New congress, new oversight

The World

 The 116th Congress of the United States has been sworn in. The change ushers in a new era of closer oversight of the administration. We look at how that might affect one department: Defense. Host Marco Werman speaks with Michèle Flournoy, a former under secretary of defense.

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