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Why 51 is better than 50 in the Senate: Politics Weekly America podcast

27 min

Raphael Warnock has been re-elected to represent Georgia in the US Senate. Jonathan Freedland speaks to Molly Reynolds about the significance for Democrats of having an absolute majority in the upper chamber of Congress

Raphael Warnock was re-elected to represent Georgia in the US Senate for the next six years. Jonathan Freedland speaks to Molly Reynolds of the Brookings Institution about the significance for Democrats of having an absolute majority in the upper chamber of Congress, rather than a 50/50 split