The Rules for a Senate Impeachment Trial
Topics Discussed:
Democratic Primary (01:30)
Natural Disasters Around the World (07:54)
CLEAN Future Act (09:29)
Iran (13:06)
Afghanistan Deaths (19:47)
Taiwanese Election (20:45)
China and Trade (22:08)
Compliments: Tom Donahue & Eitan Hersh (22:56)
Senate Impeachment Rules (27:27)
Outside of Politics (46:13)
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News of the Week
'Clerics get lost!': Iran protests rage on for a third day (Al-Jazeera)
Al-Asad base had minutes' notice before the Iranian rockets came crashing down in an hour-long barrage (The Washington Post)
Iranians protest for the third day over downed airliner amid reports of gunfire by security forces (The Washington Post)
The Trump Administration’s Fluctuating Explanations for the Suleimani Strike (The New York Times)
Iran Cracks Down as Protests Over Downing of Airliner Grow (The New York Times)
2 Soldiers killed in Afghanistan from Virginia, Illinois (Associated Press)
JetBlue plans to go completely carbon neutral on all U.S. flights (The Washington Post)
House Democrats' climate bill aims to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050 (Axios)
Bernie Sanders (The New York Times Opinion)
Chamber of Commerce CEO to push a more bipartisan agenda (Axios)
Rules for an Impeachment Trial
John Roberts may be leading the Senate impeachment trial, but this woman is shaping it (Politico)
15 things you need to know about how Senate impeachment trials work (CNN Politics)
Impeachment and Removal (Congressional Research Service)
Rules of Procedure and Practice in the Senate When Sitting on Impeachment Trials
Senate trial of Bill Clinton (Wikipedia)
The Supreme Court can review an unfair impeachment trial (The Washington Post)
Susan Collins working with ‘small group’ of GOP senators to allow impeachment witnesses (Bangor Daily News)
At Impeachment Trial, Chief Justice Roberts May Have More Prestige Than Power (NPR)