Congress at Work, 2020 Primary and Impeachment Updates, and News Around the World
Topics Discussed:
UN Climate Summit
NATO Meeting
British Election and the London Bridge Attack
Trump, the Taliban, and the Military
Unrest in the Middle East
Problems in China
Compliments: Sen. Marco Rubio and all of Washington D.C.
The Impeachment Timeline
What Congress is Working On
2020 Presidential Primary
Beth's Book Review of A Warning
Outside of Politics
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Episode Resources:
Global News
Don't fiddle while the planet burns, U.N. chief warns climate summit (Reuters)
COP25: UN climate change conference, 5 things you need to know (United Nations)
What is the UN's COP25 climate summit, and why does it matter? (NewScientist)
London Attack Spurs Heroism and Questions About a Prisoner’s Release (The New York Times)
With Brutal Crackdown, Iran Is Convulsed by Worst Unrest in 40 Years (The New York Times)
What Iran Did Not Want You to See (The New York Times Opinion)
With prime minister out, Iraq in constitutional ‘black hole’ (AP)
China Spares Trade in First Retaliation to U.S.’s Hong Kong Law (Bloomberg)
China and Russia Are Partners—and Now Have a $55 Billion Pipeline to Prove It (The Wall Street Journal)
Domestic News
Trump signs a sweeping federal ban on animal cruelty (The Washington Post)
Trump and counsel invited to take part in upcoming impeachment hearings (CNN)
White House Counsel response to Judiciary Committee (Jake Tapper on Twitter)
Senate quicksand engulfs a bipartisan plan that Trump backs (Politico)
How Kamala Harris’s Campaign Unraveled (The New York Times)
Bloomberg News will not investigate Michael Bloomberg or Democratic rivals (Reuters)
Bloomberg News Says It Won't Cover Owner's Presidential Campaign Or His Rivals (NPR)
Other Resources