Jane Mayer and Evan Osnos on the Balance of Power at the Start of the Biden Administration
The New Yorker Radio Hour 
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<p><span>With Donald Trump rated the least popular President in the span of modern polling, President Biden might feel confident in claiming a mandate to advance his progressive agenda. Yet Democratic majorities in Congress are slim in the House of Representatives, and razor-thin in the Senate. That gives a small number of Democratic conservatives and moderate Republicans outsized influence over what legislation can pass. Senator Mitch McConnell, in a power-sharing arrangement with the Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, remains a force to be reckoned with. What will this balance of power mean for the new Administration? David Remnick poses this question to </span><a href="https://www.newyorker.com/contributors/jane-mayer"><span>Jane Mayer</span></a><span>, who has reported on McConnell’s tenure as a political operator, and to </span><a href="https://www.newyorker.com/contributors/evan-osnos"><span>Evan Osnos</span></a><span>, who covered Biden’s campaign and wrote a biography of the new President. </span></p><br/> <p>Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See <a href="https://pcm.adswizz.com">pcm.adswizz.com</a> for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.</p>
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