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News Wrap: Standoff over Senate impeachment trial to end
S2020 E11 - 6m 58s
In our news wrap Friday, the impasse over a Senate impeachment trial of President Trump is ending. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says she'll move next week to send the articles of impeachment to the Senate. Also, the final U.S. jobs report of 2019 shows hiring was a little slower in December. The Labor Department announced the economy added a net of 145,000 jobs -- a bit below projections.
Will Soleimani killing fallout drive U.S. troops from Iraq?
S2020 E11 - 10m 12s
The fallout from the Trump administration’s killing of Qasem Soleimani continues to unfold -- and it could affect the presence of U.S. forces in Iraq. On Friday, Sec. of State Mike Pompeo rejected Iraqi calls for the U.S. to plan troop withdrawal. Retired Brig. Gen. Mark Kimmit, who served in the George W. Bush administration, and York University’s Thabit Abdullah join Nick Schifrin to discuss.
This Uighur dissident says China is repeating the Holocaust
S2020 E11 - 9m 59s
The U.S. says more than a million Uighur Muslims are in detention or camps in China’s vast northwest Xinjiang province. The Chinese government counters that it is focused on the “re-education” of extremists. But in her first television interview, a Uighur dissident describes this Chinese repression as a repeat of the Holocaust. Special correspondent Malcolm Brabant sits down with Asiye Abdulahat.
Why Mississippi's corrections system is in crisis
S2020 E11 - 5m 30s
In a single week, five people incarcerated in Mississippi jails have died at the hands of other inmates. The deaths have highlighted a system in dire condition, suffering from staffing problems and deteriorating facilities. Jerry Mitchell, founder of the Mississippi Center for Investigative Reporting, joins William Brangham to discuss funding challenges, lack of oversight and inmate overcrowding.
Shields and Brooks on Iran conflict, Senate trial standoff
S2020 E11 - 12m 19s
Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join Amna Nawaz to discuss the week in politics, including how the Trump administration and Congress have handled conflict with Iran, indications House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is preparing to send articles of impeachment to the Senate for a trial of the president and what all the tumult means for 2020 Democrats.
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