Impeachment Proceedings: Democrats Effort and Obstruction-of-Congress Charges

impeachment proceedings: And it did nothing to cool the enthusiasm of stock-market bulls, with the S&P 500 SPX, 0.49% Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, 0.28% and Nasdaq Composite COMP, 0.42%rising to new all-time highs on Thursday, according to Market Watch. See Here's what happens next in Democrats' effort to impeach President Trump The S&P 500 added substantially to year-to-date gain, which now stand at nearly 28%, accelerating even as the impeachment proceedings took shape. Trump late Wednesday became the third U.S. president in history to be impeached, as the Democratic-led House of Representatives approved abuse-of-power and obstruction-of-Congress charges against the Republican leader, as was widely expected. The Dow is up nearly 22% so far this year, while the Nasdaq Composite COMP, 0.42% has advanced around 34%. Read The S&P 500 is within striking distance of its best year since 1997 The Democratic-controlled House spent hours Wednesday debating impeachment, with the process concluding with a largely party-line vote in favor. The vote on abuse of power was 230-197 and on obstruction of Congress it was 229-198. No Republicans supported either charge and only a few Democrats broke ranks on both articles. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.