Midterm Fallout: Winners, Losers and Alleged Cheaters

TOP LINE: NEW WHITE HOUSE CHIEF OF STAFF STEPHEN MILLER

Stephen Miller, who was first introduced to the world riding down the golden escalator at Trump Tower in 2015, now holds the most powerful job in Washington, D.C.: White House Chief of Staff.

To say Miller is hyper-connected is an understatement.

His wife, Katie Miller, who according to some reports lobbied hard on her husband’s behalf for the Chief of Staff job, is a former advisor to Elon Musk and hosted a popular podcast.

Trump praised Miller as one of his most loyal and trusted advisors, the fierce backbone of the administration’s no-holds-barred immigration policies.

The choice of Stephen Miller leaves no doubt that President Trump has chosen confrontation over conciliation after Republicans lost control of the House and Senate.

But first more midterm fallout, and when cheating apparently pays off.

DEEP DIVE: ALASKA STILL TOO CLOSE TO CALL

As of this writing, the Alaska U.S. Senate race is on a knife edge.

The Democrat challenger Mary Peltola is narrowly ahead of the GOP incumbent Dan S. Sullivan by less than a thousand votes…

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