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New York Times:
Live Updates: Stephen Miller to Replace Susie Wiles as Trump's Chief of Staff — Mr. Miller, a domestic policy adviser, has driven the administration's immigration crackdown. The staff shake-up follows sweeping losses for Republicans in the midterm elections. — Here's the latest.
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CNN:
Stephen Miller replacing Susie Wiles as chief of staff as Trump grows furious with midterm results, sources say — Donald Trump Federal agencies Corporate news — Susie Wiles, the White House chief of staff, is departing her role days after catastrophic Republican midterm losses in a seismic staff shakeup at the White House.
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Phillips P. OBrien / Phillips's Newsletter:
Trump is going Full Putin with the Miller Appointment — Are you ready Democrats? — ∙ Paid — So we have our first big personnel change in the Trump administration since the midterm election disaster for the GOP. It is both notable and pretty freaking dark.
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Washington Post:
Stephen Miller is named new White House chief of staff as Susie Wiles departs — The staffing shake-up comes as Trump remains angry over Tuesday's midterm losses, and it means his policy agenda will probably move further to the right. — SummaryLoading...
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Bloomberg, Wall Street Journal, The Mahablog, Daily Mail and OutsideTheBeltway
Rob Crilly / Washington Examiner:
The inside story of Trump's election night fury and Susie Wiles's frantic battle to survive — Headlines followed Susie Wiles all year, hinting that Donald Trump's chief of staff and “ice maiden” was on borrowed time. — She was irritated by some of his big appointments.
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Adam Kinzinger, New Republic and New York Post
J. David Goodman / New York Times:
Houston Police to Stop Alerting ICE During Traffic Stops — Mayor John Whitmire has instructed Houston police to stop notifying immigration agents when they encounter someone without legal status during routine street stops. — The stunning wave of Republican defeats is already having an effect in Texas.
Megan Messerly / Politico:
Stephen Miller will replace Susie Wiles as White House chief of staff … President Donald Trump announced in a Truth Social post Friday afternoon that chief of staff Susie Wiles is leaving her post and will be replaced by deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller.
New York Times:
Trump Chief of Staff Accused of Blocking Healthy-Food Policies to Attract Donations
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Wired, Washington Examiner, Mediaite, Daily Mail, Deadline, The Daily Caller and CityNews Toronto
Jackie Koppell / NewsNation:
Miller has Hegseth's back, top official says
Miller has Hegseth's back, top official says
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MS NOW, Politico, Washington Post and abc7NY
The Guardian:
Democrats blast Trump's decision to appoint Stephen Miller as chief of staff in wake of Republican midterm rout - live
Democrats blast Trump's decision to appoint Stephen Miller as chief of staff in wake of Republican midterm rout - live
Rebecca Beitsch / The Hill:
Democrats blast ‘dangerous’ elevation of Miller as refusal to learn from the election
Democrats blast ‘dangerous’ elevation of Miller as refusal to learn from the election
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Rebecca Shabad / NBC News:
Trump names Stephen Miller his new chief of staff, replacing Susie Wiles
Trump names Stephen Miller his new chief of staff, replacing Susie Wiles
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Steve Benen / MS NOW:
Trump could've learned lessons from the midterms. Instead, he promoted Stephen Miller.
Trump could've learned lessons from the midterms. Instead, he promoted Stephen Miller.
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Hillary Busis / Vanity Fair:
What Will Trump Do When He Runs Out of Women to Fire?
What Will Trump Do When He Runs Out of Women to Fire?
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New York Times and Washington Examiner
Josephine Walker / Axios:
Colom's Senate cliffhanger puts Mississippi voter rolls under microscope — Americans on both sides of the political aisle are watching the nail-bitingly close Mississippi Senate race, where a controversial voter-roll cleanup has come under scrutiny after some voters reported problems casting their ballots.
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Evan Reynolds / New York Times:
Democrat Maintains Lead in Mississippi Senate Race After Latest Vote Reports
Democrat Maintains Lead in Mississippi Senate Race After Latest Vote Reports
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Olivia Lloyd / Miami Herald:
Recount looms in Miami US House race, but officials say Salazar is likely winner
Recount looms in Miami US House race, but officials say Salazar is likely winner
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NBC News and Florida Politics
Sarah N. Lynch / CBS News:
Top lawyer in DOJ's National Security Division abruptly resigns — John Eisenberg, the Justice Department's National Security Division assistant attorney general, abruptly resigned on Friday, the department said. — Attorney General Todd Blanche announced Eisenberg's departure on X …
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Andrew Solender / Axios:
House Democrats “inundated” with anti-Jeffries calls — Democratic House members and members-elect are being bombarded with phone calls and emails urging them not to elect Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) as speaker, more than a dozen lawmakers and aides tell Axios.
