Right now we re going through just some procedural business N.P.R. s Kathy Snell is actually on the Hill right now can you explain what s happening right now so this is the beginning of the day as we would normally see it when they re considering just about any legislation they would say opened with a prayer and with the Pledge of Allegiance and then they the clerks would come in and announce what is to be voted on for the day but unlike other days today they announce that we are voting on the articles of impeachment and you we heard Reverend Patrick convoy during the convocation there with some somber words which were I think unusual you know I think it s very interesting to watch the prayers at the beginning of both the Senate and the house each day the they tend to try to reflect what is happening in Congress the mood of Congress and a message about how members should proceed with the day and how they can think about their service to the country all right we are also joined in the
What exactly is the president s philosophy of international trade I m Steve Inskeep And I m David Greene We ll ask a veteran trade negotiator who was in China when the Trump administration announced a breakthrough in the trade war with Beijing. Also this hour a newspaper investigates what happens to kids who are in foster care but never find a permanent home and then have to leave the system at the age of 18 many end up in prison It s Tuesday December 17th Filipino boxer turned politician many Paki turns 42 years old today. The news is next. Live from n.p.r. News in Washington I m Corba Coleman the House Rules Committee will vote today on how much time each side in the House will get to debate the articles of impeachment against President Trump a full House vote is set for tomorrow if the historic debate goes long the vote could get pushed to Thursday later today a federal judge will sentence Paul Man affords one time business partner Rick Gaines and b.r.s. Ryan Lucas says Gates was a
The English Premier League football player Mesut Ozil has been deceived by fake news in his criticism of Beijing s policy of detaining Muslims in the north western region of Jang it led to Chinese state television to pull a live match featuring his team Arsenal the u.n. Says there is credible evidence that approximately 1000000 ethnic Muslim leaders have been held in reeducation camps. China s president Xi Jinping has expressed strong support for the Hong Kong police and urged them to uphold the law he s been meeting Hong Kong s Leader Kerry Lamb who s making her annual visit to Beijing fierce anti-government protest in Hong Kong or into their 7th month Robyn Brandt reports despite a sweeping defeat in local elections despite a failure to envy increasingly violent protests that have at times crippled parts of Hong Kong and despite opinion polls suggesting her support is at a pitiful level Kerry Lam still has the backing of the most important person to Hong Kong Chinese President Xi Ji
It s the friend not. Me. No thank you I don t want to insult Now that s what the holidays are all about Charlie Brown. The steam room to ice bath cultural whiplash of high and low. I m talking about sublime prayerful meditations on the potential for peace against the backdrop of the Snowman ornament your brother made in 1906 out of marshmallow shell black and an unholy amount of glitter. And again I say oh I was good I would be the I would be the low. Right there but then there s the high. Our snow was not only shaken from white washed buckets down the sky it came showing out of the ground and swam and drifted out of the arms and hands and bodies of the trees. No grew over night on the roofs of the houses like a pure and grandfather my minute the walls and some of the postman opening the gate . And 4 years later. What will that child want for Christmas. Hi Lo yeah I m telling you it s like salt and lemon juice you need them both you need them both in the little front gardens of my ne
This is community supported k c h o Chico n.k.f. P.r. Writing nor State Public Radio News and Information music arts and entertainment on the web at my and his p.r. Dot org service California State University Chico You re listening to blues people here and s.p.r I m your host this evening my name is Mary Wales and in this last set we started off with a song titled I Am Your Santa by little Ed and the Blues Imperials and that s from the Alligator Records Christmas collection next up we heard boogie woogie Santa Claus from Charles Brown and that is also from the Alligator Records Christmas collection. When we heard it was like Christmas from Ed early and that s from his cd raggedy old car blues. And we heard Jimmy Butler sing trim your tree and that s from the Savoy a Christmas blues cd from 2003. Then we heard the 12 Days of Christmas by Jack Dyker Scott s dark story because his are and that s from an album titled Santa has got Mojo I heard empty stockings blues from Floyd Dixon and th