Some worry that redirecting foreign-policy responsibilities away from the NSC to other bureaucrats could hinder the president’s agenda.

President Trump is slashing half of the National Security Council (NSC) staff as part of a restructuring process under Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who is also serving as the acting national ...

President Trump’s decision to downsize the National Security Council staff has evoked howls of protest from members of the media and from former NSC staffers under President Joe Biden — at ...

But no one is sent to the NSC in that sense. The president and his national security adviser appoint the council’s senior directors.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with former national intelligence official Richard Clarke about the changes at the National Security Council.

Trump administration's NSC overhaul sees significant staff cuts, with Marco Rubio as interim advisor, sparking debate over how much staff reductions risk American national security.

The size of the National Security Council staff matters not nearly as much as both its mission and the cohesion — or lack thereof — of the agency heads that constitute the council itself.

Traditionally, national security advisers give leeway to their senior directors to convene the lower-level PCC meetings, even though they may want a readout of what happened.

Former Biden National Security Council Mideast Coordinator Brett McGurk praised how President Trump's team is handling the current crisis with Israel/Iran, Monday night on CNN. McGurk also ...

Donald Trump hasn't ruled out U.S. involvement in the current hostilities as the Iran-Israel conflict escalates.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with former national intelligence official Richard Clarke about the changes at the National Security Council.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with former national intelligence official Richard Clarke about the changes at the National Security Council.