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Stephen Miller faces first crisis as White House chief of staff
Show Caption Hide Caption Who is Stephen Miller? Meet Trump's new chief of staff President Trump said Miller will begin as White House chief of staff on November 9. The furor surrounding Jensen Huang, the now-former CEO of Nvidia, has created the first crisis for President Donald Trump’s new chief of staff, Stephen Miller, hitting as he was busy restructuring the White House staff and trying to rebuild after a disastrous midterm election.
Stephen Miller faces first crisis as White House chief of staff
Stephen Miller faces first crisis as White House chief of staff (washingtonpost.com) Stephen Miller faces first crisis as White House chief of staff By Nancy Cook 2026111418160700 The furor surrounding Jensen Huang, the now-former CEO of Nvidia, has created the first crisis for President Donald Trump's new chief of staff, Stephen Miller, hitting as he was busy restructuring the White House staff and trying to rebuild after a disastrous midterm election.
Stephen Miller faces first crisis as White House chief of staff
1 hour ago Medical breakthroughs increasingly depend on combining promising treatments developed by different companies. America's health care system must put patients ahead of bureaucracy and competition. My dad, Louis Tamara, died of pancreatic cancer on May 5, 2017, about six months after he got sick. He …
Trump’s top economic advisers clash over Lutnick’s handling of Nvidia
A private clash between two of President Donald Trump’s top economic advisers burst into the open Friday, exposing deep division over whether Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick was too permissive of Nvidia’s sales of advanced artificial intelligence chips to China.
Trump’s top economic advisers clash over Lutnick’s handling of Nvidia
Trump’s top economic advisers clash over Lutnick’s handling of Nvidia (washingtonpost.com) Trump’s top economic advisers clash over Lutnick’s handling of Nvidia By Ian Duncan; Isaac Arnsdorf; Nancy Cook; Riley Beggin 2026111314080500 A private clash between two of President Donald Trump's top economic advisers burst into the open Friday, exposing deep division over whether Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick was too permissive of Nvidia's sales of advanced artificial intelligence chips to China.
Nvidia board weighs fate of CEO Jensen Huang after affair with alleged Chinese spy
The board of chipmaking giant Nvidia will meet to weigh the future of its embattled chief executive Jensen Huang, according to two people familiar with the matter, days after he admitted to an affair with an alleged Chinese spy. The board's move toward a potential ouster of Huang followed reports Wednesday that the CEO had a second extramarital affair, with an Nvidia executive that reported to him.
Jensen Huang resigns as Nvidia CEO after affair with alleged spy
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang resigned Thursday amid reports of two affairs that included a woman suspected of being a Chinese spy, a stunning downfall for one of the world's most powerful executives. “Jensen's contributions to NVIDIA are profound. NVIDIA is one of the most consequential technology companies in the world,” the company's board said in a statement.
Jensen Huang resigns as Nvidia CEO after affair with alleged spy
Jensen Huang resigns as Nvidia CEO after affair with alleged spy (washingtonpost.com) Jensen Huang resigns as Nvidia CEO after affair with alleged spy By Miriam Waldvogel; Nancy Cook; Ian Duncan 2026111211010600 Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang resigned Thursday amid reports of two affairs that included a woman suspected of being a Chinese spy, a stunning downfall for one of the world's most powerful executives. "Jensen's contributions to NVIDIA are profound.
Nvidia board weighs fate of CEO Jensen Huang after affair with alleged Chinese spy
Nvidia board weighs fate of CEO Jensen Huang after affair with alleged Chinese spy (washingtonpost.com) Nvidia board weighs fate of CEO Jensen Huang after affair with alleged Chinese spy By Miriam Waldvogel; Nancy Cook; Ian Duncan 2026111200440500 The board of chipmaking giant Nvidia will meet to weigh the future of its embattled chief executive Jensen Huang, according to two people familiar with the matter, days after he admitted to an affair with a woman who is alleged to have been a...
Potential Vance challengers smell blood in the water after brutal GOP losses
Ambitious Republicans were already sizing up JD Vance ahead of the 2028 presidential primary. Tuesday night’s GOP bludgeoning has only emboldened some of them. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis embarked on a media blitz in recent days as he prepares a potential run, according to three people briefed on his plans. Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp is weighing a bid, said a person with knowledge of his plans. And Sen.
Potential Vance challengers smell blood in the water after brutal GOP losses
Ambitious Republicans were already sizing up JD Vance ahead of the 2028 presidential primary. Tuesday night's GOP bludgeoning has only emboldened some of them. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis embarked on a media blitz in recent days as he prepares a potential run, according to three people briefed on his plans. Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp is weighing a bid, said a person with knowledge of his plans. And Sen.
