Press Play with Madeleine Brand
Biden wins. But how will Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell work with him?
Joe Biden is already putting together his transition team. But Republicans will likely still control the Senate. That means all Cabinet appointments would have to go through Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell.
By Madeleine Brand • • 10m ListenJoe Biden is already putting together his transition team. But Republicans will likely still control the Senate. That means all Cabinet appointments would have to go through Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell. McConnell’s name is practically synonymous with Washington gridlock at this point, especially when the White House is controlled by the opposing party. So how might the two of them work together?
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The full episode
3 of 5George Gascón wins district attorney race in LA- 0:00Latest vote count: Joe Biden is close to becoming next US president
- 7:38In Georgia, Biden leads by more than 1000 votes. Slim margin means a likely recount
- 16:40Biden wins. But how will Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell work with him?You’re reading this
- 26:42How George Gascón might change the LA District Attorney’s Office — the largest in the US
- 36:17‘Let Him Go’ has a Clint Eastwood quality, says critic