House vote on Trump impeachment resolution: What to know | Fox News

House vote on Trump impeachment resolution: What to know | Fox News

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House of Representatives expected to vote on resolution formalizing Trump impeachment inquiry
The House of Representatives is set to debate and vote Thursday on a resolution formalizing the impeachment inquiry against President Trump. It is not a vote on articles of impeachment but to set the ground rules and parameters for the impeachment process. Click here for a guide on everything you need to know about Thursday's vote. 

As expected, the debate leading up to Thursday's impeachment inquiry vote has been heated. In a contentious House Rules Committee meeting Wednesday that lasted into the night, Democrats systematically rejected GOP attempts to alter the ground rules that lawmakers will use as they consider impeaching Trump, even as Republicans argued that the Dems' proposed procedures were fundamentally unfair.

Several moderate Democrats in swing districts, meanwhile, signaled that they were concerned about the impeachment procedures, ahead of Thursday morning’s vote on the rules by the full House floor. U.S. Rep. Collin Peterson of Minnesota, one of five Democrats who hasn't committed to supporting the party's resolution on impeachment procedures, told Fox News on Wednesday evening, "I’ll figure it out."

Still, there was little doubt that the Democratic-controlled chamber would approve the eight pages of rules on Thursday. But it was unclear exactly how many defectors each party would suffer, and how long the vote would take. The House meets at 9 a.m. ET Thursday, and debate on the impeachment rules resolution is expected to take one hour. Click here for more on our top story.