Potential Vance challengers smell blood in the water after brutal GOP losses
Potential Vance challengers smell blood in the water after brutal GOP losses (washingtonpost.com) Potential Vance challengers smell blood in the water after brutal GOP losses By Natalie Allison; Katherine Doyle; Nancy Cook; Isaac Arnsdorf 2026110917110500 Ambitious Republicans were already sizing up JD Vance ahead of the 2028 presidential primary. Tuesday night's GOP bludgeoning has only emboldened some of them. Florida Gov.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis planning another White House run
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis planning another White House run
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis planning another White House run (washingtonpost.com) Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis planning another White House run By Nancy Cook 2026110621520600 Gov. Ron DeSantis is preparing to run for the GOP's 2028 presidential nomination, according to three people briefed on his plans, after his home state of Florida was one of the few conservative bastions to survive the Democrats' sweeping midterm victory.
Stephen Miller is named new White House chief of staff as Susie Wiles departs
President Donald Trump has removed his long-serving and top aide Susie Wiles as White House chief of staff, replacing her with Stephen Miller, the president announced Friday. The staffing shake-up comes as Trump remains angry over Tuesday's midterm losses and represents a turn further to the right for his policy agenda. Miller, another longtime Trump aide and the architect of many of Trump's immigration policies, has worked for him since the first Trump administration.
The Republican missteps that laid the groundwork for a historic midterm rebuke
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POLITICS Republicans began the campaign with a favorable Senate map, aggressive plans to redraw House districts and access to enormous sums of money Liz Goodwin, Natalie Allison, Theodoric Meyer, Isaac Arnsdorf, Nancy Cook, Katherine Doyle The Washington Post Nov.
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The Republican missteps that laid the groundwork for a historic midterm rebuke
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Earlier this year, as President Donald Trump and his top advisers stared down increasingly grim polling for Republicans, they devised a strategy for staving off losses in the midterm elections: Put Trump front and center. The president appeared in taxpayer-funded campaign ads that showed him and U.S. forces in the Iran war, created a new midterm convention to star in, and crisscrossed 20 states to appear in 30 rallies in the campaign's final weeks.
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Trump concedes Iran war angered voters, triggered Democratic landslide
President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance on Wednesday blamed Republicans' stunning midterm losses on his unpopular war with Iran, though Trump said he had no choice but to launch the conflict and would do it again. “It's largely true because it drove the gasoline [prices] up a little bit,” the president said Wednesday afternoon on the site of his half-finished White House ballroom, his first public appearance since the election.
Trump concedes Iran war angered voters, triggered Democratic landslide
Trump concedes Iran war angered voters, triggered Democratic landslide (washingtonpost.com) Trump concedes Iran war angered voters, triggered Democratic landslide By Nancy Cook; Katherine Doyle 2026110411460400 President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance on Wednesday blamed Republicans' stunning midterm losses on the administration's unpopular war with Iran, though Trump said he had no choice but to launch the conflict and would do it again.
From the Archives: Politicians on Grounds
Estimated reading time: 2 minutes In light of Tuesday's midterm elections, we are deep in the midterm political season, and nowhere is it more evident than on Grounds. A walk on South Lawn may introduce you to students tabling for a candidate seeking a U.S. Senate seat or asking, “Are you registered to vote?” In decades past, political candidates and their campaigns also visited the University.
Trump’s economic message on eve of midterms: It’s better than you think
Trump’s economic message on eve of midterms: It’s better than you think (washingtonpost.com) Trump’s economic message on eve of midterms: It’s better than you think By Nancy Cook 2026103109010700 American voters are stressed about the high cost of groceries, gas and housing, yet heading into the final weekend before the midterms, here's President Donald Trump's closing message: Everything is rosier than people say. It's true the unemployment rate remains low.
Trump’s economic message on eve of midterms: It’s better than you think
1:09 1 hour ago Zimbabwe: Leather Exporter Eyes China Market Expansion via CIIE. StringersHub • 1h Harare, Zimbabwe - October 31, 2026 A representative from Samuneti Leathers, a Zimbabwean leather goods exporter, discusses the company's plans to expand its presence in the Chinese market in Harare, Zimbabwe, October 31, 2026.
Brash architect of Trump’s midterm strategy could become midterm scapegoat
POLITICS Strategy, voter turnout, attack ads and disbursing the $400 million war chest of Trump’s super PAC all fall into James Blair’s purview as the leader of MAGA Inc. Nancy Cook The Washington Post Oct. 30, 2026, 10:19 a.m. ET View Comments President Donald Trump has nicknames for several aides; his moniker for the architect of his midterm strategy - Brilliant James - sometimes comes with an edge.