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Washington Examiner, NewsMax.com and New York Times
Reuters:
Tesla to wind down Cybertruck production after years of poor sales in few markets — Tesla (TSLA.O) will wind down Cybertruck production at its Texas gigafactory around mid-2027, CEO Elon Musk said on Friday, after years of persistently weak sales for a futuristic model once touted as a rival …
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US Department of Justice:
Thomas Wayne Markle Arrested on Federal Complaint Charging Him with Possessing Sexually Explicit Images of Himself with Minor Girls — For Immediate Release — U.S. Attorney's Office, Central District of California — LOS ANGELES - A Florida man was arrested today on a federal criminal …
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Shawn Cohen / Daily Mail:
Meghan Markle's estranged dad Thomas is charged after Daily Mail reported him to the FBI and new storage unit containing ‘photos of him abusing girls’ is found in LA
Meghan Markle's estranged dad Thomas is charged after Daily Mail reported him to the FBI and new storage unit containing ‘photos of him abusing girls’ is found in LA
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Associated Press:
Secret Service Arrests Man Who Said He Heard Voices Telling Him to Kill Trump — The U.S. Secret Service said a suspect has been taken into custody and charged after officers found him in a vehicle near the White House with multiple guns, claiming he heard voices in his head telling him to kill President Donald Trump.
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Faris Tanyos / CBS News:
Man with guns arrested near White House, told Secret Service he planned to kill Trump, DHS says
Man with guns arrested near White House, told Secret Service he planned to kill Trump, DHS says
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RedState and The Daily Wire
G. Elliott Morris / Strength In Numbers:
Turnout among Black voters surged in the Deep South — Editor's note: I just wanted to express my gratitude again to all of you for being part of Strength In Numbers this midterm cycle. There's a lot to celebrate in terms of this publication's Value Above Replacement this year …
Wall Street Journal:
White House Weighs Executive Order Attaching Terrorist Label to Some Nonprofits — The order, which hasn't been finalized, would immediately suspend groups' tax-exempt status — WASHINGTON—The Trump administration is considering an executive order that would list some nonprofit organizations …
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New Republic, NewsMax.com and The Independent
Stuart A. Thompson / New York Times:
How Accurate Were Prediction Markets at Picking Midterm Winners? — Heading into Election Day, Republicans appeared likely to hold on to South Carolina's Senate seat. Senator Darline Graham was running to succeed her older brother, the late Senator Lindsey Graham, for a full term, and she had received President Trump's endorsement.
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Johnson, staunch Trump ally, seeks to delay Senate GOP leadership election after big losses — Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) obtained the five signatures he needs from GOP colleagues to request a meeting of the broader Senate Republican Conference to discuss postponing their leadership election, which is scheduled for next week.
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Politico, Washington Examiner, NewsMax.com, Joe.My.God. and Political.org
New Republic:
Transcript: Trump Shivs Hegseth in Weird Aside as GOP Knives Come Out — The following is a lightly edited transcript of the November 6 episode of the Daily Blast podcast. Listen to it here. — Greg Sargent: This is The Daily Blast from The New Republic, produced and presented by the DSR Network.
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New York Times, Mediaite and Washington Post
Julianna Bragg / Axios:
Ex-RFK Jr. adviser alleges Trump admin corruption prompted resignation … He is one of the first former administration members to speak out about his time in the executive branch. … - “Particularly in many cases to enrich their families,” he added.
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Politico
Tom Schaller / Public Notice:
The midterms' most deserving losers — Public Notice is proudly celebrating 5 years of independent journalism. Support our work by becoming a paid subscriber ⬇️ — 👊 Subscribe to PN 👊 — Donald Trump and his MAGA cult were the biggest losers in Tuesday's midterm elections.
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Paul Waldman / MS NOW:
Jon Ossoff's merciless strategy paid off. Other Democrats should take notes. — Victory speeches from winning candidates usually follow a similar script: Thank the family, staff and volunteers; riff on how inspiring the campaign was; remind people of the hard work ahead …
The Washington Sun:
How Stephen Miller's Fixation on Minnesota's Somalis Became a Full-Scale Crackdown — The new White House chief of staff has spent the last year moving the federal government against one community in one state. — Copy — Stephen Miller was on a quest.
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Fox News, Breitbart and The Daily Wire
Safiyah Riddle / Associated Press:
US Justice Department drops bid to force California to set aside disputed ballots — The U.S. Department of Justice on Friday moved to dismiss its own lawsuit that sought to stop California from counting roughly 20,000 ballots it alleged went to noncitizens until their immigration status could be verified.
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Politico
The Washington Sun:
Progressives Revive Vietnam-Era Strategy to Defund Iran War — Some lawmakers want to force a confrontation with Trump now, but Democratic leaders have not committed to acting before the party takes control in January. — Copy — Progressives are pressuring Democratic leaders to use …
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Axios, JT's Substack, Truthout and OutsideTheBeltway
Associated Press:
Democrats win the Arizona House, Senate and governor's office for the first time since 1966 — Democrats in Arizona won control of both legislative chambers and retained the governor's office, giving the party its first trifecta in the state since 1966 as Democrats made major gains nationwide …
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The Gateway Pundit and Political.org
Mitch Bannon / The Athletic:
Blue Jays distance themselves from Anthony Santander's Islamophobic Instagram story — Toronto Blue Jays outfielder Anthony Santander shared Islamophobic posts on his Instagram story Wednesday. One of the videos, which was taken down Thursday morning, claimed “America voted for Sharia Last Night! …
NBC News:
Trump briefed on narrow window for a new military campaign in Iran — Administration and defense officials have told President Trump that he should act within the next eight weeks, before the new Democratically controlled Congress takes office, sources say.
Dan De Luce / NBC News:
New intelligence chief trying to reverse staff cuts — Director of National Intelligence Jay Clayton is appealing to former employees who were let go by his predecessors in the Trump administration as he tries to shore up a workforce that was drastically cut.

