Live Updates: Stephen Miller to Replace Susie Wiles as Trump’s Chief of Staff

President Trump is elevating Stephen Miller, his powerful domestic policy adviser, to be his next chief of staff in the wake of shattering Republican losses in the midterm elections. The decision to replace Susie Wiles, set to take effect on Monday, will fundamentally shift the circle of advisers around the president.

Mr. Miller, a deeply ideological Trump loyalist, has been the architect of some of the most polarizing domestic policies in Mr. Trump’s second term. His promotion signals an aggressive doubling-down by Mr. Trump days after voters delivered a decisive rebuke of his handling of a range of issues, including the economy, the war with Iran and the aggressive deportation campaign directed by Mr. Miller.

{snip} Mr. Miller’s pitch for the job as the gatekeeper to the president, according to people who heard it, was that Mr. Trump needed to wind down the Iran war, a conflict that the president’s core supporters viewed as a betrayal.

People familiar with Mr. Miller’s views say he is also likely to steer the president away from his early instinct after Tuesday’s losses to seek deals with Democrats. {snip}

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