Trump impeached for obstruction of Congress

Catherine Garcia, The Week US's avatar
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The House of Representatives.
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A majority of members of the House of Representatives voted on Wednesday night to impeach President Trump on the second article, obstruction of Congress.

Article 2 was adopted with a vote of 229-198, primarily along party lines.

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Trump now faces a trial in the Senate.

Catherine Garcia, The Week US
Catherine Garcia, The Week US

Catherine Garcia has worked as a senior writer at The Week since 2014. Her writing and reporting have appeared in Entertainment Weekly, The New York Times, Wirecutter, NBC News and "The Book of Jezebel," among others. She's a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.