News Roundtable: September 25, 2015

It's time for our weekly news roundtable, where we take a look at some of the big stories of the week with a rotating panel of journalists and news watchers. This week, our discussion topics include:

• Pope Francis's visit to the United States
• Speaker of the House John Boehner's announcement that he will resign from Congress
• Volkswagen's emissions scandal and the resignation of the company's CEO
• Oregon House Democrats cancelling Planned Parenthood hearing
• Europe's ongoing migrant crisis and how the EU and its member countries have responded

GUESTS:

• Sarah Mirk: Online editor for Bitch Media
• Allen Alley: Executive chairman of Indice Semiconductor and former chair of the Oregon Republican Party
• Christopher McKnight Nichols: Assistant professor of history at Oregon State University