The Secretary of State of the United States, Marco Rubio, attends a hearing of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee in the Dirksen Senate Office building on May 20, 2025 in Washington, DC.
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The Secretary of State of the United States, Marco Rubio, attends a hearing of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee in the Dirksen Senate Office building on May 20, 2025 in Washington, DC.
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It is a classic movement of Washington Power, the news landfill on Friday.
Last Friday, at 4:30 pm, the beginning of a long holiday, approximately half of the national security council received emails that left them at 5 pm boxes of abruptly dismissed people.
The restructuring of the NSC as Secretary of State and National Security Advisor Marco Rubio has characterized it: a trend in this second term for President Trump continues, or the radical reduction.
The Trump administration plans to reduce thousands of national intelligence and security jobs throughout the government.
The United States government has long trusted dozens of intelligence officials throughout the government to keep the United States safe. Trump wants many of them to leave, what could mean that for home security and abroad?
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This episode was produced by Connor Donvan, with Audio Engineering from Ted Mebane. . He was edited by Courtney Dorning. Our executive producer is Sami Yenigun.