President Donald Trump wants to boost the nation's border security budget by nearly $44 billion, for one year only. The proposal would raise the Department of Homeland Security budget by two-thirds to $107 billion,

President Trump's budget proposal for fiscal year 2026 would cut spending at the majority of departments and agencies.

The request for obliterating many domestic programs sets up a clash with Congress ahead of the Sept. 30 shutdown deadline.

Waltz's deputy, Alex Wong, who was also ousted this week, reportedly remains at the National Security Council.

President Donald Trump said Thursday that he would nominate outgoing national security adviser Mike Waltz to be the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations. Waltz, a former congressman from Florida, has been on shaky ground with Trump since March after he inadvertently added a journalist to a private chat on the messaging app Signal with other top national security officials to discuss military strikes in Yemen.

President Donald Trump has nominated outgoing national security adviser Mike Waltz to serve as U.S ambassador to the United Nations. John Bolton, who served as Trump's national security adviser in his first term,

Trump repeated a 'transition period' remark, pointed to strong jobs data and urged the Fed to cut interest rates.

Trump has urged Americans to "hang tough" amid market volatility and the announcement of reciprocal tariffs by other countries.