Stephen Miller Appointed White House Chief of Staff

President Donald Trump announced on Friday that Stephen Miller will become his new White House chief of staff, replacing Susie Wiles on Monday. The announcement was made on Truth Social, where Trump called Miller a loyal and trusted adviser. Wiles will join the president's political team, according to the post.

Miller, 41, grew up in Santa Monica, California, and became known as a conservative writer at Duke University. He joined Trump's 2016 presidential campaign and later served as an adviser and speechwriter during the first term. After Trump left office in 2021, Miller founded the conservative advocacy group America First Legal. In the current administration, he has been deputy chief of staff and homeland security adviser.

Miller has been a leading voice on immigration enforcement, setting a target of 3,000 daily arrests by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement. He has also called for ending birthright citizenship and has been involved in approving executive orders. The appointment comes after Republicans lost control of both chambers of Congress in Tuesday's midterm elections.

In a separate incident, the US Secret Service arrested an armed man near the White House on Thursday. Ronny Yordrix Guanipa Chrinos, a Venezuelan citizen who authorities say entered the US illegally, had a stolen car containing a rifle, two handguns and dozens of rounds of ammunition. He reportedly told agents he heard voices telling him to go to Washington and kill President Trump. Chrinos faces multiple firearms charges as well as unauthorised use of a vehicle and receiving stolen property, and is currently in US Marshals Service custody.