Stephen Miller Replaces Susie Wiles as White House Chief of Staff
New Chief of Staff circulates memo granting Cabinet secretaries more control over messaging.
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Stephen Miller Replaces Susie Wiles as White House Chief of Staff
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What this story says
- Stephen Miller has been appointed White House Chief of Staff, succeeding Susie Wiles.
- Miller has issued an internal memo that allows Cabinet secretaries more authority over their departments' messaging.
- This move signals a shift away from the previous administration's centralized communication approach.
- Some reports describe Wiles as having exerted 'complete authority' and a 'chokehold' on White House communications.
Who covered it
Percentages are shares of the 11 outlets carrying a published leaning rating. 3 of the 14 outlets we know ran this story carry no rating and are not counted in them. Coverage measured .
Trust
42/100
Craft
60/100
Hype
41/100
14 sources · methodology
Thin on the left so far
Only 1 of the 11 outlets with a published leaning rating that ran this story are rated left.
This story is still being watched, so it is a count and not yet a finding. Coverage keeps arriving for hours after an event, and a side that has published nothing this morning may publish by tonight. If it is still true when we stop checking, we will say so plainly.
Stephen Miller has taken over as White House Chief of Staff, replacing Susie Wiles. His initial action in the role was to circulate an internal memo. This memo reportedly grants Cabinet secretaries increased control over their respective departments' messaging.
This development represents a change from the previous communication structure. Reports suggest that Susie Wiles maintained a centralized control over messaging within the Trump administration. Some insiders have described Wiles' approach as a 'chokehold' and having 'complete authority'.
Disagreement on Wiles' communication style
The Economic Times described Susie Wiles' previous role as having a communications 'chokehold' and 'complete authority'. Raw Story also referred to Wiles' 'absolute control' over the White House. In contrast, Thelocalreport.in, citing Fox News, stated that Miller's memo shifts control from what sources described as Wiles' near-total messaging grip.
What the coverage left out
None of the right-rated digests mention any criticism of Miller's appointment by Democrats, a detail included in The Economic Times' full report. None of the centre-rated digests mention the specific insider descriptions of Wiles as a 'control freak', which was present in The Economic Times' full report.
Still developing. We have re-checked which outlets are covering this 7 times, most recently on 12 Nov 2026, 22:30, and will add the sides that appear.
How each side covered it
Our own reading of the reporting listed below, written from the outlets’ articles rather than quoted from them. The reasoning is set out on our methodology page.
Left
1 rated outlet
- The single left-rated report, from Raw Story, highlighted Stephen Miller's quick overhaul of internal operations. It noted a newly disclosed memo revealing changes to how Cabinet officials communicate and answer to the White House. The report also mentioned simmering tensions within the administration.
Centre
2 rated outlets
- The two centre-rated reports, from The Economic Times and Hindustan Times, focused on the personnel change and the policy shift. The Economic Times' headline stated that Wiles' 'chokehold' on the White House had ended, with Miller's memo giving Cabinet new power. Hindustan Times reported that Miller's changes give Cabinet secretaries more authority to speak for their departments.
Right
8 rated outlets
- The eight right-rated reports consistently focused on Stephen Miller's actions and the shift in communication control. Headlines from Times of India, Thedailybs.com, WLTReport, wfmd.com, nytimespost.com, democraticaccent.com, and Fox News all mentioned Miller's memo and the increased control for Cabinet secretaries. Many of these reports used phrases like 'unleashes Trump agencies' and highlighted the move away from Wiles' 'absolute control' or 'reign'.
Questions about this coverage
- How did the left and right cover Stephen Miller Replaces Susie Wiles as White House Chief of Staff?
- Of the 11 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 9% are rated left, 18% are rated centre, 73% are rated right. Those percentages are shares of the rated outlets, not of every outlet that ran it, which was 14. The sections above set out what each side emphasised, in its own terms.
- Is Stephen Miller Replaces Susie Wiles as White House Chief of Staff left or right?
- Too few of the outlets on this story carry a published leaning rating to say. 11 of them do, and this site does not characterise a field under 12: at that size one newsroom filing moves the share by ten points. The percentages above are the count as it stands.
