The White House deputy chief of staff said Karen Bass is leading an “insurrection” against “one national government.”

GOP frustration bubbled over in a closed-door meeting with senators and White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller on Thursday morning, Axios has learned. Why it matters: The border has long been a unifying issue for Republicans.

I have always supported Trump, through thick and thin. However, this is unacceptable and inhumane,” said Florida Sen. Ileana Garcia.

At home, though, things may be a little more complicated. His wife of five years, Katie Miller, is now working closely with Elon Musk, who has emerged this week as the No. 1 enemy of the Big Beautiful Bill amid a fast-escalating feud with Trump.

In early June 2025, a screenshot of an allegedly authentic X post from tech billionaire Elon Musk saying he "took" the wife of White House adviser Stephen Miller spread widely online. "Just like I took your wife," Musk purportedly said in response to an X post from Miller that said, "We will take back America."

The Movement is a weekly newsletter tracking the influence and debates steering politics on the right. Sign up here or in the box below. Stephen Miller is leading a public war

After deportations fell short of President Trump’s campaign promises, federal agents summoned to a meeting in Washington were told to “just go out there and arrest illegal aliens.”

As Elon Musk announced he would step down from his role at the Department of Government Efficiency, the most shocking aspect was Katie Miller walking .

As White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller kept pushing for 3,000 immigration arrests a day, a former high school classmate who became a leading immigration lawyer was in court on Wednesday.