Power Struggles: Trump vs. Congress, Fighting Fires, Lithium Batteries

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🗓️ 9 October 2019

⏱️ 13 minutes

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The White House’s refusal to cooperate with an impeachment inquiry in the House of Representatives is setting the stage for a constitutional crisis. We’ll look at what a constitutional crisis actually means, and how Congress could respond here. Meanwhile, protests are going down in Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia. We’ll take you on a whirlwind tour of the latest demonstrations. Also on today’s show: hundreds of thousands of Californians are finding themselves in the dark, and the inventors of the lithium battery get their 15 minutes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	It's Wednesday, October 9th.
0:03.1	Welcome to Schim this.
0:04.4	We're breaking down the most complex stories of the day and giving you the context on
0:07.9	why they matter.
0:09.7	So are we in a constitutional crisis?
0:12.6	With the House of Representatives going all in on its impeachment inquiry and the White
0:16.5	House refusing to help them, that's kind of the question of the day.
0:20.8	Then protesters all across South America are pretty enraged right now for a bunch of
0:26.0	very different reasons.
0:27.9	And finally, why so much of California is in the dark right now.
0:32.1	We're here to make your evening smarter.
0:34.1	Let's Schim this.
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0:41.9	Schim this helps you understand the news today.
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0:49.6	The most complicated story today is about a constitutional crisis.
0:53.8	A lot of people are throwing that term around right now.
0:56.6	That's because yesterday the White House wrote a letter to Democratic Congressional leaders
1:00.8	saying it won't cooperate with their impeachment inquiry.
1:04.0	The letter accused the House's investigation of lacking quote, any legitimate constitutional
1:08.7	foundation.
1:09.7	Meanwhile, leaders in the House accused the president of obstructing justice.
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