Congress is back after GOP's midterm defeat. And, Trump appoints new chief of staff

Following the midterm elections, Donald Trump has appointed Stephen Miller as his new chief of staff, a move NPR reports signals a readiness to confront political opposition. Republicans currently have only weeks remaining of control over Congress.

In an interview with CBS' 60 Minutes, Trump stated that his immigration crackdown was "too tough," describing it as a political factor that "hurt" him. While he claimed he deserved an "A plus" for drastically limiting illegal border crossings and removing "the bad ones," he noted that deporting people who had good jobs but committed a single law violation caused political damage.

MyJoyOnline Ghana reports that election day polling listed immigration as the third most important issue for midterm voters, trailing only the economy and the state of democracy.

The president noted that immigration both helped and hurt fellow Republicans during the Tuesday midterms. In conservative states such as Texas, a shift of Latino voters toward the Democratic Party contributed to Democratic landslide majorities in Congress, according to MyJoyOnline Ghana. Despite Trump's comments, the homeland security department has insisted it is not backing away from the crackdown.

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