Weekly Roundup: Friday, January 17
President Trump has announced his legal team for the Senate impeachment trial—and it includes ghosts of impeachment past. And a non-partisan government watchdog says Trump broke the law by withholding...
17 Jan 202028min
Trade Deals Offer Trump Fodder To Tout On Trail
This week, President Trump inked deals in the two trade spats that have helped to define presidency: The US-Mexico-Canada Agreement, an incremental upgrade of NAFTA; and, a so-called 'Phase One' deal ...
16 Jan 202013min
After Weeks of Delay, House Transmits Articles of Impeachment to Senate
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi named seven Democratic members of Congress as the managers to argue the case for impeachment before the Senate."The emphasis is on litigators. The emphasis is on comfort lev...
15 Jan 202013min
Democratic Debate Confronts A Loaded Question: 'Can A Woman Win Against Trump?'
Six Democratic presidential candidates debated on Tuesday night in Iowa, less than three weeks before the state's first-in-the-nation caucuses.It came up early: can a woman win? The candidates agreed ...
15 Jan 202020min
With A Debate Looming, Progressives Feud and Cory Booker Drops Out
New Jersey Senator Cory Booker has suspended his presidential campaign, citing a lack of money to run a winning campaign.Also, Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren expressed her frustration with Ber...
13 Jan 202013min
NPR Politics Live From Chicago: The Road To 2020
This is a special episode, recorded in front of a live audience at the Harris Theater in Chicago, IL on Friday, January 10th. The cast breaks down everything you need to know about who's running for p...
11 Jan 202037min
How Chief Justice Roberts May Preside Over Senate Impeachment
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is expected to hand over articles of impeachment to the Senate next week and when the trial begins, Chief Justice John Roberts will be in the center chair. But how much powe...
10 Jan 202016min
House Vote Reignites Tug-Of-War Over Military Authority
The House is set to vote this evening on a resolution to limit President Trump's authority to strike Iran. President Trump is operating, like his recent predecessors, off of expansive war-making power...
9 Jan 202014min
