Hello and welcome to the Intelligence on Economist Radio.

I'm your host, Jason Palmer.

Every weekday we provide a fresh perspective on the events shaping your world.

Troubling stories have been emerging from Xinjiang province in China

where members of the Uyghur Muslim minority are interned and being reeducated.

But the Communist Party is also intimidating Uyghur exiles around the world.

And last month a restored painting of the last supper went on display in Florence.

That wouldn't be unusual if not for the fact that it's the first known last supper painted by a woman.

We examine the legacy of the pioneering artist L'Arthie Lenelli.

First up though.

Yesterday the House of Representatives voted for the first time on how to proceed

with the Democrats' impeachment investigation into President Donald Trump.

And today the House takes the next step forward as we establish the procedures for open hearings

conducted by the House Intelligence Committee so that the public can see the facts for themselves.

It was a phone call that started the impeachment proceedings.

In July Mr. Trump spoke to his Ukrainian counterpart Vladimir Zelensky.

He asked that Mr. Zelensky investigate the Ukrainian dealings of Hunter Biden,

the son of Democratic contender Joe Biden.

An increasingly sprawling inquiry now centers on whether Mr. Trump dangled military aid to Ukraine

as a quid pro quo for fulfilling that request.

A number of congressional committees have been holding closed meetings,

pulling at the threads of the story and amassing testimony.

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