Trump staff sends 160 national security aides home

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.
Trump's national security adviser Waltz starts purging NSC, including aides working with Ukraine
U.S. National Security Advisor Mike Waltz has launched a full vetting of the National Security Council (NSC) staff, including those working with Ukraine, in line with Donald Trump's America First agenda,
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’s Incoming National Security Adviser Resigns From Congress
Rep. Mike Waltz (R., Fla.), whom President-elect Trump has picked to serve as his national security adviser, has resigned from Congress. A former Green Beret, Waltz has served in the House since 2019.
Rep. Michael Waltz expected to take up his new role as President Trump’s national security advisor
Sources say President Donald Trump asked Rep. Michael Waltz, a Florida representative, to be his national security adviser
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.
Mike Waltz resigns from Congress for National Security Adviser post under Donald Trump
Mike Waltz is officially a former Congressman. The St. Johns County Republican, who has represented Northeast Florida in Congress since 2019, resigned from office ahead of President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration Monday.
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.
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 ...
Transcript: Incoming National Security Adviser Mike Waltz on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," Jan. 19, 2025
The following is the full transcript of an interview with Rep. Mike Waltz, incoming Trump administration national security ...
Trump national security adviser Mike Waltz flip-flops on TikTok ban despite past criticism of Chinese ‘spyware’
President Donald Trump’s reversal on the Chinese-owned social media app TikTok has led to dramatic 180-degree turns from ...
Mike Waltz says only 25 Israeli hostages out of 33 to be released are alive
Incoming national security adviser Mike Waltz expressed optimism that the ceasefire deal with Hamas would go through, despite ...
Waltz: ‘We’re confident that we can save TikTok, but also protect Americans’
Incoming national security adviser Mike Waltz said on Sunday that President-elect Trump is committed to saving TikTok while ensuring Americans are safe. In an interview on CNN’s “State of the ...