President Trump removed his controversial chief strategist, Stephen K. Bannon, from the powerful National Security Council in a high-level staff reshuffle that consolidated the power of White House national security advisor H.R. Their initial removal had rankled national security veterans. The high-level reshuffle comes during a crucial week for Trump’s national security team. “There was no shake-up,” a White House official said, speaking on the condition of anonymity to discuss internal deliberations. The White House said at the time that McMaster would have full authority to choose personnel on the council.

Source: Los Angeles Times April 05, 2017 18:33 UTC