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Trump answers midterm defeat by elevating the ‘extremist’ architect of his rejected agenda

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TEHRAN — Just days after Republicans lost control of Congress in Tuesday's elections, President Donald Trump appointed Stephen Miller as White House Chief of Staff on Friday.

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