Trump taps Pasadena resident Robert O’Brien as national security adviser

President Donald Trump picked Robert O’Brien, a Pasadena resident and Southern California attorney, as his new national security adviser Wednesday.
O’Brien, the fourth person in two years to hold the job, becomes the administration’s point person on national security amid rising tensions with Iran following the weekend attack on Saudi oil installations and fresh uncertainty in Afghanistan after the halt in peace talks with the Taliban.
The announcement of O’Brien’s