Trump, White House and National Security Council

160 national security staffers are sent home as the White House aligns its team to Trump’s agenda
President Donald Trump’s national security adviser has sidelined about 160 National Security Council staffers, telling them to work from home while the administration reviews staffing and tries to align it 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.
White House holds homeland security tabletop exercise with senior Trump officials
Senior officials from President-elect Donald Trump’s administration have participated in a transition exercise hosted by President Joe Biden's team on responding to potential terror attacks and avian flu,
White House benches career National Security Council staff who served during Biden administration
A National Security Council spokesperson has denied that NSC staffers are being vetted for political affiliations
National Security Council staffers grilled about loyalty to Trump
The Trump administration is screening the loyalty of approximately 160 career civil servants assigned to the National Security Council. Why it matters: The screenings are part of a larger push by President Trump to reshape the federal workforce that includes staffing the administration with loyalists and making it easier to fire civil servants.
Trump grants temporary security clearances to officials who have not been fully vetted
President Donald Trump is granting temporary, six-month security clearances to incoming White House officials who have not ...
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The White House is clearing house at a key independent government surveillance watchdog
The White House has requested that the three Democratic members of the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board (PCLOB) ...
Donald Trump Strips Security Protection from Ex-Officials Who Spoke Out Against Him Despite Active Assassination Threats
Mike Pompeo, Brian Hook and John Bolton all played a role in the Trump-sanctioned drone strike that killed Iranian general Qassim Suleimani in 2020 — which made them subject to ongoing threats ...
How Trump’s security clearances order could make the U.S. vulnerable
President Donald Trump’s plan to grant temporary security clearances to anyone he chooses opens the door to breaches and even ...
Trump strips security detail from former adviser Bolton
U.S. President Donald Trump stripped Secret Service protection on Tuesday from his former national security adviser, John ...
White House official credits Biden's 'persistence' for Mideast ceasefire deal
White House deputy national security adviser Jon Finer praised President Joe Biden for his effort in securing a ceasefire in ...
Former White House Chief Information Officer Theresa Payton says Trump's AI pledge could bring forth a tech 'renaissance'
Former White House official Theresa Payton told Fox News Digital that President Trump's AI pledge could be a new "beacon" of U.S. technological progress.
Spanish-Language White House Website Abruptly Shuts Off
A '404-error' message now pops up when someone tries to enter the Spanish-language version of the White House's official ...