The Bulwark's Press Pass newsletter argues that Trump's choice of Stephen Miller as White House chief of staff — a man the author calls unapologetically racist — signals the administration will double down on the policies that hurt it, noting that departing senators like Thom Tillis bluntly criticized the pick while James Lankford defended Miller. It also reports House Republicans naming Jim Jordan their minority leader and the midterm losses gutting the Problem Solvers Caucus's Republican ranks.