Latest "national security adviser" stories

Push to dismiss Flynn case is ‘abuse of power,’ says appointed expert

A former federal judge appointed to review the Justice Department’s motion to dismiss criminal charges against former national security adviser Michael Flynn has found that the government’s request should be denied because there is “clear evidence of a gross abuse of prosecutorial power.”

3 years ago

Justice Department is dropping Flynn’s Trump-Russia case

The action was a stunning reversal for one of the signature cases brought by special counsel Robert Mueller.

3 years ago

Trump names hostage envoy O’Brien national security adviser

President Donald Trump on Wednesday named Robert O'Brien, his chief hostage negotiator and an established figure in Republican policy circles, as his new national security adviser.

4 years ago

H.R. McMaster says the public is fed a ‘war-weariness’ narrative that hurts US strategy

“A young student stood up and said ‘all I’ve known my whole life is war,’” McMaster said. “Now, he’s never been to war, but he’s been subjected, I think, to this narrative of war-weariness.”

By Kyle Rempfer

4 years ago

H.R. McMaster book scheduled for 2020

H.R. McMaster, the lieutenant general who endured a troubled year as President Donald Trump’s national security adviser, has a book deal.

5 years ago

US plans for dismantling North Korea nukes may face resistance

The United States has a plan that would lead to the dismantling of North Korea’s nuclear weapons and ballistic missile programs in a year, President Donald Trump’s national security adviser said, although U.S. intelligence reported signs that Pyongyang doesn’t intend to fully give up its arsenal.

5 years ago