(CNN) We now know that as soon as next week the House will vote on two articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump.

What we don't know is how those votes will shake out. But we have a pretty good sense.

Before we get to how the votes on the two articles of impeachment -- abuse of power and obstruction of Congress -- will turn out, it's worth walking through the process that will get us there.

The first step to get the articles of impeachment to vote on the House floor is to pass them through the Judiciary Committee. That is expected to happen by the time Congress leaves for the week -- likely Thursday. Because Democrats have a majority on the committee -- as they have on every House committee -- passing the articles out of committee should be drama-free. (I'd be stunned if there was any Democrat who opposed either of the impeachment articles -- and even more stunned if any Republicans on Judiciary voted for either article.)

If all goes to plan, that would put the articles of impeachment on the House floor next week. At which point -- and likely before -- both sides will do absolutely everything in their power to keep all of their members in line while finding one or two (or more) from the other party to recruit as defectors/rebels.

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