The ascent of one of Washington’s most influential policy architects to the top staff job in the White House is already reshaping life for those closest to him.
Stephen Miller, long regarded as the principal designer of the Trump administration’s sweeping mass deportation agenda, will assume the role of White House chief of staff beginning November 9, 2026, replacing Susie Wiles.
President Trump announced the appointment on Truth Social, writing: “Stephen Miller, the current Deputy Chief of Staff of the Trump Administration, and one of my most trusted advisors, will become the Chief of Staff starting Monday, November 9, 2026.”
The promotion follows the GOP’s bruising midterm results, and Miller’s elevation came after his wife, Katie Miller, was reported to have actively lobbied for his appointment.
With that new chapter opening for her husband, Katie Miller announced she would bring her podcast, “The Katie Miller Show,” to a close after little more than a year on the air.
She explained her reasoning in a post, saying: “I make every decision based on what’s best for my children and our family. With @StephenM taking on this new role for President Trump, I’ve decided to stop recording new podcast episodes.”
She added that she would still release two previously recorded episodes before stepping back entirely, telling followers, “I’ll be cheering President Trump and his team on from outside the administration.”
The podcast, launched in August 2025, was built on a premise Katie Miller identified as a gap in the conservative media landscape, arguing that there was no dedicated online space for right-leaning women.
During its roughly 15 months on air, the show attracted an eclectic roster of guests, including Cabinet members Marco Rubio, Pete Hegseth, and Sean P. Duffy, as well as Fox News host Sean Hannity and rapper Nicki Minaj.
Episodes frequently blended political commentary with discussions of parenting and the challenges of balancing professional ambitions with family responsibilities, themes that carried a certain irony given the circumstances of the show’s end.
Before launching the podcast, Katie Miller served as a spokesperson for Elon Musk during his tenure heading the Department of Government Efficiency, and prior to that she was press secretary for former Vice President Mike Pence.
Katie and Stephen Miller married in 2026, and the couple welcomed their fourth child earlier this year, a detail that featured prominently in her public explanation for stepping away.
“Nothing is more important than raising our four kids,” she wrote, framing the decision as a straightforward prioritization of family over career in a moment of significant professional transition for her household.
