President Donald Trump is slated to hand over control of the White House to President-elect Joe Biden in three days.
The House of Representatives voted to impeach Trump last Wednesday on an article for "incitement of insurrection" for his role in the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol -- making him the only president to be impeached twice.
Here is how the scene is unfolding. All times Eastern.
Jan 13, 2021, 11:49 AM EST
House votes to advance debate, moves to adopt the 'rule'
The first vote broke down along party lines 221-205, with Democrats voting to advance proceedings. Seven House members did not vote.
The House is now voting on the rule, which is expected to take roughly 45 minutes to one hour, the same amount of time. The chamber will then move to begin debate on the impeachment article.
-ABC News' Benjamin Siegel
Jan 13, 2021, 11:39 AM EST
Republicans claim 'rushed' impeachment would 'inflame' the country
As part of rule debate leading up to debate on the article of impeachment, Republicans have largely focused on procedural concerns, criticizing Democrats for moving quickly to impeach Trump without a full investigation and suggesting the move would further divide Americans.
"I hold him accountable for the attack on the Capitol," newly elected Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., said, making her first speech on the House floor.
"If we're serious about healing the divisions in this country, Republicans and Democrats need to recognize that last week wasn't the first day of violence," she continued. "There is violence on both sides of the aisle."
The U.S. House of Representatives gathers to debate on a historic second impeachment of President Donald Trump over his supporters' attack of the Capitol, Jan. 13, 2021.
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"President Trump will leave office in seven days," Rep. Jason Smith, R-MO, said. "This is a reckless impeachment ... have a conscience."
Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, attacked Democrat Rep. Jim McGovern, the chairman of the House Rules Committee, over his 2017 objection to the election results, and accused Democrats of hypocrisy.
Rep. Jim Jordan makes remarks during the U.S. House Impeachment debate and vote at the U.S. Capitol, Jan. 13, 2021, as charges are brought against President Donald Trump for a second time.
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McGovern quickly shot back that Democrats and Hillary Clinton recognized Trump's victory -- when Republicans refused to acknowledge Biden's.
"The bottom line is this. This Capitol was stormed -- people died because of the big lies that were being told by this president and by too many other people on this side of the aisle. Enough!" McGovern said. "Coming up on this floor and talking about whataboutism and trying to make these false equivalences -- give me a break."
"The president of the United States instigated an attempted coup in this country," he added. "If this is not an impeachable offense I don't know what the hell is."
-ABC News' Benjamin Siegel
Jan 13, 2021, 11:16 AM EST
Some GOP members rebel against Rep. Liz Cheney
Several conservative House Republicans have criticized Rep. Liz Cheney since she announced she would support impeachment Tuesday evening.
The Wyoming Republican is the chair of the House GOP conference -- the No. 3 leadership position -- and was reelected to by GOP members at the start of this Congress.
Rep. Liz Cheney speaks with reporters at the Capitol in Washington, Dec. 17, 2019.
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"We ought to have a second vote," Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, told reporters Wednesday about the leadership position. "The conference ought to vote on that."
"She should not be serving this conference," Rep. Andy Biggs, R-Ariz., said Tuesday.
It's unclear how widespread the effort to remove Cheney from GOP leadership is. But Trump's top allies in the House are using impeachment as an opportunity to kneecap Cheney, a potential future speaker, after months of simmering tensions.
-ABC News' Benjamin Siegel
Jan 13, 2021, 11:01 AM EST
House procedural votes on impeachment underway
The House has ended its first round of debate on impeachment and is taking the first procedural vote of the day.
This will likely take roughly 45 minutes to one hour, followed by a second procedural vote on the rule that could take the same amount of time.
After those votes, the House will begin two hours of debate on the impeachment article charging Trump with "incitement of insurrection."
Rep. James McGovern makes remarks during the U.S. House Impeachment debate and vote at the U.S. Capitol, Jan. 13, 2021, as charges are brought against President Donald Trump.
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Democrat Rep. James McGovern, the chairman of the House Rules Committee, when closing out the morning debate, said the impeachment vote will show who in Congress stands with the president "no matter what he does" and who stands up to him.