160 national security staffers are sent home

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 on Wednesday sidelined about 160 National Security Council aides, sending them home while the administration reviews staffing and tries to align it with Trump’s agenda.
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,
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 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
Trump team is questioning civil servants at National Security Council about commitment to his agenda
Incoming senior Trump administration officials have begun questioning career civil servants who work on the White House National Security Council about who they voted for in the 2024 election, their political contributions,
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.
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.
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UN chief warns gangs could overrun Haiti's capital without additional international security support
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Trump ends John Bolton’s security detail
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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 ...