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Trump replaces Susie Wiles with Stephen Miller as White House chief of staff
A pursuit ended with a shootout between a man and the Los Angeles Police Department in Koreatown on Thursday night, officials said.Around 9 p.m., officers pulled a driver over for vehicle code violations at Rampart Boulevard and Third Street, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. Preliminary information indicates that before officers approached, they believed the man was trying to arm himself and requested backup.Police say that despite attempts to get him to step out of the car, the man refused and later drove off, prompting a pursuit.The chase ended on Berendo Street, north of First Street, after officers deployed a tire deflation device, the LAPD said. That’s when officials say the man got out of the car, took out a handgun and shot at officers, leading to a police shooting.The man was struck by gunfire, dropped the gun and was taken into custody, according to police. The LAPD identified him as 31-year-old Dominic Cosio. It’s unclear what charges, if any, he faces.Cosio was taken to the hospital, where he remains in stable condition, now in the custody of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department’s medical jail ward, police said.No officers or community members were struck by gunfire, but the LAPD said an officer was taken to the hospital for an ankle injury sustained during the incident.Officials say Cosio’s firearm, a Polymer80 ghost gun, was recovered and booked into evidence. Five live rounds were in the gun’s magazine, according to the LAPD.The investigation is ongoing.This is a developing story.
The Latest: Trump replaces Susie Wiles with Stephen Miller as White House chief of staff
President Donald Trump said Friday that Stephen Miller was replacing Susie Wiles as White House chief of staff, mere days after Republicans lost control of Congress in the midterm elections. Miller, long a key member of Trump's inner circle, is a key architect of the administration's hard-line immigration policies. Wiles, a steely political operator and [...]
Man in custody after being found in vehicle near White House with guns
Ronny Yordrix Guanipa Chrinos arrested by secret service after telling officers voices told him to kill Donald TrumpThe US secret service said a suspect has been taken into custody and charged after officers found him in a vehicle near the White House with multiple guns, claiming he heard voices in his head telling him to kill Donald Trump.The arrest Thursday night happened after secret service officers approached a man "acting suspicious" in a parked car, according to a Homeland Security statement. US officials said the suspect – Ronny Yordrix Guanipa Chrinos – went on to describe voices in his head that were telling him to come to the nation's capital and kill the Republican president. Continue reading...
Trump just unleashed hell on the voters who dared stand up to him
Three days after voters told Donald Trump they'd had enough, he answered by offering them more than enough: Stephen Miller.Elevating Miller to White House chief of staff is a brutal offense to the American people and the world. It's a declaration of war on the voters who just handed Democrats both the House and the Senate. Anyone hoping for a chastened president who might work with Congress on prices, the Iran war, or the corruption swirling around his administration should stop such foolish thinking.Trump isn't giving an inch, and he will give Miller a mile.In my view, and that of many others, Miller is the most dangerous man in this administration, and that is saying a lot. He is ruthless. He is a xenophobe. He is a white nationalist, and just about every other phobe there is in the lexicon.And now this insidious fascist Nazi vampire has his bloodthirsty teeth in the neck of the stupid and pliable Donald Trump.This isn't an exaggeration. Miller was the chief architect of the 2018 "zero tolerance" policy that ripped thousands of migrant children from their parents at the border. He drove the Muslim travel bans, the assault on DACA, and the slashing of refugee admissions. In his current role, he has coordinated daily enforcement directives across ICE, CBP, and the FBI to expand mass arrests and detentions.The masked agents on your street corners who are gunning down innocent Americans — that's Stephen Miller's proudest moment.In 2019, the Southern Poverty Law Center published more than 900 messages Miller sent to Breitbart editors in 2015 and 2016. They showed him pushing white nationalist literature and material from fringe, hate-adjacent outfits like VDARE, along with The Camp of the Saints, a racist novel beloved by the far right.This is a blatantly proud racist, and he will be Trump's right-hand man. I can only think that this