Sources say President Donald Trump asked Rep. Michael Waltz, a Florida representative, to be his national security adviser

The National Security Council began a “full review” of aides as President Donald Trump clears its ranks to align the White House team with his “America First” agenda.

Republicans are eager to find replacements for former GOP Reps. Matt Gaetz and Michael Waltz in Tuesday’s special congressional primaries in Florida to add some breathing room to their slender majority in the U.

President Donald Trump’s national security adviser has sidelined about 160 National Security Council staffers, telling them to work from home while the administration reviews staffing and tries to align it with Trump’s agenda.

Michael Waltz, President-elect Donald Trump's choice for national security adviser, during a deployment as a Green Beret to Afghanistan’s Tagab Valley in 2006. He was an officer in the National Guard who served in Afghanistan with the 20th Special Forces Group. (Michael Waltz via The Washington Post)

Three Republicans are on primary ballots throughout Florida's 6th Congressional District, including Flagler and part of Volusia counties.

FILE — Rep. Michael Waltz, R-Fla., speaks outside the hush money criminal case of former president Donald Trump in New York, May 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey, File) A wholesale removal of foreign policy and national security experts from the NSC on ...

Politics is replete with comebacks – Richard Nixon, Winston Churchill and Vladimir Lenin make the cut. And so does President Donald Trump.

Republican Florida Rep. Michael Waltz, who was selected to serve as President-elect Donald Trump’s national security advisor, laid out the administration’s “more aggressive” plan to combat ...

so that Donald Trump could be assured that everyone on the NSC was “100% aligned” with the MAGA agenda. “In terms of the detailees,” Waltz added, referring to career officials ...

Pete Hegseth, center, President-elect Donald Trump's choice to be Defense secretary, appears before the Senate Armed Services Committee for his confirmation hearing with Rep. Michael Waltz, R-Fla., left, and former Sen. Norm Coleman, at the Capitol in ...

Michael Waltz, a GOP congressman from Florida who Donald Trump has tapped to serve as his national security advisor. A former senator asks to give Hegseth a chance despite his past indiscretions Hegseth “has struggled and overcome great personal challenges.