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)

NATO Leaders Meeting - Updated media advisory
London Attack Spurs Heroism and Questions About a Prisoner’s Release (The New York Times)
General Election Coverage (BBC)
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)
House Resolution 546
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)

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