"He is the least problematic:" Becerra advances in CA governor's race

About this episode

Xavier Becerra advances in the California Governor's race while Senate Republicans pass a significant immigration bill and the job market shows surprising strength.

Democratic candidate and former HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra advances to November runoff for California Governor – Senate Republicans pass a $70 billion immigration bill now headed to the House – & why a surprisingly strong May jobs report led to a sharp drop in the markets. Symone D Sanders hosts as Toluse Olorunnipa, John Harwood, and Jason Johnson join The 11th Hour this Friday night.

People in this episode

Host: Symone D Sanders

Guests: Toluse Olorunnipa, John Harwood, Jason Johnson

Topics covered

• California Governor's race
• immigration bill
• job market
• economic impact
• political analysis

Keywords

• Xavier Becerra
• California Governor
• immigration bill
• job report
• market drop

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: HHS, Senate, House

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