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It's going to be another busy impeachment day on Capitol Hill. The House Judiciary Committee is holding another hearing, during which congressional investigators will lay out their case for impeaching the President. Remember, these hearings aren't about debating the specifics of President Trump's actions. They're about deciding whether his actions, as laid out by the House Intelligence Committee, are impeachable. In anticipation of today's hearing, the Judiciary Committee released a report outlining the constitutional grounds for impeachment. It's an updated version of a similar document released during impeachment proceedings in 1974 and 1998. (Give it a read and make your old civics teacher proud.) By the end of this week, we could see a committee vote that would send articles of impeachment to a full House vote. Still up in the air: Whether or not to include elements of the Russia report in the final articles. | |  | | Ukraine
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin today to discuss a peace plan in the ongoing conflict involving the contested Crimean Peninsula. If you'll recall, five years ago Russia seized the region from Ukraine with the help of pro-Russian separatists. The ensuing fighting has claimed around 13,000 lives. While Ukraine wants to find a way to peace, its citizens are worried that Zelensky might rush into an agreement that's largely on Putin's terms. Zelensky has already accepted a formula that calls for elections in separatist-held territories, which could lead to a self-governing status in some areas. However, Ukraine's president said his country would need to be in full control of its own borders for those elections to happen. | |  | | Global trade
There are a lot of important deadlines coming up on the international calendar, and the biggest ones could have serious implications for international trade. We're a week away from a proposed deadline for the US to level tariffs on $156 billion of Chinese imports. Yes, that's in spite of an alleged trade deal brewing between the two countries. While the outlook on such a deal has been optimistic, President Trump seemed to back off last week, saying it may be better to wait until 2020 before pursuing a deal. Meanwhile, the UK's general election on Thursday will be another crucial look forward in the Brexit situation. Brexit, of course, will create significant trade barriers in Europe, so any decision regarding it will immediately affect markets, even if Brexit doesn't happen for a while. Back on this side of the pond, House Democrats and Trump are nearing a deal on the President's revised North American Free Trade Agreement between the US, Mexico and Canada. | |  | | Hong Kong
Pro-democracy groups in Hong Kong are trying to keep the pressure on the city's government following the success of pro-democracy candidates in recent elections. More than 800,000 people reportedly flooded the streets this weekend in a coordinated large-scale demonstration that brought parts of the city to a standstill. It was an overwhelming show of support for the movement after six months of occasionally violent unrest. This weekend's protesters want Hong Kong's lawmakers to investigate allegations of police brutality in the city and restart political reform that would allow for universal suffrage. | |  | Sponsor Content from Senreve
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