Ten Republican senators are meeting with President Biden at the White House Monday to discuss their coronavirus relief proposal — which is just one-third the size of the president’s plan.
And Vice President Harris leaves a notable hole in the Senate roster: she was the only Black woman in the body. Organizers say that the Democratic party has long neglected investing in Black women candidates.
This episode: political reporter Juana Summers, White House correspondent Tamara Keith, and national political correspondent Mara Liasson.
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