WASHINGTON—The Republican-led Senate acquitted President Trump of charges stemming from his efforts to pressure Ukraine to announce investigations that would benefit him in this year's election, concluding a four-month drama that has consumed Washington and intensified the nation’s sharp divide over his presidency. On the first article of impeachment, abuse of power, all 47 Democrats and one Republican voted to convict the president, falling short of the 67 needed to remove the president from office. On the second article...

Source: Wall Street Journal February 05, 2020 13:16 UTC