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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said yesterday that the House would take up a resolution to impeach President Donald Trump for the second time in less than two years unless Vice President Mike Pence and the cabinet invoke the 25th Amendment this week. While a vote in the House could happen as soon as Wednesday, the Senate is not in session until Jan. 20, which would mean an impeachment trial would delay all business for the incoming Biden administration. Should Trump be impeached after he leaves office, it would bar him from running for president again.