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Live Blog EndedMay 1, 2025

Trump shakes up national security team

Trump said he's nominating national security adviser Mike Waltz, who was at the center of the Signal chat controversy, to be United Nations ambassador.

What to Know

  • President Donald Trump said he will nominate national security adviser  to serve as the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations. Trump said that Secretary of State Marco Rubio will serve as the interim national security adviser.
  •  said that he’s in the process of stepping back from his nearly 24/7 role with the Department of Government Efficiency to focus on his businesses.
  • A Trump-appointed judge use of the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 to deport Venezuelans it alleges are members of the criminal organization Tren de Aragua.

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