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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    After Kamala Harris' star moment at Sessions hearing, what's her political future?

    During his testimony Tuesday, Attorney General Jeff Sessions asked for a breather while being questioned by California Senator Kamala Harris. Harris’s tangle with Sessions got a lot of attention in the political press and on Twitter, and some of her colleagues didn’t like it either.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Jun 14, 2017 • 1 min read

    During his testimony Tuesday, Attorney General Jeff Sessions asked for a breather while being questioned by California Senator Kamala Harris. Harris’s tangle with Sessions got a lot of attention in the political press and on Twitter, and some of her colleagues didn’t like it either. Senators John McCain and Richard Burr interrupted her while she was questioning Sessions, and when she questioned Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein last week.

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    3 of 6
    Was GOP baseball shooting an act of politically inspired anger?
    1. 0:00What we know about the GOP baseball shooting
    2. 5:39Senate moves ahead on health care
    3. 13:05After Kamala Harris' star moment at Sessions hearing, what's her political future?You’re reading this
    4. 20:45Kimberly Ellis still won't concede the race for California Democratic Party Chair
    5. 27:22Is Megyn Kelly's NBC show in trouble?
    6. 35:06Country music legend Glen Campbell says 'Adios' with final album
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