White House deputy chief of staff departs under Miller shakeup
Topics: 2026 Midterm ElectionsImmigration & ICE
8 outlets (The Hill, Fox News, CBS News, WSJ, BBC US, NYT, PBS NewsHour and Axios) are covering this story.
How outlets are covering this: 8 outlets ran their own headlines on this story. Words most headlines share: “Miller”, “Stephen”, “chief”, “staff”. Distinct wording: The Hill uses “shakeup” and “departs”; Fox News uses “takeover” and “Richard”; CBS News uses “pushed” and “while”; WSJ uses “no-holds-barred” and “repudiated”. (Computed from the headlines below.)
- The Hill reports: “White House deputy chief of staff Richard Walters is departing from his role in the wake of longtime Trump adviser Stephen Miller being announced as the new chief of staff. “Richard has been an inv…”
- Fox News reports: “Stephen Miller praised Richard Walters as an “invaluable member" who will continue helping the administration from outside the White House.”
- CBS News reports: “Top Trump adviser Stephen Miller, who is set to take over the White House chief of staff role on Monday, has driven President Trump's most controversial immigration policies during both of his admi…”
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- The Hill: White House deputy chief of staff departs under Miller shakeup
- Fox News: Deputy White House Chief of Staff Richard Walters exits job ahead of Stephen Miller takeover
- CBS News: What Stephen Miller has pushed for while in Trump administration
- WSJ: President Trump has chosen Stephen Miller—an advocate of the no-holds-barred style of governing that was repudiated by much of the country on Election Day—as the new White House chief of staff
- BBC US: With Stephen Miller pick, Trump readies for a battle
- NYT: For Stephen Miller, Election Defeat Is No Reason to Back Down on Immigration Crackdown
- PBS NewsHour: What Trump picking Stephen Miller for chief of staff signals about his agenda
- Axios: Trump replaces chief of staff Susie Wiles with Stephen Miller
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