Top Senator Wants New Defense Secretary, But Misses Mattis Sen. James Inhofe said Tuesday that he wished Jim Mattis was still on the job as Defense Secretary.
Trump on Mattis: 'I Didn't Like the Job He Was Doing' Trump said he asked Mattis to hand in his resignation after growing unhappy with the former defense secretary's performance.
Trump Claims to Have Fired Mattis for Failure to End Afghan War At a Cabinet meeting, Trump said he "essentially" fired Mattis by ordering him out of the Pentagon by Jan. 1.
Mattis' Farewell Urges Troops to 'Keep The Faith' Despite Turmoil Defense Secretary Jim Mattis' farewell to the troops was pointed and brief.
Read Mattis' Farewell Message to the Troops In his farewell, Mattis quoted a telegram from President Abraham Lincoln to Gen. Ulysses S. Grant.
Mattis to Officially Hand Off as Defense Secretary to Shanahan at Midnight Monday The handoff will take place during a phone call, a defense official said.
Mattis Out by Jan. 1, Shanahan Named Acting Secretary of Defense President Trump announced Sunday that Defense Secretary James Mattis will be leaving the administration on January 1.
Trump Hits Back at Mattis on Value of US Alliances, Defends Syria Pullout President Donald Trump disputed outgoing Defense Secretary Jim Mattis on the worth of U.S. alliances.
Brett McGurk, US Envoy to Anti-ISIS Coalition, Resigns Brett McGurk, the U.S. envoy for the global coalition to defeat Islamic State (ISIS), has resigned in the wake of President...
'Distraught' Mattis Had to Resign or Compromise Beliefs: Former SecDef Cohen Close friend Bill Cohen said the defense secretary agonized over his decision.
Tennessee Man Shot Dead After Flipping Middle Finger at War Memorial Albert Sturgill Jr., 63, was confronted by a group while gesturing at the flag and monuments at Cumberland County Veterans...
Chicago Braces for Potential National Guard Deployment Amid Trump Threats Illinois politicians are sounding an alarm and bracing for possible National Guard deployments to Chicago amid President...
Is Trump's Troop Buildup in US Cities a Declaration of War — or Something Else? As President Donald Trump goads Democratic-led cities, Americans are grappling with a fundamental question of American...
Poland Says It Shot Down Russian Drones that Violated Its Airspace During Strikes on Ukraine Poland said that multiple Russian drones entered and were shot down over its territory with help from NATO allies, describing...
Soldier Dies on Fort Leonard Wood Rifle Range The Army identified the 18-year-old on Monday but has not provided details into the circumstances of his death.