News and topics that will shape the week ahead:
1. President Trump announced Friday that Stephen Miller will replace Susie Wiles as White House chief of staff, effective Monday. Wiles — the first woman to hold the job and Trump’s longest-serving chief of staff — submitted her resignation Thursday night and moves to Trump’s political operation. Miller, the architect of the administration’s immigration crackdown, is one of Trump’s most trusted advisors, and the move is the first major shake-up since Tuesday’s midterms handed Democrats the House and Senate. Expect a far more combative White House as the new Democratic Congress takes over in January.
2. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, in line to become Speaker on January 3, responded by demanding Miller be fired, calling him a “dangerous xenophobe.” The new Democratic Congress is sworn in January 3, with investigations of the administration expected to follow — Miller’s first test will be whether he can run the White House while fighting a hostile House.
3. The October jobs report beat expectations: 165,000 jobs added, unemployment down to 4.1%, and manufacturing growing for the 10th straight month. Strong numbers to carry into a divided government—and a reminder that voters judged affordability, not process fights, on Tuesday.
