Tim Haugh, the chief of the National Security Agency, was fired Thursday at the direction of the White House, according to people familiar with the matter.Haugh, who also helmed U.S. Cyber Command, the military’s combatant command for offensive use of cyberattacks,

President Donald Trump said Thursday that he's fired "some" White House National Security Council officials, a day after far-right activist Laura Loomer raised concerns directly to him about staff loyalty.

"The Trump Tariff Tax is the largest peacetime tax hike in U.S. history. These Tariffs are nearly 10x the size of those imposed during the Trump-Pence Administration and will cost American families over $3,500 per year," Pence said on Wednesday night without citing any specific source.