Power Moves: Whistleblower Complaint, Israeli Politics, and ‘Gini Index’

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🗓️ 26 September 2019

⏱️ 12 minutes

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The mysterious whistleblower complaint everyone’s talking about...is finally public. So: we got lots of new details. And lawmakers in Congress had lots of questions – especially about why it took so long to see the complaint. Meanwhile, we could be one step closer to figuring out who will govern Israel after last week’s do-over election. Also on today’s show: income inequality is at a new high, and one Skimm’r who’s making her finances work. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	It's Thursday, September 26th.
0:03.1	Welcome to Schim this.
0:04.5	We're breaking down the most complex stories of the day
0:06.7	and giving you the context on why they matter.
0:09.6	Today, lawmakers questioned the country's top intelligence
0:12.4	official about how he handled a whistleblower complaint
0:15.1	concerning President Trump and the president of Ukraine.
0:18.0	I believe that this matter is unprecedented.
0:21.5	Then Israel's election ended over a week ago,
0:24.2	and we still don't know who's in charge.
0:27.1	And finally, America's genie is growing.
0:29.9	But this one doesn't grant any wishes.
0:32.5	We're here to make your evening smarter.
0:34.4	Let's Schim this.
0:35.7	Today's episode is brought to you by LeCroix Sparkling Water.
0:42.1	The most complicated story today is about that whistleblower
0:48.4	complaint, which, yes, is still dominating the headlines.
0:52.3	It got delivered to Congress yesterday.
0:54.6	And this morning, the House Intelligence Committee
0:56.7	hooded online right before a big hearing.
0:59.6	Were they questioned the acting director of national intelligence
1:02.5	about why he didn't give them the complaint sooner?
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