U.S. President Donald Trump has announced the appointment of Stephen Miller, an architect of hardline immigration policy, as the new White House chief of staff. The official personnel change follows a heavy Republican defeat in the midterm elections.
Miller will replace Susie Wiles, who submitted her resignation after Republicans lost control of both the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives, dealing a major blow to Trump’s policy agenda for his final two years in the White House.
Speaking to reporters, Trump said Wiles had done a very good job, but that “sometimes we have to make changes.” He said Stephen had been with him from the beginning, was highly capable politically and was also a good manager.
Several senior U.S. officials have recently announced their departures, including:
· Harmeet Dhillon, head of the Civil Rights Division, who announced her resignation on November 5, 2026.
· John Eisenberg, head of the Justice Department’s National Security Division, who announced his resignation.
· Jason Reding Quiñones, the U.S. attorney for the Southern District of Florida, who has also left his post. He was a key figure in pursuing legal action against political opponents at Trump’s direction.
The series of senior personnel changes reflects a restructuring of the Donald Trump administration’s organization and political strategy to face a Democratic-controlled Congress during the remainder of his term. Article: Rithy
