Trump shakes up team as Democratic majority comes into focus

11:32 PM

Trump told 60 Minutes he was planning some post-midterm firings. Hours later, he announced Susie Wiles' departure.

President Trump announced that Stephen Miller would replace Susie Wiles as White House chief of staff just hours after he told 60 Minutes that he'd be shaking up his team.

When 60 Minutes Correspondent Ross Douthat asked Mr. Trump whether he expected to fire anyone after Republicans lost both chambers of Congress, the president said: "I do, yeah. Little bit."

"I love my Cabinet. I think they're good," he said. "But I'll … be doing maybe a few changes."

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11:26 PM

Trump says "the Senate has to act" before new Congress takes office

Asked about his priorities for the lame-duck session before Democrats take control of the House and Senate, President Trump told reporters : "The Senate has to act."

"The Senate is getting nothing passed, and it's just killing our country," he said, calling the upper chamber a "roadblock" and "one of the problems we had" in the midterms. He later pointed to the SAVE America Act, a package of voting restrictions that Mr. Trump pressed Senate Republicans to take up for months, though Senate Majority Leader John Thune said it couldn't pass.

"We had a bad election because of a few things. One thing was not getting things approved in the Senate," he later said.

Mr. Trump called Thune a "good man," but said he's "got to get things done." Asked if Thune is the right person to serve as Senate GOP leader, he said: "It's going to be up to the Republicans. They choose, I don't choose."

8:11 PM

Democrats flip outgoing GOP Rep. Nancy Mace's South Carolina district

Democrat Nancy Lacore beat Republican Jenny Costa Honeycutt in South Carolina's 1st District, CBS News projected.

The seat is currently held by GOP Rep. Nancy Mace, who lost her primary earlier this year for South Carolina governor.

Lacore, a former Navy admiral, was fired during Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's tenure.

6:04 PM / November 6, 2026

GOP Sen. Ron Johnson seeks to delay leadership elections

Republican Sen. Ron Johnson of Wisconsin wants to delay next week's Senate GOP leadership elections after Tuesday's electoral bloodbath.

"There's no reason to rush into the elections, particularly after stunning defeat," Johnson said in an interview Friday on "The Takeout with Major Garrett."

Johnson said he's writing a letter to leadership to request the postponement and that at least five of his Republican colleagues have signed on to it. He said the letter is not "hostile" to Senate Majority Leader John Thune or other leaders.

"All I'm asking is, we have the very robust discussion that we should have after stunning defeat, before we move into leadership elections," Johnson said. "We don't even know how many people are in our conference yet. We may not know for a couple weeks. Again, there's no reason to rush into these leadership elections now. There's a lot of reason for robust discussion and reflection about what went wrong."

The results of two Senate races in Mississippi and Alaska — where GOP incumbents are facing possible defeat — have yet to be determined.

5:03 PM / November 6, 2026

Stephen Miller after midterm losses: We must "fight with all of our soul" to support Trump

In his first statement on his new role as White House chief of staff, Stephen Miller said, "The mission now is more clear than ever: Fight with all of our soul to support our President and defend this magnificent Republic."

Miller is set to take over the role Monday, replacing Susie Wiles, who is leaving after Republicans suffered major losses in the midterm elections.

Miller also praised Wiles, calling her "incomparable."

2:48 PM / November 6, 2026

Top Democrat on House Oversight Committee: "Stephen Miller should lawyer up"

In a sign of how Stephen Miller's promotion is being received among Democrats, Rep. Robert Garcia of California vowed to launch investigations into Miller's actions in the White House. Garcia is the top Democrat on the House Oversight Committee and is poised to become its chairman in the next Congress.

"Just days after the American people rejected his corrupt and lawless presidency, Donald Trump is doubling down. Stephen Miller is the architect of the unconstitutional ICE raids that have terrorized our communities and kidnapped and killed American citizens and immigrant families," Garcia said. "Oversight Democrats will continue to investigate Miller for his misconduct, and we will fight against his hateful policies in Congress and the courts."

He added: "Stephen Miller should lawyer up."

2:03 PM / November 6, 2026

Trump names Stephen Miller chief of staff, replacing Susie Wiles

President Trump announced Stephen Miller will replace Susie Wiles as White House chief of staff, the most significant shakeup yet since Republicans' losses in the midterm elections.

"I am pleased to announce that Mr. 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 president wrote on Truth Social . "Susie Wiles, who has done an outstanding job, will be moving over to the Trump Political Operation. I want to thank her for her service as Chief of Staff — She has done a great job!"

Read more here.

1:40 PM / November 6, 2026

Sunday: Trump talks to 60 Minutes' Ross Douthat in first sit-down interview since midterms

Sunday on 60 Minutes, hear from President Trump in his first sit-down interview since Democrats' sweeping midterm victories.

60 Minutes Correspondent Ross Douthat interviewed Mr. Trump at the White House on Friday about Republican losses, congressional investigations, the wars in Iran and Ukraine, and the economy.

