Learn “unanimous”, “appeal”, “deployed” in slow English. From: Trump picks Stephen Miller as chief of staff after midterm losses.
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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
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- 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