Al Franken: U.S. Senator

Al Franken: U.S. Senator

Democrat Al Franken heads to Washington after Republican Norm Coleman concedes the contested Minnesota Senate race. What Franken's victory means for the balance of power on Capitol Hill and the President's agenda. The Diane Rehm Show...

Democrat Al Franken heads to Washington after Republican Norm Coleman concedes the contested Minnesota Senate race. What Franken's victory means for the balance of power on Capitol Hill and the President's agenda. The Diane Rehm Show, Wednesday.

Guests

Thomas Mann

senior fellow at the Brookings Institution and co-author of
"The Broken Branch: How Congress Is Failing America and How To Get It Back On Track"

Kristin Jensen

politics reporter, Bloomberg News

Ron Elving

Washington editor for NPR.

Chris Cillizza

is the author of "The Fix" on washingtonpost.com

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