Overview

• Council members received immediate termination notices in a morning email signed by Mary Sprowls of the White House Presidential Personnel Office.
• The council’s website now lists only four members — Russell A. Berman, Keegan F. Callanan, William English and Matthew Rose — all appointed by President Trump.
• The White House said the president intends to name members who align more closely with his vision for the board.
• With only four members, the 26-seat council cannot meet its 14-member quorum requirement, and new appointees must be confirmed by the Senate.
• The council had been slated to review statue proposals next week for the National Garden of American Heroes as court injunctions continue to limit earlier NEH grant cancellations.