of Florida
Rep. Steve Cohen of Tennessee
Rep. David Cicilline of Rhode Island
Rep. Ben Ray Lujan of New Mexico
Rep. Ted Lieu of California
Rep. Jamie Raskin of Maryland
Rep. Mark Pocan of Wisconsin
Rep. Pramila Jayapal of Washington
Rep. Joaquin Castro of Texas
Rep. Veronica Escobar of Texas
Rep. Jared Huffman of California
Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon of Pennsylvania
Rep. Joe Neguse of Colorado
Rep. Madeleine Dean of Pennsylvania
Rep. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota
Rep. Diana DeGette of Colorado
Rep. Earl Blumenauer of Oregon
Rep. Dwight Evans of Pennsylvania
Rep. Jackie Speier of California
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York
Rep. Don Beyer of Virginia
Democrats opposed to initiating impeachment proceedings
House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer of Maryland
House Majority Whip James Clyburn of South Carolina
Democratic Caucus Chair Hakeem Jeffries of New York
Rep. Karen Bass of California
Rep. Katie Hill of California
Rep. Stephanie Murphy of Florida
Rep. Ro Khanna of California
(Emily Kopp and Lindsey McPherson contributed to this report.)
