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Story summary
- The White House is shifting control of the National Security Council (NSC) to Secretary of State Marco Rubio as senior Europe expert Charles McLaughlin departs.
- Charles McLaughlin will leave the White House in mid-June.
- European officials liked McLaughlin personally but hoped his successor would take a tougher stance toward Russia.
- White House spokeswoman Anna Kelly said McLaughlin advocated President Donald Trump’s peace agenda and rejected the European officials’ assessment.
