Despite her earlier apprehension towards impeachment, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi announced a formal impeachment inquiry of President Trump on Tuesday. Fueled by a whistleblower complaint regarding Trump’s communication with the Ukrainian President, Nancy Pelosi called for President Trump’s impeachment on the grounds that he had enlisted a foreign power to assist in his own political gain. 

Based off the Nixon and Clinton cases, the next step will involve an investigation held by the House Judiciary Committee. This would be followed by a majority vote in the Democratically-controlled House. However, the final step in the impeachment proceedings would involve a hearing in the Republican-majority Senate, where a two-thirds majority vote is needed—and unlikely. 

Tuesday’s move toward impeachment is the culmination of House Democrats’ months-long call to remove Trump from office, work that has left Washington highly divided. While Trump’s decision to release the call’s transcript on Wednesday is a step that may appease both parties, contention over the content in the communication is highly likely. 

On Tuesday, Britain's Supreme Court ruled unanimously that Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s attempted five-week suspension of Parliament last month was unlawful. The prorogation, whether intentional or not, barred Parliament from deliberating Brexit before the October 31st deadline.

Johnson now faces increasing pressure to resign, championed by British Labour Leader Jeremy Corbyn; however, he has no plan to remove himself from office. Members of Parliament intend to reconvene midday Wednesday.

Unfortunately, there is little in common to be found here. The right hold fast in support of Johnson and Britain's separation from the EU, while the left call for his resignation and Brexit’s termination.