Days after the Republican Party was drubbed in the midterm elections, President Donald Trump made his first major personnel change, choosing Stephen Miller to be his new White House chief of staff.
The decision to elevate Miller, one of Trump’s longest-serving aides, is a sign that the president does not intend to fundamentally change his governing approach. Miller was the architect of Trump’s aggressive deportation campaign and other controversial policies that tested the bounds of White House power.
“Stephen’s been great, and sometimes in life, you gotta make moves,” Trump told reporters shortly after announcing the staffing shakeup.
Miller replaces Susie Wiles, who was the first woman in US history to hold the job. Trump said Wiles would move to his political operation, adding that she “has done an outstanding job.”
Trump later told CBS News that he intended to make some more changes in the coming days.
Here are some of the stories that made headlines over the past week, as well as some photos that caught our eye.
