NEW: The House is set to vote on Wednesday to impeach Donald Trump for abusing his power and obstructing congressional investigations, labeling the president a threat to national security and recommending his removal from office.
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GOOD MORNING from a serene Capitol. Check back here for impeachment updates. 
SCHIFF, speaking to CNN from the Capitol, says he takes Trump’s attack on him yesterday (Trump, alongside Guatemala’s president, said that country would handle Schiff much differently) as a threat — and that Trump views detractors as “traitors and spies.”
Rep. BIGGS, a top Trump ally, moves immediately to adjourn and forces a vote.
HOYER says he doesn’t expect GOP delay tactics to push back the final vote beyond today.
“We’re gonna complete this.”
He says he’s spoken to Republicans who want to express their displeasure but now in a way that’s “demeaning” to the process.
“We’re gonna complete this.”
He says he’s spoken to Republicans who want to express their displeasure but now in a way that’s “demeaning” to the process.
.@AOC says it’s a “sad” because she “grew up as a kid ... believing a lot about the integrity of our institutions, the integrity of the presidency.”
She says she didn’t run on this even from a progressive district, but the president’s actions left them no choice.
She says she didn’t run on this even from a progressive district, but the president’s actions left them no choice.
SLOTKIN fundraises off her support for impeachment and Trump’s attacks on her.
INSIDE THE CHAMBER: Lots of empty seats. Only around 100 members in here, around 60 Democrats and 40 Republicans, lots of empty seats in the public gallery.
On second reflection, the number is actually significantly lower than this. A lot of seats occupied by staffers, so member count is well under 100.
