We return in 2019 in the midst of an historic US government shutdown. Meanwhile, a steady stream of new Democratic candidates are putting up their hands for the 2020 race and the White House has been rocked by allegations in a BuzzFeed News report that the president directed his former lawyer to lie to Congress. Former Bloomberg BNA analyst and research associate with the Council on Foreign Relations in New York, Jared Mondschein, joins the podcast to discuss the high stakes for Trump, the Democrats and the media.

What were the moments that defined US foreign policy, domestic politics and the unfolding Russia investigation this year? Former Democratic Party advisor and chief of staff to Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard, Bruce Wolpe, joins the podcast to wrap 2018 and forecast the issues likely to impact the 2020 campaign.

In the inaugural episode of 2020Vision, Charles Edel and Gorana Grgic help unpack the results of the 2018 midterm elections, their impact on US foreign policy, the reactions around the world, and the implications for the 2020 US presidential election.