Xinhua selects world pictures of the year 2019

House members vote on two articles of impeachment against U.S. President Donald Trump in Washington D.C., Dec. 18, 2019. The Democrat-led U.S. House of Representatives voted on Dec. 18, 2019 to impeach Donald Trump for abuse of power and obstruction of Congress. As the vote ended, Trump became the third president in the U.S. history to be impeached. (Chip Somodevilla/Pool via Xinhua)