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Trump names Stephen Miller chief of staff as Democrats weigh Hegseth impeachment

On Friday reports centred on fallout from the midterms, which gave Democrats control of Congress. Trump announced Stephen Miller will replace Susie Wiles as White House chief of staff, with Wiles stepping down on Monday. Pressure on Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth continues as Republicans blame the Iran war for their losses, though Trump says Hegseth is doing a very good job. Senate races in Mississippi and Alaska remain unresolved.

• In Mississippi, Democrat Scott Colom leads Republican incumbent Cindy Hyde-Smith by just under 2,000 votes, and lawyers for both parties are trading letters over counting procedures.
• Trump called the midterms "crooked" on Thursday and demanded Alaska's remaining votes go to its Republican incumbent senator, despite earlier accepting the results.
• Hegseth called the impeachment effort in Congress a sham, and the White House denied reports that he and Rubio are set to leave.
• Democrats plan corruption inquiries, with critics pointing to Trump's Middle East deals, and some newly elected Democrats and Bernie Sanders are calling for a datacenter moratorium.