Trump picks Stephen Miller as chief of staff after midterm losses — Daily News · November 7, 2026
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In this bulletin: Trump picks Stephen Miller as chief of staff after midterm losses; Paraguay’s president ousted after banking crisis; Tanzania opposition celebrates leader’s…
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- placed under house arrest
Paraguay’s Senate removed President Santiago Peña after a bank collapse, and he was placed under house arrest.
He was ordered to stay at home and was not free to leave.
- placed under house arrest
Peña was placed under house arrest later that day, ahead of questioning by prosecutors.
He was ordered to stay at home before prosecutors questioned him.
- cleared of treason
Tanzania’s Tundu Lissu was cleared of treason but sentenced to four years in prison for inciting unrest.
A court decided he was not guilty of treason.
- inciting unrest
Tanzania’s Tundu Lissu was cleared of treason but sentenced to four years in prison for inciting unrest.
It means encouraging people to take part in public disorder.
- inciting unrest
In Tanzania, opposition leader Tundu Lissu has been found not guilty of treason, but sentenced to four years in prison for inciting unrest.
It means encouraging people to take part in public disorder.
- chief of staff
Donald Trump named immigration policy leader Stephen Miller as his next chief of staff after midterm losses.
This is a senior person who helps lead and organize a president’s staff.
- chief of staff
In the United States, President Donald Trump named Stephen Miller as his next White House chief of staff after Republicans lost control of both chambers of Congress in the midterm elections.
This is a senior person who helps lead and organize a president’s staff.
- braces for
Paris braces for separate planned marches, including a banned Yellow Vest protest at Place de la Concorde.
Paris is preparing for the marches and possible problems around them.
- collapse
Paraguay’s Senate removed President Santiago Peña after a bank collapse, and he was placed under house arrest.
The bank failed and could no longer operate normally.
- collapse
The CBC report says the bank collapse left nearly half of Paraguay’s six million people unable to access their savings.
The bank’s failure left many people unable to get their money.
- seized by regulators
The bank had been seized by regulators three days earlier.
Officials took control of the bank.
- steering
Lawmakers accuse Peña of steering hundreds of millions of dollars in public funds to Ueno while regulators overlooked risky insider lending.
They accuse him of directing public money to the bank.
- insider lending
Lawmakers accuse Peña of steering hundreds of millions of dollars in public funds to Ueno while regulators overlooked risky insider lending.
This is lending money to people connected to the bank, which can create risks.
- sworn in
Vice-President Pedro Alliana has been sworn in to serve the rest of Peña’s term, which ends in August 2028.
He has formally taken office as president.
- depositors
The BBC estimates that about three million depositors still cannot reach their savings and pensions.
Depositors are people who have put money into a bank.
- appeal the sentence
Party representatives say they will appeal the sentence and seek bail for Lissu.
They plan to ask a higher court to review the punishment.
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- Trump picks Stephen Miller as chief of staff after midterm losses
- Paraguay’s president ousted after banking crisis
- Tanzania opposition celebrates leader’s acquittal
- France braces for another day of protests
Sources
- RecherchePBS's report frames the appointment as signaling a doubling down on Trump's agenda; its correspondent said Trump was signaling a hard-line immigration approach and rewarding Miller's loyalty.
- RechercheMiller has been a central figure in Trump's immigration policy, including the administration's mass-deportation push.
- RechercheTrump named Stephen Miller, then deputy chief of staff, to replace Susie Wiles as White House chief of staff after Republican losses in the midterm elections.
- RechercheMiller was set to take up the role on Monday. Trump said Wiles would move to the Trump Political Operation.
- RechercheTrump told reporters he wanted to make a change and said Miller had been with him from the beginning.
- RechercheVice-President Pedro Alliana was sworn in as president to serve the remainder of the term, which ends in August 2028.
- RechercheThe BBC reports that an estimated three million depositors remained unable to access savings and pensions after the bank’s collapse; it also says protests erupted across the country.
- RechercheThe article says the government’s response to protests resulted in security forces killing thousands, according to the opposition and rights groups; the government puts the death toll at 518.
- Deutsche WelleFrance braces for new round of Yellow Vest, student protests