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1:22 PM / November 6, 2026

DOJ exodus continues with resignations of 2 more senior officials

Two more senior officials at the Department of Justice have resigned, following the departure of Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon on Thursday.

Jon Eisenberg, the assistant attorney general in charge of the National Security Division, resigned on Friday, Attorney General Todd Blanche said on X . Blanche did not give a reason for his departure but thanked him for "strengthening our nation's ability to address threats, both foreign and domestic."

Jason Reding Quiñones also submitted his resignation as the top federal prosecutor in South Florida. Quiñones was overseeing the so-called "grand conspiracy" investigation into Obama- and Biden-era intelligence officials. Blanche praised him for his work tackling violent crime, trafficking and transnational criminal organizations.

Read more about Eisenberg's resignation here , and Quiñones' departure here .

11:58 AM / November 6, 2026

Scott Wiener wins California seat to replace Nancy Pelosi

California state Sen. Scott Wiener has won the race to succeed former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi in Congress, CBS News projected.

Wiener claimed victory earlier in the week after his opponent, San Francisco Supervisor Connie Chan, conceded the race.

Wiener will represent California's 11th Congressional District, which covers most of San Francisco. Pelosi is retiring after nearly 40 years of serving in the House of Representatives.

"I'm humbled to carry forward the powerful legacy of this seat — Phil Burton, Sala Burton, and the greatest Speaker in modern American history, Nancy Pelosi," Wiener said in a statement on Wednesday. "Speaker Pelosi came to Congress to fight AIDS when too many wanted to look away, and she never stopped fighting for our city and our country. Madame Speaker, thank you."

Read more here.

11:38 AM / November 6, 2026

Mississippi continuing to process absentee mail-in ballots and affidavit ballots

Mississippi is continuing to process absentee mail-in ballots and to verify affidavit ballots.

Mississippi Secretary of State Michael Watson said 6,936 affidavit ballots have now been processed, with roughly 80% of them accepted. And about 3,300 absentee mail-in ballots are still out.

The Senate race between incumbent Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith and Democrat Scott Colom is still a toss-up, according to CBS News' rating.

11:20 AM / November 6, 2026

Van Hollen won't challenge Schumer for majority leader

Democratic Sen. Chris Van Hollen of Maryland will not pursue a role in Senate Democratic leadership, an aide said, although he "believes the caucus needs to have an honest and open conversation about how we move an agenda forward that reflects the will of the American people."

"[Van Hollen has] made it clear that the new Democratic majorities need to use their power to push a proactive, economic agenda," the aide said. "As the Senator has said publicly, he is not looking at the majority leader role and is actively 'kicking the tires' on the 2028 presidential election to shape the direction of the party and the country as we fight to end a rigged economy and overhaul a corrupt political system."

Several incoming senators have said they will not support current Democratic leader Sen. Chuck Schumer as majority leader, but a viable challenger has yet to emerge.

9:58 AM / November 6, 2026

Acton says she has "no intention" of speaking to Ramaswamy after "terrible and despicable" ad featuring her mother

Ohio's Democratic Gov.-elect Amy Acton said Friday that she has "no intention" of speaking to Vivek Ramaswamy, her Republican opponent in the governor's race, after he ran what she called a "terrible and despicable" ad featuring her estranged mother.

In her first TV interview on "CBS Mornings," Acton was asked whether she had spoken to Ramaswamy since she defeated him in Tuesday's election . Ramaswamy said during his concession speech that he called Acton and left her a message to congratulate her on her win.

"I have no intention of speaking to him," Acton said. "I do believe that leaders' words matter, and we need to hold folks accountable."

The Ohio governor's race garnered heightened national attention in the final days of the campaign when Ramaswamy ran an attack ad featuring Acton's estranged mother, Donna Arthur, who called her daughter a "liar."

But Acton had not seen Arthur since she was 12 years old. Acton and her brother had been removed from their mother's care after their stepfather, Cledith Arthur, was arrested and charged with raping Acton when she was between 10 and 12 years old. Acton's brother said that their birth mother remained married to him until his death in 2004.

Watch the interview here.

9:52 AM / November 6, 2026

The House and Senate races that don't have winners yet

The exact margins of the Democratic majorities in Congress aren't yet settled, since winners have not yet been projected in two Senate races and more than two dozen House races. They include GOP-held districts with razor-thin margins, a few Democratic seats that could flip to Republicans and several races in California and other Western states that still need to count ballots.

Here are the congressional races that CBS News has not yet projected, including where the results stand.

12:39 AM / November 6, 2026

Judge blocks DOJ from demanding election workers in Washington reject certain ballots

U.S. District Judge Jamal Whitehead granted a temporary restraining order blocking the Justice Department from demanding that election workers in Washington state reject ballots of voters suspected of being noncitizens. The department was also barred from threatening workers with prosecution if they don't comply.

"Plaintiffs are likely to succeed on their claim that Defendants have exceeded their authority, and the harm to Washington voters whose ballots are set aside on the strength of an unreliable federal list cannot be undone after the fact," Whitehead wrote in the ruling , which came in a lawsuit filed by several groups.