Politics Jun 15 Read the full Biden administration plan to fight domestic terrorism By Michael Balsamo, Associated Press
Nation May 15 Obama team left pandemic playbook for Trump administration, officials confirm Despite Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell's claim that the Obama Administration left no game plan for a future pandemic, former Obama officials confirmed the existence of a National Security Council pandemic playbook listing types of infectious disease threats that could… By Victoria Knight, Kaiser Health News
Politics Oct 11 White House plans to cut foreign policy staff by nearly half President Donald Trump's new national security adviser plans to dramatically cut the White House foreign policy unit as it comes under scrutiny over a whistleblower's complaint that launched an impeachment inquiry by Congress. By Deb Riechmann, Associated Press
Politics Nov 14 After public rebuke by Melania Trump, Mira Ricardel departs West Wing Aides said Ricardel clashed with the first lady's staff over her visit to Africa last month. Yet it is highly unusual for a first lady or her office to weigh in on personnel matters, especially the president's national security staff. By Zeke Miller, Associated Press
Politics Nov 13 Melania Trump publicly calls for dismissal of top White House National Security Council official The Wall Street Journal reported that the first lady's staff and Mira Ricardel clashed during Mrs. Trump's visit to Africa in October over such things as seating on the plane and requests to use the council's resources. By Darlene Superville, Associated Press
Jul 13 Afghan girls will be allowed into U.S. for robotics contest By Amir Shah and Jill Colvin, Associated Press The third time's the charm for Afghanistan's all girl robotics team, who will be allowed entry into the U.S. to compete in a competition after President Donald Trump personally intervened to reverse a decision twice denying them enter into the… Continue reading
Apr 05 Watch 3:38 News Wrap: Bannon removed from National Security Council By PBS NewsHour In our news wrap Wednesday, President Trump removed chief political strategist Steve Bannon from the National Security Council, whose appointment had drawn criticism. Also, the president said it's possible that former National Security Adviser Susan Rice may have committed a… Continue watching
Apr 05 Trump removes Steve Bannon from National Security Council By Vivian Salama, Associated Press Bannon's role on the NSC sparked concerns from Trump critics, who said it was inappropriate for the political adviser to play a role in national security. Continue reading
Mar 21 Watch 2:29 News Wrap: Trump administration reviewing U.S. nuclear policy By PBS NewsHour In our news wrap Tuesday, a senior official with the president's National Security Council said the White House is evaluating whether the longstanding U.S. goal of a world without nuclear weapons remains "realistic." Also, Northern Ireland marked the death of… Continue watching
Feb 13 Flynn told to leave after losing Trump trust, spokesman says By Julie Pace, Eric Tucker and Jill Colvin, Associated Press Flynn's departure less than one month into the Trump administration marks an extraordinarily early shakeup in the president's senior team of advisers. Flynn was a loyal Trump supporter throughout the campaign, but his ties to Russia caused concern among other… Continue reading