Representative Jerry Nadler, a Democrat from New York and chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, gavels out after announcing a recess as ranking member Representative Doug Collins, a Republican from Georgia, listens during a hearing in Washington, D.C., U.S., December 12, 2019. Andrew Harrer/Pool via REUTERS
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives on Friday took Republican President Donald Trump to the brink of impeachment by approving two charges against him over his efforts to pressure Ukraine to investigate Democratic political rival Joe Biden.
A divided House Judiciary Committee voted 23-17 along party lines to approve articles of impeachment charging Trump with abusing the power of his office over the Ukraine scandal and obstructing House Democrats' attempts to investigate him for it.
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