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President Trump announced on Wednesday that he’s selected Robert O’Brien to be the new National Security Adviser for the White House. 

President Trump met with technology industry leaders on Monday to discuss a range of national security issues including plans to ease restrictions on U.S. sales to Huawei, Reuters reported Tuesday. Trump told participants such as the heads of Google and Cisco that the administration will issue “timely licensing decisions” as requested by industry. 

John Sanders, acting commissioner of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agency, announced his resignation on Tuesday amid an overwhelming increase of undocumented migrants crossing the U.S. border and the turmoil to address the situation.

President Trump is calling on the intelligence community to “quickly and fully cooperate” with investigations on alleged surveillance operations during the 2016 presidential elections, the White House said Thursday. Trump is directing the community to comply with the attorney general, who is tasked with examining potential cases of election-related interference and will have full and complete authority to declassify information relevant to the investigation. 

FoxNews reported Monday that President Trump will soon sign an executive order creating a U.S. Space Command, according to U.S. officials. More information will be forthcoming.

Defense Secretary James Mattis stated unequivocally that “we are not winning in Afghanistan” in a Congressional hearing Tuesday. Speaking to members of the Senate Armed Services Committee, Mattis was under fire from Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) who questioned the former four-star general on why Trump’s administration has delayed in its roll-out …

Gen. Stephen Wilson, vice chief of staff at the U.S. Air Force, has said the military service’s leaders believe the branch must have funding stability to provide airmen with equipment needed to modernize the nuclear triad. He discussed the service branch’s plans to boost the nuclear triad’s flexibility, responsiveness, survivability and visibility at a Mitchell …

President Donald Trump discussed plans to cut taxes and regulations in a meeting with business executives in the White House, the Washington Post reported Monday. Trump said he aims to remove at least 75 percent of regulations that govern businesses; expedite plans to build factories; and impose border tax on companies that …

Jason Miller, communications director of President-elect Donald Trump’s transition team, has declined his appointment as White House communications director to prioritize his family, Reuters reported Saturday. Emily Stephenson writes Miller said in a statement that his wife is expected to give birth in January and Sean Spicer will assume the responsibilities of the communications …

President-elect Donald Trump plans to nominate Steven Mnuchin as treasury secretary, Wilbur Ross as commerce secretary and Todd Ricketts as deputy commerce secretary. Mnuchin, Ross and Ricketts will help implement Trump’s America First economic plan that aims to create more than 25 million jobs over the next 10 years, according to a press …