Brash architect of Trump’s midterm strategy could become midterm scapegoat
President Donald Trump has nicknames for several aides; his moniker for the architect of his midterm strategy — Brilliant James — sometimes comes with an edge. James Blair has encyclopedic knowledge of voting minutiae, historical election trends and congressional maps. He’s won Trump’s confidence by delivering information to the president matter-of-factly. But as Trump’s tone sometimes suggests, smart people can sometimes outsmart themselves.
Brash architect of Trump’s midterm strategy could become midterm scapegoat
16 hours ago Angry about the scale of a contract signed by one of his former lawyers with the family of a wealthy pardon seeker, the president told allies he wanted some of the money to go to his future presidential library. President Trump erupted last week after he learned that one of his former lawyers, Alina …
Trump started a trade war with Canada. GOP candidates became casualties.
PORT HURON, Mich. — Only the St. Clair River separates this Michigan city from Canada, and residents have long crossed the Blue Water Bridge to shop, work and dine. But as President Donald Trump prepares to host a rally here on Sunday, Canadian license plates have become a rarer sight in local parking lots. Trump is expected to become the first sitting president to visit this town of less than 30,000.
Trump rolls back some Canada tariffs as midterm election approaches
The Trump administration is rolling back a slate of tariffs on Canadian products that disproportionately hurt residents in Maine and similar states, Republican Sen. Susan Collins of Maine announced Friday. The new policy will exempt nine categories of products from the high tariffs the Trump White House imposed on Canada this summer after trade talks collapsed.
Trump rolls back some Canada tariffs as midterm election approaches
Trump rolls back some Canada tariffs as midterm election approaches (washingtonpost.com) Trump rolls back some Canada tariffs as midterm election approaches By Riley Beggin; Nancy Cook 2026102319370400 The Trump administration is rolling back a slate of tariffs on Canadian products that disproportionately hurt residents in Maine and similar states, Republican Sen. Susan Collins of Maine announced Friday.
Republican gerrymanders in Texas threaten to fall flat, poll finds
With just 11 days until the midterm election, Texas Democrats have a chance to win two key congressional seats in districts that President Donald Trump won by 10 points in 2024, a Washington Post-Schar School poll finds Exasperated by the high cost of living and a deportation agenda that a majority says has gone “too far,” voters in one of the South Texas districts surveyed appear closely divided; in the other, they lean toward the Democrat.
Republican Gerrymanders in Texas Threaten to Fall Flat, Poll Finds
Democrats have strong chances in two key congressional districts, according to a new Post-Schar School poll. With just 11 days until the midterm election, Texas Democrats have a chance to win two key congressional seats in districts that President Donald Trump won by 10 points in 2024, a Washington Post-Schar School poll finds.
Power struggle erupts in Trump’s White House as midterm losses loom
POLITICS Nancy Cook, Natalie Allison, Isaac Arnsdorf and Katherine Doyle The Washington Post Oct. 16, 2026, 10:37 a.m. ET View Comments White House aides, who have kept clashes muted during President Donald Trump’s second term, have begun jostling more openly for power as they brace for widespread midterm election losses and internal upheaval, according to interviews with 20 staffers, advisers and people close to the president.
Power struggle erupts in Trump’s White House as midterm losses loom
Power struggle erupts in Trump’s White House as midterm losses loom (washingtonpost.com) Power struggle erupts in Trump’s White House as midterm losses loom By Nancy Cook; Natalie Allison; Isaac Arnsdorf; Katherine Doyle 2026101614350500 White House aides, who have kept clashes muted during President Donald Trump's second term, have begun jostling more openly for power as they brace for widespread midterm election losses and internal upheaval, according to interviews with 20 staffers,...
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Shifting Senate Map Is Fueling Most Expensive US Election Ever
Sept. 28, 2026, 10:00 AM UTC The political battle for the Senate is spreading to states many analysts doubted would have a central role in the November midterms, prompting both parties to bolster spending in an election that is on track to be the most expensive in American history. Just 36 days before Election Day, and with voting underway in almost half the country, Democrats are betting that voter frustration with the cost-of-living can outpace the Republican Party’s financial arsenal.
Shifting Senate Map Is Fueling Most Expensive US Election Ever Original
One Democratic strategist said that the perception in the party is that Trump has inadvertently done everything possible to expand the Senate map, noting that they are running challengers in states that the president won by large margins. That was echoed by Debbie Cox Bultan, the chief executive officer of NewDEAL, a network of state and local Democratic leaders. "We have opportunities in places we haven't had in a long time," Cox Bultan said.
