Amanpour and Company

January 21, 2022

“There is a gaping hole in the governing of Britain.” This is the sobering assessment of former Prime Minister Tony Blair. "The Shark Is Broken," based on the filming of the 1975 thriller "Jaws," is the talk of London’s West End. Former Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott reflects on the current deadlock. Irish band Fontaines D.C. met and bonded over poetry as university students in Dublin.

What’s Wrong with the U.S. Senate?

16m 25s

An evenly divided Senate means not much is getting done in Washington. Former Republican Senator Trent Lott was majority leader in 2002 during the last 50-50 split, and he speaks with Walter Isaacson about how to break the current deadlock.

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