House Votes to Impeach President Donald Trump
For just the third time in American history, Congress will impeach the President of the United States.
The House of Representatives charged President Donald Trump with high crimes and misdemeanors, largely along party lines, with not a single Republican voting for impeachment. And in the final hours before the vote, lawmakers made it clear there was no room to compromise. As for the president? He still insists it’s all a “sham.” So who's right? And where do we go from here?
Adam Reilly, in for Jim Braude, was joined by Erin O’Brien, a political science professor at the University of Massachusetts Boston and Tom Whalen, an associate professor of social science and American history at Boston University.
Sarah Hurwitz Has Been “Here All Along”
Sarah Hurtiz worked in the White House for all eight years of the Obama administration: first as a senior speech writer for the president, then as head speechwriter for First Lady Michelle Obama. But even with those high-profile jobs, toward the end of her White House time, Wayland native Hurwitz was on a journey of her own: ultimately reading hundreds of books about Judaism, taking classes, going on retreats, and rediscovering the religion she'd drifted away from as a child in a whole new way.
Hurwitz joined Adam Reilly, in for Jim Braude, to discuss her new book, “Here All Along: Finding Meaning, Spirituality, and a Deeper Connection to Life — in Judaism (After Finally Choosing to Look There).”
Au Pair Court Ruling Leaves Massachusetts Families In A Bind
Hundreds of families in Massachusetts are scrambling, after a court ruling that's made their childcare set-up a lot more expensive than they'd planned. Earlier this month, a state appeals court ruled au pairs need to be paid the state minimum wage, a decision some say is long overdue for a vulnerable group. But others argue it changes the nature of a unique exchange program that’s as much about building cross-cultural relationships as it is about childcare. Cristina Quinn explains.
