The United States National Security Council (NSC) is the principal forum used by the president of the United States for consideration of national security,military,and foreign policy matters. Based in the White House,it is part of the Executive Office of the President of the United States,and composed of senior national security advisors and Cabinet officials.
Contempt of Congress is the misdemeanor act of obstructing the work of the United States Congress or one of its committees. Historically,the bribery of a U.S. senator or U.S. representative was considered contempt of Congress. In modern times,contempt of Congress has generally applied to the refusal to comply with a subpoena issued by a congressional committee or subcommittee—usually seeking to compel either testimony or the production of requested documents.
Jeffrey "Jeff" A. Taylor is the former interim United States Attorney for the District of Columbia. He currently serves as Executive Vice President and General Counsel for Fox Corp. He has a bachelor’s degree in history from Stanford University and a Juris Doctor degree from Harvard Law School.
Donald R. Cravins Jr.,is an American attorney and politician who served as the under secretary of commerce for minority business development from 2022 to 2024. He previously served as a member of the Louisiana State Legislature from 2004 to 2009. From April 2021 to August 2022,he was the executive vice president and COO of the National Urban League.
Catherine Mary Russell is an American attorney and political adviser who is the executive director of UNICEF as of 2022. Russell previously served as Director of the White House Presidential Personnel Office,United States Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women's Issues,and Chief of Staff to then-Second Lady of the United States Jill Biden.
Elizabeth Evans Alexander is an American attorney and political advisor serving as the communications director for the First Lady of the United States,Jill Biden. She previously served as press secretary to Vice President Joe Biden from 2009 to 2011.
Matthew Glen Olsen is an American attorney who has served as the Assistant Attorney General for the National Security Division since 2021. He is the former director of the National Counterterrorism Center.
Kenneth Leonard Wainstein is an American lawyer. He served as the first assistant attorney general for national security,and later as the homeland security advisor to United States President George W. Bush. In 2022 under the Biden administration,he was appointed under secretary of homeland security for intelligence and analysis.
Steven J. Ricchetti is an American political aide serving as a Counselor to the President under President Joe Biden. He was the chairman of Joe Biden's 2020 presidential campaign. Ricchetti previously served as Chief of Staff to Vice President Biden during the Obama administration and Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations under President Bill Clinton. In between stints in Democratic administrations,Ricchetti has worked as a lobbyist.
Sheila Nix is an American attorney and political strategist who served as Chief of Staff to Jill Biden,the Second Lady of the United States from April 2013 to January 2017.
Warren Neil Eggleston is an American lawyer who served as the White House Counsel under President Barack Obama. Eggleston was the fourth person to hold this post during the Obama administration.
Terrell McSweeny is an American attorney who served as a Commissioner of the Federal Trade Commission from 2014 until 2018.
Bathsheba "Sheba" Nell Crocker is an American diplomat who is currently serving as the Permanent Representative of the United States to the United Nations and Other International Organizations in Geneva. She previously served as Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs from 2014 to 2017.
Brian Baenig is an American government official who served as Chief of Staff for Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack from 2013 to 2015.
The Office of Digital Strategy (ODS) is an Executive Branch agency that promotes the U.S. President's messaging through digital and social media. It is part of the White House Office and is led by the Assistant to the President and Director of Digital Strategy,who reports to the White House Chief of Staff. The incumbent director is Christian Tom.
Lee Satterfield is an American diplomat who has served as Assistant Secretary of State for Educational and Cultural Affairs in the Biden administration since November 2021.
Paul M. Rosen is an American attorney and government official who is the current Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Investment Security.
Annie Tomasini is an American political operative who is a senior advisor and deputy chief of staff for President Joe Biden as part of his administration. A longtime aide to Biden,she became a senior advisor in June 2023,and added deputy chief of staff duties in February 2024.
