The House of Representatives voted Wednesday to impeach President Donald Trump for high crimes and misdemeanors.
The House passed one article, abuse of power, by a 230-197-1 margin. It approved the other, obstruction of Congress, in a 229-198-1 vote. Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, a candidate in the Democratic presidential primary, voted "present" on both articles.
Still, nearly all of those lawmakers lined up behind impeachment. Only Reps. Jeff Van Drew, a New Jersey Democrat who has considered changing parties, and Collin Peterson, a Minnesota Democrat whose district Trump carried by about 30 percentage points, opposed both articles of impeachment the House passed.
No Republicans broke ranks as party leaders alleged a rushed, partisan attempt to remove Trump from office. All five GOP members from districts Hillary Clinton won in 2016 voted against impeachment.
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