Stephen Miller To Take Over As White House Chief Of Staff

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By The Federalist.

White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller, perhaps the Trump administration’s foremost immigration and deportation hawk, will take over as chief of staff after Susie Wiles resigned her position Thursday night.

President Donald Trump announced Miller’s promotion on social media, stating Miller is one of his “most trusted advisors,” adding, “Susie Wiles, who has done an outstanding job, will be moving over to the Trump Political Operation. I want to thank her for her service as Chief of Staff — She has done a great job!”

The shake-up at the top comes after devastating midterms for Republicans, where many voters were angry with the protracted war in Iran and its resultant high gas prices and a lack of focus on domestic issues like affordability.

Staffing changes after election defeats are fairly common, and more could come. Officials in top positions at the Department of Justice have also started turning in their resignations, including Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights Harmeet Dhillon and Assistant Attorney General for the National Security Division John Eisenberg.

Some on the right, like Steve Bannon, who served as the White House chief strategist in Trump’s first term, called for Wiles to be removed, stating, “I think that you have to look to people like Susie Wiles, the chief of staff, and the political consultants that are there … because of the results, they should be removed and removed immediately.” (Read more from “Stephen Miller To Take Over As White House Chief Of Staff” HERE)

Neocons Are Desperate To Blame The GOP Midterm Wipeout On Everything But Iran

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By The Federalist.

Neocons sprang into action this week amid the fallout from Tuesday’s historic Republican defeat in the midterms, pushing a theory of the election that’s completely divorced from reality. Their basic argument is that it wasn’t the costly and unpopular Iran War that turned voters against President Trump and the GOP, it was tariffs, corruption, candidate quality, ICE raids — nearly anything you can think of besides the war, which they are still defending amid the smoldering wreckage of the Republican Party.

The Wall Street Journal editorial board, a champion of the war from the beginning, went after Vice President J.D. Vance this week for a lengthy X post on Wednesday in which Vance rightly cited the war as the primary cause of the Republican midterm disaster.

“The reason we lost is the war. The president himself said so last night,” Vance wrote. “If you’d like to argue it was worth it, that losing the Senate for the next 6 years was worth it, then do so. Argue it was a worthwhile cost to pay. Agree or disagree, that’s at least honest.”

The WSJ editors are not interested in an honest conversation. They criticized Vance for not mentioning corruption and tariffs as major reasons for Republican losses. Tariffs in particular is a familiar refrain among all those who pushed for the Iran war. The problem is, public opinion on tariffs doesn’t show what the neocons say it shows. After Trump’s “liberation day” tariffs were enacted on April 2 of last year, Trump’s approval rating dropped from 47 percent down to about where it was during the best times of his first term, about 40 percent, which is Trump’s baseline on economic management.

The entire tariffs talking point is just a tactic to distract from the Iran War and its costs and shift the conversation to something else. Dana Loesch went even further than the WSJ and claimed that Iran and Israel weren’t even a top four concern for voters, that instead it was the economy, cost of living, and tariffs. But that’s not what exit polling shows. Loesch in particular was widely mocked on X for her inability to correctly read exit polls that showed three out of four voters said the Iran war was a “crucial or major factor” in their vote for Congress. (Read more from “Neocons Are Desperate To Blame The GOP Midterm Wipeout On Everything But Iran” HERE)

Russell Brand Convicted Of Rape

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By Daily Caller.

Russell Brand was convicted Thursday on rape and sexual assault charges, and immediately remanded in custody.

Brand was found guilty of one count of rape and three counts of sexual assault. He was acquitted of two rape counts and one count of attempted indecent assault, according to City News.

Judge Joel Bennathan confirmed Brand would receive jail time and scheduled his sentencing hearing for Nov. 9.

The comedian faced seven charges involving six women, stemming from allegations dating between 1999 and 2009. All the women are entitled to lifelong anonymity, according to BBC. . .

Brand, 51, denied all the charges made against him, and testified that he was previously obsessed with sex and led a promiscuous life, but never forced anyone to engage sexually against their will. (Read more from “Russell Brand Convicted Of Rape” HERE)

Trump Offers Press Secretary Position To Dana White, Who Reportedly Declines

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By Daily Caller.

President Donald Trump stated Saturday that he made a job offer to UFC boss Dana White to become the next White House press secretary. However, according to a report from CNN, he has declined.

While at his Florida golf club, the president took to social media and said that he offered “the Great Dana White, a violent Fighter and Warrior” to be his chief spokesperson.

