Trump replaces Susie Wiles with Stephen Miller after midterm rout
Why it matters: The move puts the architect of Trump’s immigration crackdown atop a White House facing a Democratic Congress.
President Donald Trump moved Stephen Miller into the White House chief of staff job after Republicans lost control of both chambers of Congress in the midterm elections. Miller, currently deputy chief of staff and a longtime Trump adviser, is due to take over Monday, replacing Susie Wiles. Wiles, who helped run Trump’s 2024 re-election campaign, resigned after the election setback and is expected to shift to Trump’s political operation. Miller has been one of the administration’s most influential hard-liners, especially on immigration, and his elevation signals Trump is leaning into confrontation rather than compromise as Democrats prepare to run Congress for the rest of his term.