Shane is off gallivanting elsewhere, so we wiped our bitter tears and did a show without him. Sophia Yan—yes, that Sophia Yan—phoned in from a Chinese airport on her way to Hong Kong to talk about ongoing protests and violence in that city. Kamala Harris urged the indictment of President Trump after he leaves office. And Pete Buttigieg gave a foreign policy speech.

Tamara gives shares a tribute to the Stimson Center's Barry Blechman.

Susan suggests that people should read the Mueller report before testifying about it.

And Ben flaks Dan Byman's new book on foreign fighters.