National Security Council staff were told to leave their positions, part of President Trump's plan to replace bureaucrats with political allies, signaled by his Schedule F executive order. The reshaping touches multiple departments,

Susie Wiles, who was named Donald Trump’s new White House chief of staff, would become the first woman to ever hold the prominent role as the president's closest adviser and counsel.

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.

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.

A National Security Council spokesperson has denied that NSC staffers are being vetted for political affiliations