U.S. President Donald Trump was downplaying his impeachment Thursday even as it further fuelled political divisions in the U.S.

A vote by the House judiciary committee puts U.S. President Donald Trump one step closer to impeachment. The articles of impeachment will go for a full vote in Congress next week.

Americans and politicians remain divided as the House prepares to vote on articles of impeachment against U.S. President Donald Trump this week.

U.S. President Donald Trump lashed out at Nancy Pelosi in a six-page letter calling the impeachment process a "libelous" "vicious" "partisan" "crusade."

Donald Trump became the third U.S. president to be impeached. The National breaks down what happened, how a divided nation reacted and what happens next.

There were heated exchanges at U.S. President Donald Trump’s impeachment hearings on Monday as Republicans maintain they are just a tactic to go after Trump.

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi announced that articles of impeachment would be drafted against U.S. President Donald Trump, which led to a tense exchange between Pelosi and a reporter.

Democratic Rep. Shri Thanedar has filed articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump over multiple alleged constitutional violations. They are not expected to succeed in a Republican Congress. (Scripps News)

House Democrats presented two articles of impeachment against President Trump: abuse of power and obstruction of Congress.

Every member of the House Judiciary Committee was able to give an opening statement Wednesday evening.

The 658-page report is broken into four sections, spelling out the committee's reasoning for introducing the two articles of impeachment last week.

The House Rules Committee met Tuesday to spell out the guidelines for the next steps in the impeachment process.

The resolution would dismiss articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump for failure to prosecute.

The House Judiciary Committee passed articles of impeachment against President Trump after more than 14 hours worth of debate Thursday.

Thursday morning, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi made it clear that Democrats are moving forward with the impeachment of President Donald Trump.

Speaker Pelosi isn't planning on sending over the articles of impeachment until she gets more clarification on the Senate's plans for a trial.

Former Democratic Rep. Van Drew voted against both articles of impeachment the day before he announced his switch to the Republican party.

Lawyers for the committee said the House could consider new articles of impeachment against the president.

Thursday morning, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi made it clear that Democrats are moving forward with the impeachment of President Donald Trump.

The speaker has said she wouldn't send the articles until the Senate showed it would hold a fair trial that included witnesses and documents.

The House speaker has been resisting her caucus' calls for impeachment for months.

​The letter was published just a day after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced that lawmakers would begin drafting articles of impeachment.

The six-page letter takes aim at Pelosi, political opponent Joe Biden, U.S. Rep. Adam Schiff and the articles of impeachment.

The White House was facing a Friday deadline that House Democrats gave them to decide whether it would take part in the proceedings.