- President Donald Trump announced that Chief of Staff Susie Wiles has been axed following sweeping Republican losses in the midterm elections and will be replaced by Stephen Miller, his advisor on hardline immigration policies.
- In a CBS News interview after the midterms blowout, Trump indicated that “maybe a few changes” will be made to his Cabinet, though he refused to name specific officials when asked about rumors surrounding Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.
- The promotion of Miller, known for controversial immigration enforcement policies, drew sharp criticism from Democratic lawmakers and suggests Trump may take a more combative approach against a newly Democratic-controlled Congress.
- Representative Robert Garcia, the ranking Democrat on the House Oversight Committee, vowed that Democrats are prepared to launch extensive investigations into Trump and his family following their midterm gains.
- Among the key midterm results, Democrat and retired Army Major Richard Ojeda flipped North Carolina’s Ninth District seat by defeating seven-term Republican Congressman Richard Hudson.
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