Evening Edition · Fri, Nov 6 · 6:57 p.m.

The Essential 10 · about 3 minutes

1. New

   Donald Trump named Stephen Miller his White House chief of staff

   Donald Trump announced Friday that Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller will replace White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles starting Monday, Nov. 9. The announcement followed Republicans’ losses of control of both chambers in the midterm elections. The Washington Post reported Wiles was pushed out; Trump said she would move to his political operation.

   Reporting: PBS News (with Associated Press), The Washington Post, BBC News

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2. New

   Jason A. Reding Quiñones resigned from the Justice Department

   Jason A. Reding Quiñones, U.S. attorney for the Southern District of Florida, resigned, Attorney General Todd Blanche announced Friday on X. Quiñones’ Miami office was leading an investigation into several of Donald Trump’s political foes. The Washington Post also reported that the head of the Justice Department’s national security division stepped down.

   Reporting: NBC News, The Washington Post, kplctv.com

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3. New

   Democrats won control of both chambers of Congress in Tuesday's midterm elections

   Democrats have won control of the Senate and House in Tuesday’s midterm elections, with at least 54 Senate seats and 253 House seats, according to The New York Times. More than two dozen House races and the Senate contests in Mississippi and Alaska remained uncalled, CBS News reported. Democrats had not yet announced legislative priorities for the next Congress.

   Reporting: CBS News, National Public Radio, Fox News, The New York Times, BBC News, quchronicle.com

4. New

   Eurocontrol reported bomb threats disrupted at least 18 additional flights across Europe

   Bomb threats disrupted at least 18 additional flights across Europe, The Guardian reported, describing the campaign as apparently coordinated. Media organizations in Ireland and the UK were also affected, it said. NPR reported that no suspicious items were found and no one was injured; Eurocontrol said the threats caused minimal overall disruption to aviation.

   Reporting: National Public Radio, The Guardian

5. New

   Houston Mayor John Whitmire directed police to limit cooperation with federal immigration authorities

   Houston Mayor John Whitmire ordered police to limit cooperation with immigration authorities during traffic stops, saying only immigrants who “pose a danger” would be referred to ICE, The Guardian reported. The order follows April’s ordinance eliminating a policy requiring officers to wait 30 minutes for ICE agents. Gov. Greg Abbott threatened roughly $110 million in state public safety grants.

   Reporting: PBS News (with Associated Press), The Guardian, The Texas Tribune

6. New

   Sen. Chris Murphy was discharged from Johns Hopkins Hospital after a stroke

   Connecticut Sen. Chris Murphy was discharged after a stroke last weekend and will spend several weeks in rehabilitation, missing Senate votes when Congress returns Monday. His office said Dr. Jose Suarez, chief of Neurosciences Critical Care at The Johns Hopkins Hospital, described the stroke as small and hemorrhagic and said Murphy would make a full recovery.

   Reporting: CNBC, The Hill, FOX23 News Tulsa

7. Updated

   Pete Hegseth faces an impeachment effort after midterm losses

   Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth faces an impeachment effort and bipartisan scrutiny after midterm losses. He vowed Thursday to fight congressional efforts, calling the push a “sham” and describing the Iran war as “courageous and historic,” CBC News reported. CBC said voters punished Republicans over the war. Republican Sen. Thom Tillis told CBS News Hegseth has “a reckoning” coming.

   Reporting: NBC News, The New York Times, CBC News

8. New

   Thomas Markle is arrested and charged in a child sexual abuse material case

   Thomas Markle Sr., 82, the estranged father of Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, was arrested Friday morning in Florida and charged with possessing child sexual abuse material, authorities said. AP sources said he was arrested outside Tampa. Authorities said the material was in California storage units Markle has rented since 2008.

   Reporting: WSLS 10 News, gazettextra.com (with Associated Press), wvnstv.com

9. New

   Immigration and Customs Enforcement detained a Wisconsin state trooper at a Madison airport

   ICE detained Wisconsin state trooper Carel Aaron Van Der Merwe, 21, at Madison airport Thursday; reports differed on his release. News 8 Now said ICE’s locator showed him released, while CBS News reported he was set to be released. His attorney, Mark Christopher, said he had work authorization and a pending asylum application; DHS said he overstayed his admission.

   Reporting: ABC News, CBS News, News 8 Now, wisn.com

10. New

    Cornell University's Faculty Senate declared no confidence in the central administration

    Cornell University's Faculty Senate voted 75-50 Friday to express no confidence in the central administration's ability to address the ongoing campus sexual-assault crisis, with five senators abstaining and five not voting. The nonbinding resolution makes no recommendations and does not call for resignations. It followed debate over the university's handling of a former student's allegations.

    Reporting: Agence France-Presse, CNN, NBC News, PBS News, CBS News, The New York Times, BBC News, wbrc.com