Live updates: Trump names Stephen Miller chief of staff

Vote counting continues in the Alaska and Mississippi Senate races, where the Democratic candidates are leading by thin margins as their party prepares to take over Congress.

House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries reacted to the news that longtime Trump aide Stephen Miller will be the new White House chief of staff, calling Miller “a dangerous xenophobe and reckless extremist who has American blood on his hands,” in a post on X.

“His presence in government should be eradicated like a malignant tumor,” Jeffries wrote. “Fire him today.”

Trump announced today that Miller, White House deputy chief of staff for policy and a homeland security adviser, will become his chief of staff on Monday, replacing Susie Wiles.

Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., was discharged from The Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland, after suffering what his doctor called a “small hemorrhagic stroke” last weekend, his office announced Friday.

Murphy, 53, said in a written statement that he will be spending “several weeks at a rehabilitation center” after being discharged from the hospital.

Trump addressed his decision today to name Stephen Miller as his new White House chief of staff, telling reporters that he "wanted to make a change."

“Stephen’s been with me…

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