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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi presides over the final of two House of Representatives votes approving two counts of impeachment against President Donald Trump in the House Chamber of the US Capitol on Wednesday.
- President Donald Trump has been impeached by the US House of Representatives.
- The house voted to charge Trump with abuse of power and obstruction of Congress, setting up a trial in the Senate where Trump could be acquitted.
- Newspapers across the US chose short headlines and dramatic pictures that focused on the historic moment that made Trump only the third-ever US president to be impeached.
- Business Insider rounded up 13 of the most striking front pages, which you can see below.
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President Donald Trump was impeached by the US House of Representatives Wednesday night.
The House voted on two articles: The first, charging Trump with abuse of power, passed with 230 votes to 197 against; and the second, charging Trump with obstruction of Congress, passed with 229 votes to 198 against.
Both votes related to Trump's dealings with Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky, who Trump asked to help gather information about 2020 Democratic presidential contender and former Vice President Joe Biden.
Next comes a trial in the Senate, where Trump will likely be acquitted by the Republican
Newspapers across the US focused on the historic nature of the moment, as Trump became only the third-ever US president to be impeached.
Business Insider rounded up the front pages of 13 newspapers around the country, which used just three different headlines between them to describe the momentous day in US history. Take a look at the front pages below: