The House Judiciary Committee on Friday voted in favor of two articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump, setting the stage for him to become the third U.S. president in the nation's history to be impeached.

Both votes were 23-17, along party lines, approving articles of impeachment on abuse of power and obstruction of Congress.

During a contentious 18-hour proceeding that stretched over three days, Democrats said the evidence shows that Trump pushed for Ukraine to investigate his political rival, former Vice President Joe Biden, while he withheld military aid, and then stonewalled the House's efforts to investigate it.