December 16, 2019

Democrats have released a 658 page report that lays out in detail the evidence behind their charges of obstruction of justice and abuse of power against President Trump. The vote may take place in the House this week, but when the trial comes to the Senate, the odds are in the president’s favor. Former Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal offers a Republican perspective on the situation.

The treatment by China’s government of its Muslim Uyghur minority has been both shocking and underreported, but it received a lot more attention this weekend thanks to soccer player Mesut Özil, who criticized China’s treatment of the Uyghurs and the subsequent silence of much of the Muslim world. Christiane speaks about the situation with Uyghur activist Ferkat Jawdat.

An estimated 1.1 million people are living with HIV in the U.S., and it’s gay black men who are most at risk. Steven W. Thrasher is the Daniel Renberg Chair of Social Justice Journalism at Northwestern University, and he says that while new HIV infection rates are dropping in cities around the U.S., HIV is actually on the rise in rural areas. He speaks with Hari about the crisis.