WASHINGTON For the third time in history, the House of Representatives impeached the president, placing a permanent asterisk next to the name of Donald J. Trump and setting the stage for a Senate trial on removal.

House lawmakers voted Wednesday evening 230-197 in favor of impeaching Trump for abuse of power, with two Democrats Collin Peterson (Minn.) and Jeff Van Drew (N.J.) voting against impeachment alongside every Republican, Democratic presidential candidate Tulsi Gabbard of Hawaii voting present, and former Republican (now independent) Justin Amash of Michigan also voting to impeach the president.

The House then voted 229-198 to impeach Trump on a second article, obstruction of Congress, with every member voting the same way except for Rep. Jared Golden (D-Maine), who voted with Republicans on that charge.

December 18: A great day for the Constitution of the United States. A sad one for America that the presidents reckless activities necessitated our having to introduce articles of impeachment, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said during a news briefing shortly after the votes were tallied. I could not be prouder or more inspired by the moral courage of the House Democrats.

Trump learned of the news while onstage at a rally in Michigan on Wednesday night, and launched into a vitriol-filled tirade against Democrats, who he said were conducting a lawless effort that would be a political suicide march.

Every single Republican voted for us, Trump said. We didnt lose one Republican vote.