House speaker Nancy Pelosi announced the house is moving forward to draft articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump Thursday.

“Our democracy is what is at stake,” Pelosi said. “The president leaves us no choice but to act.”

Pelosi delivered the historic announcement Thursday morning as Democrats push toward a vote, possibly before Christmas.

At the heart of the impeachment probe is a July call with the president of Ukraine, in which Trump pressed the leader to investigate Democrats and political rival Joe Biden as Trump was withholding military aid to the country.

Trump is alleged to have abused the power of his office by putting personal political gain over national security interests, engaging in bribery by withholding $400 million in military aid Congress had approved for Ukraine; and then obstructing Congress by stonewalling the investigation.

Scores of migrants who swam through rough Atlantic Ocean waters to safety from a capsized boat while 58 others drowned were receiving care Thursday in Mauritania after one of the deadliest disasters this year among people making the perilous journey to Europe.

The boat that left Gambia a week ago had been carrying at least 150 people, including women and children. It was headed toward Spain’s Canary Islands when it tried to approach the Mauritanian coast to get fuel and food, Laura Lungarotti, chief of mission in the West African nation with the U.N. migration agency, told The Associated Press.

“Many drowned. The ones who survived swam up to the Mauritanian coast close to the city of Nouadhibou,” she said. “The Mauritanian authorities are very efficiently coordinating the response with the agencies currently present” in the northern city.

St. Thomas senior Jack Stanchfield is offering throwback streetwear fashion at a discounted price through his vintage clothing company, Tommie Thrift.

Stanchfield acts as a middleman, purchasing fashionable clothing at thrift stores and then putting it up on his Instagram page. By paying attention to trends set by music artists and athletes, Stanchfield has put together a collection of clothing that embodies modern style combined with the affordability of thrift store shopping.

Most of Tommie Thrift’s inventory is being offered at a price range between five to 20 dollars.

Sarah McCarthy can be reached at mcca9221@stthomas.edu.