Trump's national security advisor sidelines some 160 National Security Council staffers as the administration moves to align team with Trump's agenda.

"Partisan loyalty tests have no place in national security,” one House Democrat said. It appears Donald Trump's team has come to a different conclusion.

White House national security adviser Mike Waltz has ordered a “full review” of personnel at the National Security Council (NSC), starting a process to weed out detailees at the agency who are not aligned with President Trump’s agenda.

Some of President-elect Donald Trump’s Cabinet picks and top national security staff are expected to meet Wednesday with President Joe Biden’s National Security Council in the White House to walk through how the US government responds to a range of homeland security threats and scenarios,

Trump ordered 1,500 more military personnel to the border with Mexico as part of a flurry of steps to tackle immigration.