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Impeachment charges sent to House, full vote expected next week

After a fractious two-day debate steeped in the Constitution and shaped by the realities of a hyperpartisan era in American politics, the Democratic-controlled committee recommended that the House ratify two articles of impeachment against the 45th president. In back-to-back votes just after 10 a.m., they adopted each charge against Trump by a margin of 23-17 over howls of Republican protest.

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Judiciary panel takes first steps toward impeachment vote
Democrats and Republicans used the otherwise procedural meeting Wednesday evening to deliver sharp, poignant and, at times, personal arguments for and against impeachment. The meeting begins a marathon two-day session to consider the historic charges against President Trump.

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House Democrats charge Trump with two articles of impeachment

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