Trump and Rubio, who is the national security adviser, are leading the moves aimed at an agency they view as bureaucratic and emblematic of the "deep state."

President Donald Trump moved to dramatically downsize the National Security Council, part of a restructuring that could see the group responsible for coordinating and implementing foreign policy at the White House cut in half.

Dozens of staffers were dismissed from the White House National Security Council (NSC) on Friday as President Donald Trump initiated a major downsizing and restructuring of the agency, according to five informed