is Trump's sinister retribution for Black voters turning out in droves in the midterms and voting overwhelmingly against him. He has brazenly just lit a burning-cross fire under them, and they will have the last word. Guaranteed.If all that isn't bad enough, Miller embraces the "Great Replacement" conspiracy rhetoric, i.e. white Christians only. He sees America's demographic change as an enemy to be defeated rather than a country to be led. He is also a one-man wrecking crew for DEI.For two years, pundits said that Susie Wiles was the adult in the room. I never bought it. I never saw her slow Trump down on anything that mattered. Seriously, what did she do? Trump has run roughshod over the Constitution, the White House, the National Mall, Americans, and the world. But whatever thin restraint she supposedly provided is gone.Miller has also made no secret of his contempt for diplomacy, arguing that America should project raw power rather than bother with traditional norms. From Venezuela to Iran, he has pushed for aggression, peace be damned. He gives the order to Trump, Trump gives it to Hegseth, and all hell breaks loose.Our allies have spent two years wondering whether Trump is a partner or a threat. With Miller whispering in Trump's no-bullet-wound ear, expect them to stop wondering. What a miserable slight Miller will be to our allies.Elevating Miller is like sticking two fingers in both of Congress's metaphorical eyes. Congress now has the power and the duty to investigate this administration. Miller will ignore subpoenas and stonewall on everything Congress asks for. The corruption inquiries are coming, and he is the man Trump has chosen to deal with them.In every conceivable way, Miller will be a horror show. I shudder to think what he will try to get away with. The chief of staff job has traditionally been the most powerful in Washington, and for someone of Miller's ilk to hold this position is beyond shocking.I don't think anyone can imagine what he's capable of.Voters stormed into polling places this week and said, as plainly and loudly as they could, that they wanted something different. Something above board. Something with morals and principles. Trump looked at the results and decided to hire the ugly, nefarious, macabre face of everything they rejected.Every corruption scandal, every ICE raid, every separated family, every executive order drafted in his dark and demented mind will carry Miller's filthy fingerprints.Stephen Miller has no morals, no scruples, no decency, no empathy, no respect for democracy, no respect for the law, no respect for order, no respect for America, and no respect for world order. He is an evil disaster of epic proportions, and Donald Trump just put him in charge.Now, more than ever, we need a Democratic Congress to fight hard against him.
Pope Leo says in 'fairly good shape' after lung cancer surgery
The Pope arrived in Uruguay on Friday to begin a three-nation South American tour, eight years after a pontiff last visited the continent. Following surgery in October to remove a cancerous tumor and part of his right lung, the Vatican said he was fit to travel and required no further treatment.
Democratic candidates with a Christian message help flip Congress
Clergy members and other Democratic candidates with an unapologetically Christian message to "love your neighbor" helped their party flip control of Congress. It was a striking midterm victory that demonstrated the strength of the religious left as a counter to the stalwart evangelical support for President Donald Trump and his fellow Republicans. "This attempt to...
Susie Wiles exits White House as Trump ousts another woman from key role
Wiles thanks president for 'honor of a lifetime' as departure leaves behind overwhelmingly male leadership teamUS politics live – latest updatesDonald Trump on Friday said Susie Wiles, the first woman to serve as White House chief of staff, will leave her post, a major shake-up of his inner circle that comes amid a steady exodus of senior female officials from his administration.The president announced her ouster – and her replacement, by the immigration hardliner Stephen Miller – in a post on Truth Social, days after a sweeping blue wave gave Democrats control of both chambers of Congress in the midterm elections. Wiles's departure leaves behind an overwhelmingly male leadership team. Continue reading...
Meghan Markle's father arrested and charged with possessing child sexual abuse material
Thomas Markle, the father of Prince Harry's wife, Meghan, was arrested Friday morning by federal agents in Florida on a federal criminal complaint alleging he kept child sexual abuse material, including sexually explicit photographs of himself with prepubescent girls, said the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Central District of California.
