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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    California's new attorney general could set up political fights with Trump

    California Governor Jerry Brown has appointed Democratic Congressman Xavier Becerra as the state’s attorney general. Becerra is the highest ranking Latino in Congress. If approved by the state legislature, he will finish the two years left on Kamala Harris’ term.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Dec 1, 2016 • 1 min read

    California Governor Jerry Brown has appointed Democratic Congressman Xavier Becerra as the state’s attorney general. Becerra is the highest ranking Latino in Congress. If approved by the state legislature, he will finish the two years left on Kamala Harris’ term. The position is likely to become nationally prominent as state lawmakers pledge to fight the incoming Trump administration on several fronts.

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    The full episode

    1 of 5
    California's new attorney general and the state's opposition to Trump
    1. 0:00California's new attorney general could set up political fights with TrumpYou’re reading this
    2. 9:11It just got easier for the FBI to remotely hack your phone
    3. 16:44How ecstasy can help with PTSD symptoms
    4. 27:01Natalie Portman on bringing Jackie Kennedy to the big screen
    5. 41:38Is the World Chess Championship a metaphor for the Cold War?
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