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)

Sponsors:

• Lola

Thank you for being a part of our community! We couldn't do what we do without you. To become a tangible supporter of the show, please visit our Patreon page, purchase a copy of our book, I Think You're Wrong (But I'm Listening), or share the word about our work in your own circles.

Episode Resources:

• Politics is for Power: How to Move Beyond Political Hobbyism, Take Action, and Make Real Change (Eitan Hersh)

• Veronika Cardigan pattern (Ravelry) 

• The Chickpea Bowl (The Lazy Genius)

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)

• The CLEAN Future Act Memo

• 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)

• Nixon v. United States

• Rules of Procedure and Practice in the Senate When Sitting on Impeachment Trials

• S.Res.16 - A resolution to provide for the issuance of a summons and for related procedures concerning the articles of impeachment against William Jefferson Clinton, President of the United States. 

• 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)