Top Democrats warn Biden: Don’t restart family detentions

[ad_1] WASHINGTON —  Top Democrats are warning President Biden against restarting the controversial practice of detaining migrant families who cross the U.S. southern border without authorization. “I urge you to learn from the mistakes of your predecessors and abandon any plans to implement this failed policy,” Sen. Richard J. Durbin (D-Ill.), the second-ranking Democrat in the Senate, Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer (D-N.Y.) and 17 other senators wrote in a letter sent to the White…

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Control Of Congress Still Undecided As Democrats Celebrate Better-Than-Expected Results — Update – Deadline

[ad_1] UPDATE, 7 AM PT: Control of the House and the Senate was still uncertain this morning, results that reflect an unexpectedly good showing for Democrats after Republicans pollsters and personalities predicted a red wave. The GOP may still pick up a number of House seats in New York and California, running up their total. Senate races in Nevada, Arizona, Georgia and Wisconsin were still too close to call, and control of the chamber may…

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