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Aug 1, 2023

Democratic lawmakers slam the lack of attorney access for asylum-seekers in Border Patrol custody

Dozens of Democratic members of Congress asked the Biden administration Tuesday to end expedited screening of asylum-seekers in Border Patrol custody, calling it a "rushed practice" that has allowed little access to legal counsel.

Like most Republican lawmakers from the state, Arizona Sen. John McCain was dubious of the Iranian government’s promise to abide by the deal, and called it “highly unlikely” that Iran will have lessened its “support of terrorism” while the pact is in place. (Cronkite News Service photo by Brandon Brown)
Jul 29, 2014

McCain now says Arizona execution ‘not humane’

Sen. John McCain is no longer using the word "torture" to describe an Arizona execution in which the condemned man gasped and snorted for more than 90 minutes.

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