- Is the coverage of Stephen Miller Replaces Susie Wiles as White House Chief of Staff biased?
- Stephen Miller Replaces Susie Wiles as White House Chief of Staff is one event reported by 14 outlets, and this page does not rate the story as biased or unbiased. What it publishes is the spread: which outlets ran it, where named rating organisations place each of them on the spectrum, and what each side chose to lead with. A leaning rating describes an outlet's record over time, not this article, and the two should not be run together.
- Which side is not reporting Stephen Miller Replaces Susie Wiles as White House Chief of Staff?
- When we first saw this story, outlets rated left had barely covered it. Coverage accretes for hours after an event, so that is where to look rather than a verdict — the split above is the current count, and it is the one to read.
- Which outlets covered Stephen Miller Replaces Susie Wiles as White House Chief of Staff?
- 14 that we know of, every one of them listed further up this page with a link to its own report and to what we hold on the publisher. Nothing here is a summary of somebody else's summary: the outlets are named so the original reporting can be read.
- Who is the new White House Chief of Staff?
- Stephen Miller has replaced Susie Wiles as the White House Chief of Staff. This appointment marks a significant change in the administration's internal operations.
- What is Stephen Miller's first major action as Chief of Staff?
- Stephen Miller's first major action was to circulate an internal memo. This memo grants Cabinet secretaries greater control over their departments' messaging, signalling a shift in communication strategy.
- How does the new policy differ from the previous one?
- The new policy allows Cabinet secretaries more independence in departmental messaging. This contrasts with the previous approach, which reports described as having centralized control under Susie Wiles.
Read it at the source
14 outlets, grouped by the leaning a published rating gives them. Every headline links to the original; an underlined outlet name opens our profile of that publisher.
Left
1Centre
2- ‘Complete authority’: Wiles' 'chokehold' on Trump WH ends; Miller's new memo gives Cabinet new power (opens The Economic Times in a new tab)
The Economic Times — is The Economic Times biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Chief of Staff Stephen Miller reshapes White House hierarchy, gives Cabinet secretaries greater control over messaging: Report (opens Hindustan Times in a new tab)
Hindustan Times — is Hindustan Times biased? Our profile of this outlet
Right
8- Stephen Miller makes his first big decision, internal memo reveals something Susie Wiles would have never approved: Report (opens Times of India in a new tab)
Times of India — is Times of India biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Stephen Miller dismantles Susie Wiles’ White House control system (opens thedailybs.com in a new tab)
thedailybs.com — is thedailybs.com biased? Our profile of this outletOpinion
- Stephen Miller UNLEASHES Trump Agencies with Memo in First Major White House Shake-Up (opens WLTReport in a new tab)
- Stephen Miller’s internal memo unleashes Trump agencies after ‘absolute control’ under Wiles’ reign (opens wfmd.com in a new tab)
- Stephen Miller's internal memo unleashes Trump agencies after 'absolute control' under Wiles' reign - NEW YORK TIMES POST (opens nytimespost.com in a new tab)
nytimespost.com — is nytimespost.com biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Stephen Miller's internal memo unleashes Trump agencies after 'absolute control' under Wiles' reign – Democratic Accent (opens democraticaccent.com in a new tab)
democraticaccent.com — is democraticaccent.com biased? Our profile of this outletOpinion
- Stephen Miller's internal memo unleashes Trump agencies after 'absolute control' under Wiles' reign (opens Fox News in a new tab)
- Report: Stephen Miller Loosens Reins and Gives Cabinet Secretaries More Control Over Messaging (opens RedState in a new tab)
Not rated
3- LV exclusive: Memo from Stephen Miller leaked (opens Louisiana Voice in a new tab)
Louisiana Voice — is Louisiana Voice biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Chief of Staff Stephen Miller reshapes White House hierarchy, gives Cabinet secretaries greater control over messaging: Report - THE LOCAL REPORT ARTICLES (opens Thelocalreport.in in a new tab)
Thelocalreport.in — is Thelocalreport.in biased? Our profile of this outlet
- US Administration to Give More Freedom to Ministry Leaders (opens Apa in a new tab)
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