Trump ousts White House national security adviser Mike Waltz, replaces him with Marco Rubio

May 2, 2025 10:05 AM

Trump ousts White House national security adviser Mike Waltz, replaces him with Marco Rubio

U.S. President Donald Trump ousted his national security adviser Mike Waltz on Thursday and named Secretary of State Marco Rubio as his interim replacement in the first major shakeup of Trump's inner circle since he took office in January. Trump, in a social media post, said he would nominate Waltz to be the next U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, adding that "he has worked hard to put our nation's interests first." Earlier in the day, multiple sources said Trump had decided to remove Walt...

US NSA Waltz calls on PM Modi in Washington

February 13, 2025 10:48 PM

US NSA Waltz calls on PM Modi in Washington

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday met with US National Security Advisor Mike Waltz at the Blair House, a US government facility where he is staying ahead of his meeting later in the day with US President Donald Trump. No readouts were available yet, but this was the second top official of the Trump administration that the Prime Minister had received since arriving here on Wednesday. Tulsi Gabbard, the Director of National Intelligence, had called on the PM Wednesday evening shortly afte...