Stephen Miller, Paraguay's new president and Apple's hidden word list

Hi, I'm Peter Devlin in London. It's Saturday, November 7th. Today, Trump's Stephen Miller appointment signals a tougher agenda ahead. Vice President Vance tries to build his own 2028 brand. Paraguay swears in a new president as the country's political and financial crisis deepens. And Reuters reveals Apple's secret iPhone grey list of words it won't autocomplete. This is Reuters World News, bringing you everything you need to know from the front lines in 10 minutes, seven days a week. Progressive's accident response can contact emergency services if you're in a major accident. The only thing worse than someone you love being in an accident is not being able to help them. So Progressive is here to help when you can't. So get peace of mind knowing your loved ones are protected with Progressive's accident response. Learn more at Progressive.com. Progressive casualty insurance company and affiliates limited availability in California driver is responsible for emergency and towing charges not covered by the policy coverage subject to policy terms and conditions. President Donald Trump names longtime advisor Stephen Miller as his new chief of staff following the resignation of Susie Wiles. It's the first major White House staffing shakeup following the U.S. midterms. Trump says Wiles will now join his political operation, while Miller, the current deputy chief of staff, takes over Monday. The president has said he is willing to work with Democrats after they won control of Congress. But Miller's promotion could point to potentially more confrontational White House. Reuters reporter Beau Erickson has more. So now Susie Wiles is going to go to President Trump's outside political operation. And that is interesting because she was also the campaign manager for his 2024 presidential election. But what people around here are really focused on now is what policies on an administration level will Stephen Miller try to push forward? Stephen Miller is one of the most aggressive supporters of the deportation and immigration enforcement operation that they have going on at the administration. And what we are hearing from people both here at the White House and throughout the administration is they expect Stephen Miller to kind of play to Trump's more aggressive side now that Democrats are going to be in the White House. And they're going to play to Trump's more aggressive side. And they're going to be taking over a Congress in the next few months. That is something that Democrats and Congress are saying right now is a misreading of the election from President Donald Trump. They are alleging that voters are trying to send President Donald Trump a message about immigration, partly by immigration, and that this is a misreading of what voters were trying to get out from him and this White House. The appointment comes as two senior Justice Department officials are asked to speak at the White House. And they're asked to speak at the officials resign in a growing post-election exodus from the administration. Now for a quick look at the latest outstanding US midterm results. Alaska's Senate race is moving into the courts. Democratic candidate Mary Peltola is suing state election officials for records identifying rejected absentee ballots, with just about 600 votes separating her from Republican Senator Dan Sullivan. Peltola's campaign says the records are needed while votes are still being counted. But the state says the information is confidential and does not have to be released. The state will accept ballots up to November 18th. In Mississippi, its Senate race remains too close to call, with Democrat Scott Colombe leading Republican Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith by just two-tenths of a percentage point. About 12,000 to 20,000 provisional ballots remain to be counted, and both campaigns are arguing for how counties should handle them. Mississippi's Senate race is moving into the courts. Mississippi counties have until November 13th to certify results. It is the only US state without a recount process in statewide elections, meaning any challenge would likely move to the courts. Meanwhile, the Trump administration is dropping its lawsuit to stop California counting mail-in ballots for more than 20,000 registered voters federal officials allege were likely non-US citizens. The move comes after the Supreme Court rejected an emergency bid before Election Day. Now the votes have been counted, and the Justice Department says it's no longer possible to block those ballots from being included in the final tally. In the wake of Tuesday night's staggering Republican losses, US Vice President J.D. Vance provided a blunt post-mortem, blaming the Iran war for the losses. And while his post on X was surprising, it was just the latest example of Vance distancing himself from the president. Head of the midterms, the VP shifted strategy to defend Republican seats by talking less about Trump and more about the issues that define his own political identity. Like economic nationalism, foreign policy restraint, and defeating DEI. "I have a simple question here, which is, do you want somebody who votes to give your money to illegal aliens?" "No." "Do you want somebody who votes to raise your taxes?" "No." Two people familiar with the strategy said the change was deliberate. The shift offers an early glimpse of how the 42-year-old could chart his own course, as Republicans begin looking beyond Trump. Reporter Jacob Bogage is here to tell us how the change was deliberate. J.D. Vance posted on social