Stephen Miller epically ridiculed as 'malignant tumor' after Trump hands him top job
Ridicule poured in for top White House aide Stephen Miller when President Donald Trump named him chief of staff days after Republicans lost control of Congress.Trump announced the move Friday on Truth Social, calling Stephen Miller, his deputy chief of staff, "one of my most trusted advisors."Stephen Miller replaces Chief of Staff Susie Wiles on Monday, and Trump said Wiles will move to his political operation.Democrats won control of the House and Senate in Tuesday's midterm elections, Al Jazeera reported. Stephen Miller is a key architect of the administration's hard-line immigration policies, the Associated Press reported.Democrats, journalists and other Trump critics answered the news by mocking Stephen Miller."Stephen Miller is a dangerous xenophobe and reckless extremist who has American blood on his hands," Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY), who could become House Speaker, blasted in a post on X. "His presence in government should be eradicated like a malignant tumor. Fire him today.""Trump is doubling down on terror with Nazi wannabe Miller," X user Tom Joseph wrote."America, I hear your message loud and clear. Changes must be made," Onion CEO Ben Collins posted on Bluesky in Trump's voice. "I am replacing the only person in my administration who listens to the demons screaming at her at night with a rotted out egg from Hell made of human diarrhea.""[T]his really feels like the last stop before the bunker," independent journalist Marisa Kabas posted."With Miller we see [Trump's] entirely predictable response, trying to force feed the country what it just spit up," Talking Points Memo founder Josh Marshall wrote."These losers learned nothing," Gov. JB Pritzker (D-IL) wrote.Another critic went after the Millers' own voting record."Miller wanted this outcome. That's why he and his wife didn't even vote, and he did nothing to change policy to prevent total collapse," David J. Bier, director of immigration studies at the Cato Institute, wrote on X."I did not vote in Virginia because, in Virginia, when you vote, you dox your own address, and so I prefer my own safety and security over giving that up," Katie Miller, a conservative podcaster and Stephen Miller's wife, told CBS News on election night, HuffPost reported.The Daily Beast said it asked the White House whether Stephen Miller also skipped the vote.Katie Miller's own words back up her half of Bier's claim, but whether Stephen Miller voted remains unconfirmed."You see that moms are too busy raising their children and taking care of them to go to the polls," Katie Miller said moments before her admission, offering a reason for the Republican losses, according to HuffPost. She is a mother of four who did not vote herself.Critics also said the promotion rewarded Stephen Miller instead of changing course after the losses."Trump just rewarded the guy who lost them Texas," national security journalist Marcy Wheeler, who posts as emptywheel, wrote."For those who hoped the @POTUS might pivot to work with the incoming Congress, the appointment of Miller is a bucket of ICE cold water," former White House senior adviser David Axelrod wrote.In October, Politico reported that Trump had floated Stephen Miller as a possible replacement for Wiles, the Daily Beast noted."The Susie Wiles story was a fake story," Trump told CNN's Kristen Holmes on Oct. 16, saying there was "zero chance" he was considering replacing her, NBC Palm Springs reported. "Susie is here and she's gonna be here for a long time."Three weeks later, Trump did what he had dismissed as a fake story and gave Wiles' job to an aide that report had named.One Democratic lawmaker warned Stephen Miller that his new job could come with a cost."Miller, don't get too comfortable with your new title," Rep. Delia Ramirez (D-IL) said in a statement Kabas posted on Bluesky. "Part of the benefits package for your promotion is accountability for all the pain you have caused."In April, Ramirez moved to subpoena Stephen Miller after he did not testify at a House Homeland Security Committee hearing Democrats had called, according to her office.Her party will soon have the power to back up that warning. When the new Congress convenes in January, Democrats will control the House and its committees, including the one where Ramirez tried to make Stephen Miller answer questions.
Meghan Markle's father arrested in Florida over alleged child sexual abuse images
A pursuit ended with a shootout between a man and the Los Angeles Police Department in Koreatown on Thursday night, officials said.Around 9 p.m., officers pulled a driver over for vehicle code violations at Rampart Boulevard and Third Street, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. Preliminary information indicates that before officers approached, they believed the man was trying to arm himself and requested backup.Police say that despite attempts to get him to step out of the car, the man refused and later drove off, prompting a pursuit.The chase ended on Berendo Street, north of First Street, after officers deployed a tire deflation device, the LAPD said. That’s when officials say the man got out of the car, took out a handgun and shot at officers, leading to a police shooting.The man was struck by gunfire, dropped the gun and was taken into custody, according to police. The LAPD identified him as 31-year-old Dominic Cosio. It’s unclear what charges, if any, he faces.Cosio was taken to the hospital, where he remains in stable condition, now in the custody of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department’s medical jail ward, police said.No officers or community members were struck by gunfire, but the LAPD said an officer was taken to the hospital for an ankle injury sustained during the incident.Officials say Cosio’s firearm, a Polymer80 ghost gun, was recovered and booked into evidence. Five live rounds were in the gun’s magazine, according to the LAPD.The investigation is ongoing.This is a developing story.
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