CONTINUING COVERAGE: IMPEACHMENT
CONTINUING COVERAGE: IMPEACHMENT

Impeachment tracker shows how Congress is trending on historic vote

House voting on Trump impeachment this week

Impeachment was established in the U.S. Constitution as a way to accuse a president of a crime and then hold a trial to determine if guilty. The first step requires a U.S. House member to introduce an impeachment resolution. The House speaker directs the judiciary committee to hold a hearing to decide whether to put the full measure to a vote by the full chamber. A majority of the committee must approve the resolution. If approved, it moves to a full vote on the House floor. If a majority of the House vot
By Tim Darnell
Dec 17, 2019

Congress is set for an historic vote this week on President Donald Trump’s impeachment, and the Associated Press has developed a tracker that allows residents to see how their House representative is trending on the issue.

Explore»WATCH LIVE: House Rules Committee debating impeachment

Last week, the House Judiciary Committee announced two articles of impeachment against the president. On Monday, the committee released its full, 658-page report, which includes a scathing rebuttal by ranking member U.S. Rep. Doug Collins of Georgia. The House rules committee met Tuesday to determine the ground rules for this week's full House impeachment vote.

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