Donald Trump
Bannon in Washington: A Report on the Incompetence of Evil
Quinta Jurecic Tue, Feb 14, 2017, 10:32 AM
Thank you, Steve Bannon. I mean that sincerely. I’m sleeping better because of you.
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National Security Council
Backgrounder: Senators Introduce Bill to Restrict NSC Membership
Lisa Daniels, Ed Stein Wed, Feb 8, 2017, 9:29 AM
On Thursday, February 2, Senators Mark Warner (D-VA), Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), Kamala Harris (D-CA), Martin Heinrich (D-NM), Patrick Leahy (D-VT), and Jeff Merkley (D-OR) introduced legislation to restrict National Security Council (NSC) membership and the composition of the National Security Council’s senior decision-making committee.
Donald Trump
Gorkagate Fizzles Out
Jordan Brunner Fri, Feb 3, 2017, 12:03 PM
Last Thursday, the Wall Street Journal reported that Sebastian Gorka, a former national security and terrorism editor at Breitbart who now serves as an advisor to Steve Bannon on the National Security Council, had been detained by TSA agents for trying to carry a gun onto a plane at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. Gorka was charged last January in Virginia state court with carrying a weapon in an airport terminal, a misdemeanor offense.
Politics & National Security
Best Military Intelligence Foreign Policy Political Advice: The Problem With National Security Presidential Memorandum 2
Michael J. Gottlieb Fri, Feb 3, 2017, 9:45 AM
In 2012, I witnessed a scene that has been on my mind this week: then-Deputy National Security Advisor Denis McDonough reprimanded a less experienced staffer for merely referencing the ongoing reelection campaign during a mid-level NSC policy meeting. Why? Because, he said, “politics have no place in the Situation Room.”