Stephen Miller named as new White House chief of staff

In a social media post, President Trump announced that Stephen Miller will replace Susie Wiles as the White House chief of staff. Miller has served as White House deputy chief of staff for policy and as a homeland security adviser, playing an integral role in the administration’s hard-line immigration and deportation policies.

Houston to limit police cooperation with federal immigration authorities

Mayor said only immigrants that ‘pose a danger’ would be referred to ICE, after Democrats gain control of governor’s seat The mayor of Houston on Friday said the city would limit cooperation with federal immigration authorities, heralding “a new model” of immigration enforcement after Democrats won power in Texas for the first time in decades. … Read more

Wiles’ significance as Trump’s longest-serving chief of staff

In a social media post, President Trump announced that Stephen Miller will replace Susie Wiles as the White House chief of staff. Miller has served as White House deputy chief of staff for policy and as a homeland security adviser, playing an integral role in the administration’s hard-line immigration and deportation policies.

The Guardian view on the AI backlash: American voters want a say in their future | Editorial

The tech sell-off exposes fragile promises, while Democratic victories offer a chance to protect workers and hold firms accountable This week’s midterms showed that the political bill for the AI boom is falling due. The Democratic sweep intensified fears over runaway spending, mounting debt and resistance to datacentres, sending tech shares tumbling. On Thursday Wall … Read more

Two more DoJ officials resign, including US attorney leading inquiry into Trump rivals

Jason Reding Quiñones led investigation into whether Trump’s rights were violated during 2020 election inquiry A US attorney overseeing the so-called “grand conspiracy” investigation into Donald Trump’s rivals announced on Friday he is leaving the Department of Justice, one of several officials to leave the department in recent days after sweeping Democratic wins in the … Read more

Democrats won big in Ohio on working-class issues. Can they deliver?

Historians and political scientists say that framing the wins as ‘Ohio’s working class has come home’ is too simple At its peak, the Mahoning valley was once the beating heart of the US’s steel economy – a hardscrabble, heavily unionized Democratic bastion in north-eastern Ohio. But de-industrialization, sparked by the mass closure of steel mills … Read more

US tech stock rout: is the AI bubble bursting?

After Thursday’s share price plunge on Wall Street, could the volatility be the start of a huge market meltdown? Business live – latest updates Global financial markets have been thrown into a tailspin as investors bet on an AI slowdown after the US midterm elections. This is not the first time stock markets have wobbled … Read more