Trump names new national security adviser

By Colleen Kelleher
September 18, 2019 | 9:30 AM

President Donald Trump said Robert C. O’Brien will be the administration’s new National Security Adviser. Trump made the announcement in a tweet:

I am pleased to announce that I will name Robert C. O’Brien, currently serving as the very successful Special Presidential Envoy for Hostage Affairs at the State Department, as our new National Security Advisor. I have worked long & hard with Robert. He will do a great job!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 18, 2019

O’Brien, who works as the special presidential envoy for hostage affairs at the State Department, replaces John Bolton who left the post last week.

House Republicans adopt $95 billion package for the Iran war and Trump’s priorities

By The Associated Press
July 22, 2026 | 6:54 PM

WASHINGTON (AP) — The House adopted a Republican-only $95 billion budget proposal Wednesday, a long-shot effort to fund the Iran war and other White House priorities over objections from Democrats and a few GOP holdouts in a final push before the midterm elections. House Republicans were divided over the plan, with conservatives wary because there are no offsetting budget cuts. But Speaker Mike Johnson plunged ahead, viewing the go-it-alone process as the best chance to usher President Donald Trump's priorities through the split Congress, despite skepticism in the Senate.

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