Trump becomes third American president to be impeached as two articles approved, mostly along party linesJust shy of the third anniversary of his presidency, Donald Trump was impeached in a mostly party-line vote in the House of Representatives on Wednesday evening. After a full day of debate, the House voted 230-197 to approve a first article of impeachment charging Trump with abuse of power, with one “present” vote. Read moreAs Wednesday’s vote unfolded, Trump spoke at a campaign rally in Battle Creek, Michigan. With no Republican senators currently voicing support for impeachment, Trump appeared safe to survive. “We didn’t lose one Republican vote and three Democrats voted for us,” he said to applause.

Source: The Guardian December 18, 2019 18:20 UTC