Trump impeachment news – live: President will not take part in hearings as Congress poised to launch articles next week

House Democrats have signalled they could have articles of impeachment against Donald Trump drawn up by next week as the president faces a 5pm EST deadline (10pm GMT) to indicate whether or not his team intends to mount a defence at further House Judiciary Committee proceedings.“Civilisation as we know it today is at stake in the next election, and certainly our planet,” House speaker Nancy Pelosi ​ told a CNN town hall event in Washington on Thursday after making her historic