2 w. ago Loyalty matters most in race to become Trump’s next national security adviser

Marco Rubio and Stephen Miller, White House cronies with very different backgrounds, are up for Mike Waltz’s old postThe race is officially on to become Donald Trump’s next national security adviser – but in this White House, the personalities and egos surrounding the president can matter far more than the titles they hold.Speaking from Air Force One on Sunday evening, Trump suggested secretary of state Marco Rubio could continue to double-hat as the interim national security adviser. But he also praised Stephen Miller, whom he said was “at the top of the totem pole” for the appointment and said he was in effect already doing the job. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Trump tears into 'bad' reporter for getting it wrong on firing of Mike Waltz as he reveals what REALLY went down

Donald Trump tore into a reporter questioning him on the details of the first rearrangement of his Cabinet since starting his second term.

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2 w. ago Donald Trump fired national security adviser Mike Waltz for 'plotting with Israel's leader to bomb Iran'

Mr Waltz, 51, was thought to have been fired because he accidentally added a journalist to a group chat about plans to attack Yemen's Houthi terrorist group.

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3 w. ago Stephen Miller ‘top contender’ to become new National Security Adviser

Stephen Miller, the architect behind some of the Trump administration’s most aggressive immigration policies, is in line to replace ousted Mike Waltz

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3 w. ago Stephen Miller ‘top contender’ to become new head of National Security Agency

Stephen Miller, the architect behind some of the Trump administration’s most aggressive immigration policies, is in line to replace ousted Mike Waltz

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3 w. ago Trump live: President’s unprecedented budget proposal slashes $163 billion in federal spending

Despite steep cuts to non-defense discretionary spending, huge military parade still being planned for president’s birthday in June

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3 w. ago Trump unveils 2026 budget blueprint that includes deep cuts to non

Proposed budget would raise defense spending by 13% and homeland security spending by nearly 65% compared to 2025 levelsThe seeds were sown for yesterday’s ousting of Mike Waltz as national security adviser long before “Signalgate”, notes Politco.The outlet reports that his approach to the job was unpopular and Waltz was seen as too cocky. One person close to the White House said:He’s a staff, but he was acting like a principal.Waltz has been on thin ice for a while. [Signalgate] made the ice thinner but at the same time may actually save him for now because they don’t want to give [Jeffrey] Goldberg a scalp. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Trump live: White House proposes huge federal cuts but still plans massive parade for president’s birthday

President Trump also closed a major shipping loophole that allowed Americans to purchase cheap goods from China without paying tariffs

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3 w. ago Trump is planning ‘purge’ of White House staff after ousting Waltz, report says

Others could soon follow ousted national security adviser Mike Waltz to the exit

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3 w. ago Trump live: Waltz in fresh Signal controversy after ousting from national security adviser role

President Trump also closed a major shipping loophole that allowed Americans to purchase cheap goods from China without paying tariffs

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3 w. ago Trump ousts Mike Waltz as national security adviser – and then announces him as UN ambassador nominee

Mike Waltz has been tapped to be the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, Trump announced

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3 w. ago Trump live: President evokes campaign days, telling stories to University of Alabama grads as his polls slump

The president addressed nearly 3,000 students at a University of Alabama commencement event

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3 w. ago Trump news at a glance: Rubio now holds four titles after Waltz out as national security chief

Marco Rubio becomes the first person since Henry Kissinger to hold the national security adviser and secretary of state positions at the same time – key US politics stories from Thursday 1 MaySecretary of state Marco Rubio – ridiculed as “Little Marco” by Donald Trump during the 2016 Republican primaries – has become one of the most powerful players in the president’s cabinet.Trump appointed Rubio interim national security adviser on Thursday after Mike Waltz was forced to leave the post, alongside his deputy, Alex Wong, as sources said officials had lost confidence in their leadership. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago JD Vance says Trump casualty Mike Waltz was not fired after lasting only '9.2 Scaramuccis'

This is a breaking news story and is constantly being updated as the story develops

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3 w. ago JD Vance says Trump casualty Mike Waltz was not fired and actually received a 'promotion'

JD Dunce says Donald Trump's decision to move Mike Waltz out of the role of national security adviser is actually a 'promotion' - Waltz has faced mounting controversy in his role

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3 w. ago Trump names Mike Waltz as new UN ambassador nominee hours after he’s ousted as national security adviser

Mike Waltz has been tapped to be the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, Trump announced

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3 w. ago Trump live: Mike Waltz ‘honored’ to stay in administration after being ousted as national security adviser

Marco Rubio will serve as national security adviser in interim, in addition to leading State Department

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3 w. ago Meet the MAGA Donald Trump whisperer who claims she's the real reason he fired Mike Waltz

One high profile MAGA figure reckons Waltz was vulnerable for reasons beyond the Signalgate scandal - and that she's the real reason he was fired

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3 w. ago Trump nominates Mike Waltz to become UN ambassador after leaving national security adviser role – live

Trump says Marco Rubio to become interim national security adviser and nominates Mike Waltz to become the US ambassador to the UNTrump’s national security adviser to leave postThe Trump administration is seeking to strip collective bargaining rights from large swaths of federal employees in a test case union leaders argue is part of a broader attack on US labor unions that could land before the US Supreme Court.A Trump win would deliver a severe blow to labor unions in the US. Some 29.9% of all federal workers were represented by labor unions in 2024 compared to 11.1% for all US workers. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Trump names Mike Waltz as new UN ambassador nominee hours after he is reported leaving NSA post

Mike Waltz has been tapped to be the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, Trump announced

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