How powerful is Chief of Staff Stephen Miller in Trump's second term?

WBUR | By Here & Now Newsroom

Published July 21, 2025 at 10:53 AM CDT

Here & Now‘s Anthony Brooks speaks with journalist Jason Zengerle, who reports that White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller, an anti-immigration hardliner, is the de facto head of the Department of Homeland Security and the Justice Department.

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