What is a recess appointment, the power Trump wants from the next GOP leader?

Congressional Republicans are preparing to carry out President-elect Donald Trump's agenda. This weekend, he took to social media saying that the next Senate Republican leader must "agree to recess appointments." CBS News congressional correspondent Nikole Killion breaks down what that is, and what else the next leader will be tasked with.

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