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 re-educated. 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 Plautilinelli.

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. So far,

it seems likely that the Democrat-controlled House will impeach the president, and the Republican-run

Senate will exonerate him. Impeachment is a political process, not a criminal one, and yesterday's

vote revealed just how partisan the proceedings are likely to be.

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