National Security Council

noun

U.S. Government.

the council, composed of the president, vice president, secretary of state, secretary of defense, director of the Central Intelligence Agency and the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, that determines means by which domestic, foreign, and military policy can best be integrated for safeguarding the national security. : NSC

A committee in the executive branch that advises the president on matters relating to domestic, military, and foreign security. The NSC also directs the operation of the Central Intelligence Agency .

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Pakistan's government said its National Security Council - the country's highest military and security body - would meet on Thursday.

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The firings mark the latest salvo in Trump’s long-simmering antipathy toward the National Security Council, which was fueled in part by a spat with former NSC staffer and whistleblower Alexander Vindman.

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A former National Security Council member and a Senate member deemed Hegseth unqualified for the position.

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A National Security Council spokesman later confirmed that the portions of the chat that Mr Goldberg initially shared "appears to be authentic".

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Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, also a chat participant, told the House Intelligence Committee that an "in-depth review" would be conducted by the National Security Council to determine how the reporter was added.

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