President Donald Trump has been found not guilty in his impeachment trial, ending a bid to remove him from office that bitterly divided the US.
The Senate, run by the president’s fellow Republicans, voted to acquit him 52-48 on charges of abuse of power and 53-47 on obstruction of Congress.
Democrats charged Mr Trump in December with pressuring Ukraine to smear a potential White House rival.
He will now become the first impeached president to seek re-election.
Impeachment allows Congress – the part of the US government that writes and brings in laws – to put presidents on trial.
If convicted on either charge, Mr Trump would have had to turn over his office to Vice-President Mike Pence.
