Trump names Stephen Miller chief of staff, replacing Susie Wiles

President Donald Trump named Stephen Miller as White House chief of staff on Friday, replacing Susie Wiles days after Republicans lost control of Congress in the midterm elections. Miller, a key architect of the administration’s hard-line immigration policies, is a longtime member of Trump’s inner circle. Wiles, the first woman to hold the post and Trump’s longest-serving chief of staff, was a steely political operator and longtime adviser. Democrats will hold at least 54 Senate seats next year, with up to 56 possible pending narrow races in Alaska and Mississippi. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, likely to return as majority leader, pledged Democrats will block “right-winger” Supreme Court picks or “crappy nominees” for the judiciary and Cabinet. Remaining House and Senate races will determine the strength of Democrats’ congressional majority.