media on Wednesday a four-pronged platform for how Republicans recover after their midterm election losses. And almost every prong is at odds with President Trump's policy decisions or recent behavior. One of them was ending the Iran War. Another was focusing on inflation and cost of living issues. Another was fully reevaluating the U.S.'s military and diplomatic activities. And the fourth was completely reassessing the U.S.'s relationship with Israel. J.D. Vance is the Republican frontrunner to succeed Donald Trump in 2028. But Donald Trump is not a popular president, and his war in Iran is not popular. This could be J.D. Vance laying a marker so that when he goes on to run his own presidential campaign, he has policy that is independent of the president. Especially on one of the marquee issues of Donald Trump's second term. Are you ever shopping online and suddenly a discount that helps you save pops up? It makes your day, sometimes even your week. Want that feeling month after month? Well, new customers who save by switching their home and auto insurance to Progressive save hundreds. Cue your happy dance. Get your quote today at Progressive.com. Progressive Casualty Insurance Company affiliates and other insurers not available in all states. New Zealand's ruling centre-right National Party and the opposition Labour Party are neck and neck after the general election. With more than 95% of ballots counted, both parties were on just under 30% of the vote, separated by only a few thousand ballots. Both say it could take time for a final result, with coalition talks expected to be held in the coming weeks. Paraguay is swearing in a new president, as a political and financial crisis deepens. Vice President Pedro Alliana is taking office, just hours after lawmakers impeached President Santiago Peña over his links to the collapse of digital lender Ueno. to any of the representatives, and we told the President, "We need to find a solution to this." That's a lawmaker from United Torah Judaism, one of Israel's major ultra-Orthodox parties, and a long-time ally of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. His party's refusal to back anyone in Israel's government formation talks is just one sign of how complicated things have gotten since the country's October 27 vote ended in deadlock. Netanyahu's rival, former military chief Gazi Eizenkot, secured endorsements from a majority of lawmakers, including both of Israel's Arab parties. But whether that's enough to be handed the mandate to form a government is still up to President Isaac Herzog, who says he'll make his decision on Sunday. Our correspondent Alex Cornwall has been following the story. So what was interesting about the consultations period between the Israeli political parties and the President is that, first of all, the two Arab parties, the Jointless and Ram, both endorsed Gazi Eizenkot to form government. This is despite the fact that Eizenkot and his coalition allies have, for now, largely ruled out working with them to form a coalition government. Also, there was another party, which is an ultra-Orthodox party, that had traditionally been an ally of Benjamin Netanyahu, and it was actually part of Netanyahu's most recent government. They essentially abstained. They declined to endorse anyone for prime ministering. So that also gave Gazi Eizenkot an edge in terms of having the most endorsements over Benjamin Netanyahu. A major campaign issue of the October 27 election was military conscription, mandatory military conscription in Israel. The ultra-Orthodox community in Israel largely does not conscript to the military. They've more or less had an exemption for many years. However, there has been a massive change within Israeli society since October 7, 2023, with the constant wars that the country has been fighting, and the constant call-ups by the country's secular community, and also some members of the religious community. The Gazi Eizenkot led calls coalition has campaigned on conscripting ultra-Orthodox Israelis into the military. So the question is, would the ultra-Orthodox parties willing to essentially consent to their community being forced or conscripted into the military, like many other Israelis, most other Israelis, or would Gadi Eizenkot and his block willing to make concessions on this important campaign issue? Reuters is exclusively reporting that a researcher has uncovered what he says is Apple's "hidden grey list". That's roughly 100,000 words and phrases iPhone keyboards won't auto-complete or won't recognise through swipe typing. The list includes terms that are vulgar, offensive or related to drug, sex or violence. But some are more politically charged, including phrases like "Sleepy Joe" and "Dictator Trump". The list is not a ban, iPhone users can still write what they like when drafting emails and texts. But researcher Derek Kaufman says that the discovery offers a "rare look" at how Apple balances predicting what users want to say with avoiding offensive suggestions. A trade-off he says could quietly influence how people communicate. Apple did not comment directly on Kaufman's findings, or on which terms may be included, but the company says users can always type any word or phrase themselves and override predictive text. Life is all about making decisions. Sometimes you make questionable ones. Like buying a new TV. That's too big for the wall because the electronics store employee was a little too good at their job. Then, sometimes you make great ones. Like protecting your home and auto with Progressive. 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