Deputy White House Chief of Staff Richard Walters exits job ahead of Stephen Miller takeover
Topics: 2026 Midterm ElectionsImmigration & ICE
7 outlets (Fox News, The Hill, BBC US, CBS News, NPR, NYT and WSJ) are covering this story.
How outlets are covering this: 7 outlets ran their own headlines on this story. Words most headlines share: “Stephen”, “Miller”, “Chief”, “Staff”. Distinct wording: Fox News uses “takeover” and “Walters”; The Hill uses “becoming” and “Sanders”; BBC US uses “readies” and “battle”; CBS News uses “unlikely” and “sources”. (Computed from the headlines below.)
- Fox News reports: “Stephen Miller praised Richard Walters as an “invaluable member" who will continue helping the administration from outside the White House.”
- The Hill reports: “Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) on Sunday said he's "not worried" about Stephen Miller becoming President Trump's new White House chief of staff. "Meet the Press" host Kristen Welker pointed out Sander…”
- BBC US reports: “The US president's promotion of Miller, a loyal partisan firebrand to be his new chief of staff sets up likely clashes with Congress.”
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- Fox News: Deputy White House Chief of Staff Richard Walters exits job ahead of Stephen Miller takeover
- The Hill: Sanders 'not worried' about Stephen Miller becoming White House chief of staff
- BBC US: With Stephen Miller pick, Trump readies for a battle
- CBS News: ICE unlikely to scale back crackdown, sources say, citing Stephen Miller
- NPR: Week in politics: Democrats plan for the next Congress, Trump's new Chief of Staff
- NYT: For Stephen Miller, Election Defeat Is No Reason to Back Down on Immigration Crackdown
- 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
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