Diminishing it would put America at risk and limit the president’s access to information critical to good decisions.

The national security adviser seemed at a loss. It fell to Michael Waltz to explain to handpicked members of his staff this ...

In his new book, CDS emphasises that India secures itself through policy & structure, not a written NSS document. Israel ...

The Trump administration ousted national security advisor Mike Waltz and other staffers with the National Security Council, ...

A significant overhaul of the National Security Council at the White House is expected in the coming days, including a staff ...

The interim White House national security adviser isn’t just shrinking what remains of the NSC, he's also putting the council ...

Nahal Toosi is POLITICO’s senior foreign affairs correspondent. She has reported on war, genocide and political chaos in a ...

Carl P. Leubsdorf Top administration officials are taking steps that will enhance President Donald Trump’s control of ...

The proposed downsizing could reduce the National Security Council from 150 employees down to just 50 or 60, according to the ...

Under the plan, the NSC would shrink and shift from making recommendations to the president to carrying out his orders.

FDR argued that belligerent states must be quarantined before they infected others with the virus of war. Roosevelt knew that ...