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US: House of Representatives to vote today on sending Trump impeachment articles to Senate

<span style="color: #222222;">The US House of Representatives will vote on Wednesday on sending articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump to the Senate. <br />''</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">The vote sets the stage for Mr Trump's impeachment trial to begin in earnest next week. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has been withholding the articles of impeachment in a row with Republicans over allowing witnesses. <br />''</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Initiated by Pelosi on 24th September 2019, the House voted on two articles of impeachment against Trump: abuse of power and obstruction of Congress. Trump and the White House have denied those charges. <br />''</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">The Senate needs to complete a motion of trial before voting on the impeachment. The trial would be presided by the Supreme Court Chief Justice.</span><br />'' <br />''<span style="color: #222222;">The 435-member US House of Representatives, where Democrats enjoy a majority, last month charged Trump with "high crimes and misdemeanours" and impeached him for pressuring Ukraine to investigate a political rival. </span><br />

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