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Trump’s Post-Midterm Shake-Up: Stephen Miller Replaces Susie Wiles, and Who Has Resigned

Facts checked Nov. 7, 2026 · Jamoke News does not project winners or call races; results link to the AP.

Three days after Democrats won control of the House and Senate in the Nov. 3, 2026 midterms, President Trump replaced White House chief of staff Susie Wiles with Stephen Miller, and three senior Justice Department officials resigned the same week. Here is who is in, who is out, and what was reported about why, with links to the original reporting. Jamoke News adds no reporting of its own.

White House chief of staff: Stephen Miller replaces Susie Wiles

• Announced Friday, Nov. 6, 2026: Trump said Miller, his longtime adviser, will replace Wiles as chief of staff, after Republicans lost both chambers of Congress. “I wanted to make a change,” Trump said, CBS News reported.
• Susie Wiles served 21 months, making her Trump’s longest-serving chief of staff across both terms, Fox News reported. Axios described her as one of the administration’s few moderating forces.
• Stephen Miller was the architect of Trump’s mass deportation campaign and the public face of many of his immigration policies, the New York Times reported.
• Reaction: Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) called Miller the “worst of all possible choices” and said Trump “needs to rethink” the decision, The Hill reported. Democratic lawmakers condemned the pick, the Guardian reported.

Sources: NPR: Stephen Miller replaces Susie Wiles as White House chief of staff, Nov. 6, 2026 · CBS News: Trump installs Stephen Miller as chief of staff, replacing Susie Wiles · Axios: Trump replaces chief of staff Susie Wiles with Stephen Miller · Fox News: Trump names Stephen Miller new White House chief of staff, replacing Susie Wiles · New York Times: What to Know About Stephen Miller, Trump’s New Chief of Staff · The Hill: Tillis says Miller is ‘worst of all possible choices’ for chief of staff role · The Guardian: Trump faces criticism for ‘dangerous’ Stephen Miller appointment

Justice Department resignations

• Harmeet Dhillon, assistant attorney general for civil rights, resigned, Attorney General Todd Blanche said Thursday, Nov. 5.
• John Eisenberg, assistant attorney general for national security, resigned Friday, Nov. 6, the department said; Blanche announced it on X.
• Jason Reding Quiñones, U.S. attorney for the Southern District of Florida (Miami), whose office oversaw the “grand conspiracy” investigation into Trump’s political foes, resigned Friday, Nov. 6.

Sources: Axios: DOJ’s Harmeet Dhillon resigns, Nov. 5, 2026 · CBS News: Top lawyer in DOJ’s National Security Division abruptly resigns · Politico: 2 top DOJ officials resign, including assistant attorney general for national security, Nov. 6, 2026 · CBS News: DOJ official resigns amid questions about “grand conspiracy” probe

Other departures

• Calley Means, a former adviser to Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., said he resigned over what he called corruption by a “concentrated group of people” in the administration, Axios reported Nov. 6.

Sources: Axios: Ex-RFK Jr. adviser says Trump admin corruption prompted resignation, Nov. 6, 2026

What comes next

The new Democratic majorities take over Congress when the terms of newly elected members begin on Jan. 3, 2027, under the 20th Amendment. Who won the 2026 midterms · The two Senate races still uncalled

Latest headlines: Trump administration shake-up

Generated from the stories Jamoke News is tracking; refreshed every 30 minutes.

• Tillis says Miller is 'worst of all possible choices' for chief of staff role Nov 7
• Susie Wiles Is the Latest Powerful Woman to Exit the Trump Administration Nov 6
• Susie Wiles, Trump’s Chief of Staff, Is Accused of Blocking Health Policies to Attract Donations Nov 6
• Democrats blast 'dangerous' elevation of Miller as refusal to learn from the election Nov 6
• Trump’s elevation of Stephen Miller a middle finger to millions of voters Nov 6
• Here’s five things to know about Stephen Miller, President Trump’s new right-hand-man Nov 6
• What to Know About Stephen Miller, Trump’s New Chief of Staff Nov 6
• Ex-RFK Jr adviser bashes White House on MAHA priorities Nov 6
• Bannon says Susie Wiles should be ‘removed immediately' Nov 6
• Harmeet Dhillon resigns after radical reshape of Justice Department's Civil Rights Division Nov 6
• Trump DOJ appointee who led ‘grand conspiracy’ probe of Trump foes resigns Nov 6
• DOJ official resigns amid questions about "grand conspiracy" probe Nov 6
• Top lawyer in DOJ's National Security Division abruptly resigns Nov 6
• Top prosecutor in office that housed Trump's 'grand conspiracy' probe resigns from DOJ Nov 6
• Dem senator presses call for Kennedy to 'resign or be fired' after election Nov 5

This page lists confirmed announcements as reported; it is updated as more changes are reported.