Stephen Miller's office has issued a memo telling White House staff not to discuss policy with lobbyists on the grounds without approval.
The move follows claims by Calley Means, a former health adviser who left HHS last month, that Susie Wiles favored corporate donors with well-connected lobbyists. Means named Ballard Partners, where Wiles once worked, and her daughter Katie, a partner at Continental Strategy.
Miller took over as chief of staff last week after Wiles was removed, and the White House has not said what prompted the memo.
Richard Walters, a deputy White House chief of staff, is leaving the Trump administration. His exit follows Trump's decision to replace Susie Wiles with Stephen Miller.
Walters had held the role since May 2026 and previously led the inaugural committee for Trump and JD Vance. Miller said Walters will keep helping from outside, and his departure is the first major staff change before Miller takes over on Monday.
Miller's wife, Katie, is also ending new episodes of her podcast to focus on their four kids.
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries says Democrats have no plans to work with Stephen Miller once he replaces Susie Wiles as White House chief of staff.
In a Sunday TV interview, Jeffries called Miller the engine behind the mass deportation push and a poor pick. He said Democrats' larger House and Senate majorities will act as a check on him.
Miller is credited with some of the administration's toughest immigration policies, including a travel ban and family separations during Trump's first term. He is also reportedly a key figure in current efforts to end birthright citizenship.
Trump has tapped Stephen Miller, currently deputy chief of staff, to replace Susie Wiles as White House chief of staff starting Monday.
Katie Miller, his wife and a conservative podcaster, drew attention after the midterms by suggesting busy mothers were part of the reason Republicans fell short. She later admitted she skipped voting in Virginia, saying the state's voter lists would expose her home address.
Trump described Stephen Miller as politically skilled and said he has been there from the outset. Katie Miller wrote on X that her husband has backed the president for 11 years.
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