Trump makes hard-liner Stephen Miller his chief of staff after midterm defeat
Stephen Miller, the White House deputy chief of staff, travels with U.S. President Donald Trump at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland, on Oct. 23. | Haiyun Jiang / The New York Times
Reuters
Nov 7, 2026
Washington – U.S. President Donald Trump named longtime aide Stephen Miller as his chief of staff on Friday, giving the architect of some of his toughest domestic policies one of the most powerful jobs in Washington after Republicans lost control of Congress.
Miller, who will replace Susie Wiles, assumes the role as the president prepares to confront a Democratic-led House of Representatives and Senate and a wave of congressional investigations into his administration.
A longtime proponent of expansive presidential authority, Miller takes over at a moment when the Republican Party’s defeat in Tuesday’s midterm elections could leave Trump more reliant on executive power to advance his domestic agenda.
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