Trump stated that he made the request to White to bring multiple UFC fighters to be “assistants,” saying, “We need these people to defend us against the Lunatic Left. Dana will be a Press Secretary like none other. Dana, please take the job!”

A response wasn’t issued Saturday by the White House to inquiries regarding Trump’s post on Truth Social. However, CNN is reporting, citing a source familiar with the situation, that White declined the offer.

(Read more from “Trump Offers Press Secretary Position To Dana White, Who Reportedly Declines” HERE)

Top DOJ Civil Rights Enforcer Resigns After Midterm Catastrophe

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By Daily Caller.

Harmeet Dhillon resigned from her role at the Department of Justice (DOJ) Thursday following the catastrophic midterm elections.

Dhillon’s resignation makes her the first high-profile official to depart President Donald Trump’s administration after the disastrous midterm cycle. Dhillon served as the Assistant Attorney General within the DOJ’s civil rights unit.

“Serving my country as AAG for Civil Rights has been the honor of a lifetime,” Dhillon said in a statement on X. “We ushered in the downfall of illegal DEI, we fought to protect women and girls’ sports, and so much more. I want to thank President Trump for giving me this opportunity. I look forward to what’s next!”

This comes just days after Republicans endured a bruising midterm defeat, with Democrats flipping seven Senate seats and dozens of House seats so far.

“She has defended the civil liberties of every American and enforced the law without fear or favor,” Attorney General Todd Blanche said in a post on X. “The Department is grateful for her dedicated public service, and we wish her every success in her future endeavors,” Blanche added. (Read more from “Top DOJ Civil Rights Enforcer Resigns After Midterm Catastrophe” HERE)

Trump Cabinet Member’s Son-In-Law Wins House Race To Become Youngest Member

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By The Daily Caller.

The 26-year-old son-in-law of a Trump cabinet official will become the youngest member of the next Congress and the first born in the 2000s — after running a campaign aligned with the Make America Healthy Again movement.

Republican Michael Alfonso, the son-in-law of Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy, won the open seat race for Wisconsin’s 7th Congressional District on Tuesday, garnering 56 percent of the vote to Democrat Fred Clark’s 44 percent, the Associated Press reported. Alfonso will succeed Republican Wisconsin Rep. Tom Tiffany, who unsuccessfully ran for governor, in the heavily Republican district President Donald Trump carried by more than 22 percentage points in 2024.

“America First means putting the health and prosperity of our people above all else. That will be my only priority in Congress. I’ve already championed Wisconsin cranberries as a natural alternative to artificial food dyes, and you can expect me to champion even more MAHA initiatives in Congress,” Alfonso told the Daily Caller News Foundation in a statement. “As a young father, ensuring the next generation grows up healthier is deeply personal to me.”

The Gen Z political newcomer beat out five other candidates for the GOP nomination during the Aug. 11 primary, aided by endorsements from Trump and MAHA Action.

“As a young guy, I just had a daughter. The rising costs of health care is one of those scary things that scares not just my generation, but even the older generation. Prescription drugs, you name it,” Alfonso told the DCNF in a July interview. “But if we’re going to have a serious discussion about the rise of health care costs, we can talk about how us as a nation, we have an obese crisis.” (Read more from “Trump Cabinet Member’s Son-In-Law Wins House Race To Become Youngest Member” HERE)

CNN Exit Poll: Majority Say Iran War, High Gas Prices Factored Vote; Most Voters Blame Trump

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By Breitbart. A new CNN exit poll suggests that a majority of mid-term voters say the Iran War and high gas prices factored into their vote on Tuesday.

(Read more from “CNN Exit Poll: Majority Say Iran War, High Gas Prices Factored Vote” HERE)

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Exit Poll: Approximately 60 Percent Blame President Trump for High Prices

By Breitbart. Exit polls late Tuesday showed a significant percentage of voters blame President Donald Trump for high prices.

Approximately 60 percent of those polled amid the crucial midterm election pointed to Trump, the New York Post reported.

“The findings, released less than one hour before the first polls closed, showed that three-quarters of voters were ‘angry’ or ‘dissatisfied’ with the direction of the country and that six in ten disapproved of Trump’s performance,” the outlet said, citing the Associated Press.

“The Associated Press exit poll found that four in 10 voters said the economy was their top issue while three in 10 cited the fate of democracy as their primary concern,” the article continued.

