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White House conducting massive overhaul of National Security Council, officials say

By MATTHEW LEE, AAMER MADHANI and SEUNG MIN KIM
Updated 5:56 PM CDT, May 23, 2025

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is ordering a massive overhaul of the National Security Council that will shrink its size and return many career appointees back to their home agencies, according to two U.S. officials and one person familiar with the reorganization.

The move is expected to significantly reduce the number of staff at the NSC, according to the officials, who requested anonymity to discuss the sensitive personnel matter. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has been serving as national security adviser since early this month following the ouster of Mike Waltz, who was nominated to serve as Trump’s ambassador to the United Nations.

The NSC has been in a continual state of tumult for much of the early going of Trump’s second go-around in the White House.

Waltz was ousted weeks after Trump said that he’d fired several NSC officials, just a day after far-right activist Laura Loomer raised concerns directly to him about staff loyalty.

The White House days into the administration sidelined about 160 NSC aides, sending them home while the administration reviewed staffing and tried to align it with Trump’s agenda. The aides were career government employees, commonly referred to as detailees.

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Rubio warns court order blocking deportations to South Sudan causes 'irreparable harm' to foreign policy

  • News source: FOX News
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Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Friday that a federal court order requiring the U.S. government to maintain custody of deportees on a flight meant for South Sudan will cause "significant and irreparable harm to U.S. foreign policy."

The Trump administration late Friday filed two court documents after U.S. District Judge Brian Murphy of Massachusetts said the deportation flight violated his previous April injunction that allows deportees time to challenge an order to be sent to a country other than their own.

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Murdered on the school run: The controversial Ukrainian gunned down in Madrid

  • News source: BBC News - World
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The killing in a Madrid suburb has shocked Ukrainians, but has not triggered an outpouring of grief.
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Young US men are joining Russian churches promising 'absurd levels of manliness'

  • News source: BBC News - World
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A religion with traditions dating back centuries is attracting young American men.
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Victims in landmark child abuse trial ask why France doesn't want to know

  • News source: BBC News - World
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The trial of France's most prolific known paedophile comes to an end this week amid widespread frustration.
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'It's not fair': Other refugees in limbo as US welcomes white South Africans

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Refugees from other nations ask why the White House has made an exception for white South Africans.
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Someone stole my BBC broadcasting bike - it's like losing a friend

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Anna Holligan transformed her bike into a mobile studio for the BBC in Amsterdam - now it has vanished.
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EU calls for 'respect' after Trump threatens 50% tariffs

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Trade chief Maros Sefcovic said the EU is "ready to defend" its interests after Trump threatened 50% tariffs on the bloc.
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Sabotage suspected as power cut hits Cannes Film Festival

  • News source: BBC News - World
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A substation was set on fire and a pylon damaged, interrupting screenings and affecting 160,000 homes.
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DR Congo ex-leader lashes out after immunity lifted for treason charges

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Joseph Kabila made the remarks in a 45-minute speech live on YouTube from an unspecified location.
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Hectic two weeks leaves Russia confident - and peace in Ukraine feeling no closer

  • News source: BBC News - World
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On Ukraine peace talks, the Kremlin has played for time through deflections and side-steps, writes the BBC's Steve Rosenberg.
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Former President Joe Biden makes first public appearance since cancer diagnosis

  • News source: Gabrielle Khoriaty and Alexandra Marquez | NBC
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Former President Joe Biden on Friday attended his grandson's high school graduation, marking his first public appearance since he announced last weekend that he was diagnosed with prostate cancer.

In photos posted on Instagram by former first lady Jill Biden and the former president's daughter, Ashley Biden, the former president and former first lady appeared alongside other family members to celebrate the high school graduation of Robert Hunter Biden II from the Salisbury School in Salisbury, Connecticut.

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Schumacher's 2001 Grand Prix-winning Ferrari sold for £13.43m

  • News source: BBC News - World
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The Ferrari driven to victory by Formula One legend Michael Schumacher at the 2001 Monaco Grand Prix is sold for £13.43m at auction.
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Watch: Suspected sabotage causes Cannes power cut 'meltdown'

  • News source: BBC News - World
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The prestigious film festival was disrupted, about 160,000 homes were without power and businesses were left without power.
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Watch officer of ship that crashed into garden fell asleep, police say

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Police say the ship's watch officer admitted to being asleep during the incident in Norway.
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Guatemalan man deported to Mexico should be returned to U.S., judge orders

  • News source: Politics - CBSNews.com
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A federal judge ordered the Trump administration late Friday to facilitate the return of a Guatemalan man it deported to Mexico in spite of his fears of being harmed there.

The man, who is gay, was protected from being returned to his home country under a U.S. immigration judge's order at the time. But the U.S. put him on a bus and sent him to Mexico instead, a removal that U.S. District Judge Brian Murphy found likely "lacked any semblance of due process."

Mexico has since returned him to Guatemala, where he is in hiding, according to court...
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