GOP/HOUSE OF REPS/IMPEACHMENT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A fiercely divided House Judiciary Committee approved two articles of impeachment against President Trump on Friday [12-13-19], setting up a historic vote before the full House that would make him only the third president to be impeached. The impeachment articles, passed over sharp Republican protests, accused the president of abusing the power of his office and obstructing Congress. The votes and a fractious two-day debate preceding them reflected the realities of the hyperpartisan divisions in American politics that have grown wider during Mr. Trump’s three years in office. With back-to-back votes shortly after 10 a.m., the Democratic-controlled committee recommended that the House ratify the articles of impeachment against the 45th president, over howls of Republican protest. Each passed, 23 to 17, along strictly partisan lines.”
–Nicholas Fandos, “Panel Approves Impeachment Articles and Sends Charges for a House Vote,” The New York Times online, December 13, 2019