Trump, White House and National Security

White House sidelines 160 National Security Council staffers, aligning the team with Trump's agenda
Trump's national security advisor sidelines some 160 National Security Council staffers as the administration moves to align team with Trump's agenda.
Trump White House begins remaking national security staff
White House national security adviser Mike Waltz has ordered a “full review” of personnel at the National Security Council (NSC), starting a process to weed out detailees at the agency who are not aligned with President Trump’s agenda.
Why Team Trump’s changes to the National Security Council matter
Partisan loyalty tests have no place in national security,” one House Democrat said. It appears the president's team has come to a different conclusion.
Trump team is questioning civil servants at National Security Council about commitment to his agenda
Incoming senior Trump officials have begun questioning career civil servants serving on the White House National Security Council about who they voted for, their political contributions in the 2024 el
Trump and Biden national and homeland security staff will meet Wednesday for threat exercises
Some of President-elect Donald Trump’s Cabinet picks and top national security staff are expected to meet Wednesday with President Joe Biden’s National Security Council in the White House to walk through how the US government responds to a range of homeland security threats and scenarios,
White House National Security Council
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White House Sidelines Staffers Detailed to National Security Council, Aligning Team to Trump Agenda
President Donald Trump’s national security adviser is directing roughly 160 career government employees on temporary duty at the White House National Security Council to work from home for the time-be
Donald Trump news live: 160 National Security Council sent home; extra 1500 US troops at Mexico border
Trump ordered 1,500 more military personnel to the border with Mexico as part of a flurry of steps to tackle immigration.
Loyalty tests and MAGA checks: Inside the Trump White House’s intense screening of job-seekers
WASHINGTON (AP) — Job-seekers hoping to join the new Trump administration are facing a series of intense loyalty tests, with ...
National security adviser Mike Waltz sends home dozens of NSC officials
The National Security Council began a “full review” of aides as President Donald Trump clears its ranks to align the White ...
Exclusive: Trump likely to axe space council after SpaceX lobbying, sources say
President Donald Trump's new administration is likely to do away with the White House's National Space Council, a cabinet ...
Karine Jean-Pierre blocked hostage-deal expert from her ‘goodbye party’ White House briefing
She kinda marketed it as a celebration of her and her tenure and unfortunately that took precedence over huge breaking news,” ...
White House Middle East envoy says Israel-Hamas ceasefire leaves "nothing to chance"
As the first three Israeli hostages held by Hamas were released to the Red Cross, Brett McGurk, the White House National ...