Another major shakeup at the White House National Security Council.
Officials tell NPR that dozens of staff were fired yesterday afternoon.
I'm Aisha Roscoe.
And I'm Scott Simon, and this is Up First from NPR News.
The National Security Council provides advice to the president on the biggest diplomatic and security decisions.
But these firings are seen as a way to eliminate bureaucracy and duplication.
What might be the impact on national security?
And tomorrow marks five years since George Floyd was murdered by a Minneapolis police officer.
His death triggered large-scale protests across the country and a reckoning with racism in the U.S.
But how did a moment of apparent national unity generate a backlash?
We'll have reporting on how George Floyd's death fueled conspiracies and political extremism.
So please stay with us.
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