Trump Gives Xi a Grand Welcome While Expectations Stay Low
I’m Nancy Cook, Bloomberg’s senior national political correspondent, and each weekday I’ll be coming to you with inside-the-room reporting and insights that reveal what’s really happening in Washington — and how it impacts you.
Midterm Pressure Has Some Republicans Breaking With Trump
Donald Trump.Photographer: Angelina Katsanis/Bloomberg September 23, 2026 at 8:24 PM UTC I’m Nancy Cook, Bloomberg’s senior national political correspondent, and each weekday I’ll be coming to you with inside-the-room reporting and insights that...
Kamala Harris Helps El-Sayed Court Black Voters in Michigan
Abdul El-Sayed and Kamala Harris.Photographer: Sarah Rice/Getty Images; Joe Klamar/AFP/Getty Images September 22, 2026 at 8:27 PM UTC I’m Nancy Cook, Bloomberg’s senior national political correspondent, and each weekday I’ll be coming to you with...
Trump-Mamdani Meeting Becomes Another Closely Watched Summit
Zohran Mamdani and Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House in 2025.Photographer: Yuri Gripas/Abaca/Bloomberg via Yuri Gripas/ABACAPRESS.COM September 21, 2026 at 8:41 PM UTC I’m Nancy Cook, Bloomberg’s senior national political...
Marco Rubio’s Diplomacy Has Been Most Effective in the Oval Office
Marco Rubio in May at the end of a visit to Italy and the Vatican.Photographer: Stefano Rellandini/AFP/Getty Images September 17, 2026 at 9:05 PM UTC I’m Nancy Cook, Bloomberg’s senior national political correspondent, and each weekday I’ll be...
Marco Rubio Remakes Himself From a Trump Rival to MAGA’s Global Envoy
Marco Rubio’s office at the US Department of State is one of the most elegant spaces in Washington.
Midterms Pit Republican Cash Machine Against Democratic Fury
The Republican Midterm Convention in Dallas last week.Photographer: Mark Felix/Bloomberg September 16, 2026 at 8:43 PM UTC I’m Nancy Cook, Bloomberg’s senior national political correspondent, and each weekday I’ll be coming to you with...
Warsh Faces Rate-Day Decision Reckoning With Markets, and Trump
Kevin Warsh at the Jackson Hole Economic Policy Symposium in Wyoming last month.Photographer: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg September 15, 2026 at 8:36 PM UTC I’m Nancy Cook, Bloomberg’s senior national political correspondent, and each weekday I’ll...
Trump Remains Bullish on AI, Even as White House Debates Regulation
President Donald Trump speaks to reporters while aboard Air Force One on Sunday.Photographer: Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images via Photographer: Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images North America September 14, 2026 at 8:28 PM UTC I’m Nancy Cook, Bloomberg’s...
Democrats Tap Trump’s Economic Playbook at GOP Midterm Convention
Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico holds a food drive in Dallas while Republicans gather for their convention.Photographer: Brandon Bell/Getty Images September 10, 2026 at 8:56 PM UTC I’m Nancy Cook, Bloomberg’s senior national political...
Trump Takes Center Stage in Republicans’ Midterm Gamble
Trump-themed rubber ducks for sale at the GOP convention.Photographer: Mark Felix/Bloomberg September 9, 2026 at 9:24 PM UTC I’m Nancy Cook, Bloomberg’s senior national political correspondent, and each weekday I’ll be coming to you with...
Texas Senate Race Shakes Up the Battle for Senate Control
A polling location in Austin.Photographer: Kaylee Greenlee/Bloomberg September 8, 2026 at 8:43 PM UTC I’m Nancy Cook, Bloomberg’s senior national political correspondent, and each weekday I’ll be coming to you with inside-the-room reporting and...
Trump Headlines Texas Convention to Tap Donors, Rally Voters
Sept. 8, 2026, 10:00 AM UTC The two-day midterm political convention in Dallas this week is Republicans’ last, best chance to put on a show and appeal to donors and corporations ahead of a November election that’s increasingly favoring Democrats. President Donald Trump floated the idea of the convention a year ago as a way to rally voters and ensure Republican control of Congress.
Trump Headlines Texas Convention to Tap Donors, Rally Voters
Photographer: Mark Felix/Bloomberg (Bloomberg) -- The two-day midterm political convention in Dallas this week is the party’s last, best chance to put on a show and appeal to donors and corporations ahead of a November election that’s increasingly...
Jobs Report Will Offer an Economic Reality Check Before Midterms
Jobseekers wait in line to speak to recruiters during a career fair in Chicago.Photographer: Jim Vondruska/Bloomberg September 3, 2026 at 8:37 PM UTC I’m Nancy Cook, Bloomberg’s senior national political correspondent, and each weekday I’ll be...
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