In early October, another poll showed a majority blamed Trump for rising prices and higher costs of living, per Breitbart News:

Surveying 2,140 potential voters nationwide between September 24 and 28 with a margin of error of +/-2.9 percentage points, the poll from the Associated Press (AP)-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research found that just 17 percent of Americans approve of the president’s handling of higher prices while only 26 percent approve of his handling of the economy overall. Roughly 65 percent of those polled blamed high prices on the president’s policies.

(Read more from “CNN Exit Poll: Majority Say Iran War, High Gas Prices Factored Vote; Most Voters Blame Trump” HERE)

Democrat Jon Ossoff Easily Beats ‘Memer’ GOP Rep. Mike Collins to Hold Georgia Senate Seat

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Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff easily won a second term Tuesday, defeating GOP Rep. Mike Collins in what was once expected to be a highly competitive race.

Ossoff was thought to be the most vulnerable incumbent Democrat heading into this cycle, but the combination of an anti-Trump national environment and a series of controversies surrounding Collins helped the 39-year-old cruise to victory.

Ossoff’s commanding performance, both at the polls and on the stump, has led to buzz about a potential 2028 presidential run — which he tried to tamp down during the campaign.

“Yes, I will,” Ossoff said during a debate last month when asked if he would commit to serving a full six-year Senate term. “I have zero interest in running for president. I’m running for Senate.”

Ossoff has kept a low profile in the Senate, focusing on issues like opioid prevention, veterans’ health, and online child safety. (Read more from “Democrat Jon Ossoff Easily Beats ‘Memer’ GOP Rep. Mike Collins to Hold Georgia Senate Seat” HERE)

2 Democrats Flip Three-Time Trump State’s Senate Seat By Blowout Margin

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Former two-term Democratic North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper sailed to victory Tuesday, appearing to defeat his Trump-backed Republican opponent by double digits to flip a GOP-held Senate seat in a state the president won three times.

Cooper, who was term-limited after leading the battleground state from 2017 to 2025, is projected to have defeated former Republican National Committee (RNC) Chair Michael Whatley in the race to succeed two-term Republican North Carolina Sen. Thom Tillis, who opted to retire after President Donald Trump threatened to field a primary challenger against him. The Democrat won 66.8% of the vote to Whatley’s 31.6%, with 50% of ballots counted, according to The Associated Press.

Like many Democratic candidates who emerged victorious in elections held during Trump’s second term, Cooper campaigned heavily on the issue of affordability, prominently employing the campaign slogan “Make Stuff Cost Less.” He has specifically vowed to lower costs for groceries, healthcare, energy, childcare, and housing — all of which have skyrocketed during the Trump administration’s unpopular war with Iran.

Whatley, meanwhile, campaigned as a close Trump ally and expressed support for the war as a means to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon. Despite having won the state in 2016, 2020, and 2024, the president’s October approval rating in North Carolina was 37 percent, according to a High Point University poll of 620 likely voters in the Tar Heel State.

Cooper’s win marks the first upper chamber seat to flip in the 2026 midterm elections; however, both polling and financial moves by the campaigns and allied groups ahead of Election Day telegraphed that the race was effectively over weeks earlier. (Read more from “2 Democrats Flip Three-Time Trump State’s Senate Seat By Blowout Margin” HERE)

‘The Swamp Is The Worst It’s Ever Been’: DeSantis Tees Off On Trump Admin Corruption

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On the night before the 2026 midterm elections, Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis harshly rebuked the Trump administration and the Republican-controlled Congress, saying that “the swamp is the worst it’s ever been.”

DeSantis sat down with sports broadcaster Stephen A. Smith for an interview Monday in Washington, D.C. The governor criticized Republicans for ignoring high gas prices and “gaslighting” voters over the Iran War, but he also went after former Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, whose appointment he called a “mistake,” and bashed MAGA lawyer Alina Habba’s multi-million-dollar deal with a Venezuelan billionaire weeks before he was pardoned by President Donald Trump.

“The amount of money these people are making who are in the administration,” DeSantis lamented. “Trump was criticizing Alina Habba. She’s working for DOJ, and she gets a $10-million-a-year contract and then the guy that gave it to her got a presidential pardon somehow.”

He also urged Republicans to tackle political corruption by banning Congress from trading stocks and implementing term limits. (Read more from “‘The Swamp Is The Worst It’s Ever Been’: DeSantis Tees Off On Trump Admin Corruption” HERE)

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