160 national security staffers 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 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.
Trump DOJ shake-up sidelines top prosecutors in national security, adds new US attorneys in DC and New York
New leaders at the Justice Department, which has been a center of President Donald Trump’s ire, have moved quickly to reassign at least 20 career officials, effectively sidelining them from senior-level positions where they’ve worked for years,
Trump national security adviser pick Waltz resigns from House, shrinking GOP majority
Trump tapped Waltz, a House lawmaker and former Green Beret, in the fall to serve as his national security adviser.
Maddow Blog | 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 Donald Trump's team has come to a different conclusion.
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.
Homeland Security Committee says 'national security blunders' of past 4 years have emboldened terrorists
House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Mark Green says the "national security blunders of the past four years" have ...
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 ...
Kremlin says Ukraine conflict is about national security, not oil
The Ukraine war is about Russia's national security and not about oil prices, the Kremlin said on Friday after U.S. Donald ...
U.K. signs £9 billion nuclear submarine deal with Rolls Royce—in move to boost national security and create thousands of jobs
Labour has put growing the U.K. economy at the forefront of its plans since returning to power in July—but has yet to deliver ...
Trump revokes John Bolton's Secret Service detail amid Iranian death threats: former national security advisor
The former national security advisor has faced threats from Iran going back years, including an alleged assassination plot.
Jamie Dimon says tariffs are an economic weapon: 'If it's a little inflationary but it's good for national security, so be it'
JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon described tariffs as one way to get other countries to address unfair trade balances and boost ...
After removing veteran officials, new DOJ leadership tries to calm rattled national security team
Newly installed DOJ officials on Wednesday tried to ease concerns within the National Security Division after two of their ...
National Guard Responds to 'Emergency' at Southern Border
The U.S. National Guard said it would provide "immediate support" after President Donald Trump declared a national emergency ...