Nancy Cook

@nancook

Senior White House and national political reporter at the Washington Post. Ex-@business, @politico, longtime DC resident. Let's talk: nancy.cook@washpost.com

Washington D.C. Joined March 2009

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Nancy Cook @nancook 2d

Wiles is out, Miller is promoted to chief -- a team effort on an eventful afternoon at the White House + what it means for the policy agenda.

The president has always loved a Friday afternoon personnel shakeup: washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/…

www.washingtonpost.com Trump names Stephen Miller new White House chief of staff President Donald Trump's current White House chief of staff, Susie Wiles, is leaving her post.

Nancy Cook @nancook 2d

NEWS: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is prepping a run for president in 2028, according to 3 ppl briefed on his plans. He's reached out to a national political consultant, his federal PAC sent out a fundraising text this week. washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/…

www.washingtonpost.com Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis planning another White House run Florida’s status as one of the few red states to mostly withstand the Democratic sweep will be a core part of his argument, an adviser says.

Nancy Cook @nancook 2d

Stephen Miller has long been known as the "Prime Minister" in Trumpworld. His influence only grew in 2nd term as he waded in on Venezuela, trade and national security. I wrote this deep dive on him last January and even then he came up as potential COS:
bloomberg.com/news/features/…

www.bloomberg.com Who Is Stephen Miller? The Trump Aide Driving Policy in the Second Term From immigration to Latin America policy, the White House adviser excels at channeling the president’s desires.

Nancy Cook @nancook 4d

NEW: The GOP missteps that laid the groundwork for a historic midterm rebuke, our tick tock of the past year w/@lizcgoodwin, @natalie_allison, @theodoricmeyer, @katiadoyl, @iarnsdorf + me: washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/…

www.washingtonpost.com The Republican missteps that laid the groundwork for a historic midterm rebuke A campaign that put a distracted President Donald Trump front and center, and a war no one asked for, led the party into a wall of voter anger.

Nancy Cook @nancook 4d

Here's a look at the voters who powered the Democratic sweep: washingtonpost.com/politics/inter…