Defense Secretary James Mattis resigned Thursday on the heels of President Donald Trump’s plans to withdraw troops from Syria. He cited irreconcilable policy differences in a move that took ...

A democracy works best when an electorate makes informed decisions at the ballot box. Mattis, who left the Pentagon last December after clashing with President Donald Trump over Syria policy ...

President Donald Trump announced that Defense Secretary James Mattis was retiring, one day after the commander in chief suddenly declared the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Syria. As he does with ...

Retired Marine Gen. James N. Mattis was confirmed and sworn in as President Trump’s defense secretary Friday, breaking with decades of precedent as a recently retired general became the Pentagon ...

Retired Marine Gen. Jim Mattis, who resigned as President Trump's defense secretary nearly a year and a half ago over policy differences, has issued an extraordinary critique of the White House's ...

A late night phone call on Dec. 31 will transition Mattis out of office. In a farewell message on Monday, outgoing Defense Secretary James Mattis told Defense Department employees to "keep the ...

James Mattis is testifying before the Senate Armed Services Committee at his confirmation hearing to become defense secretary under President-elect Donald Trump. After the hearing, the committee ...

The former secretary of defense spoke in New York City on Thursday. Former Defense Secretary James Mattis roasted his former boss at the Alfred E. Smith dinner in New York City on Thursday night.

Defense Secretary Jim Mattis announced his resignation Thursday afternoon, sending President Donald Trump a letter that implicitly criticized the president's military judgment. In the letter ...

President Trump said Thursday evening that Defense Secretary James Mattis will be retiring in February, in a shock announcement adding to the list of the president's outgoing Cabinet members after ...

Defense Secretary James Mattis will resign at the end of February, he informed President Trump in a letter Thursday. The defense secretary said he is stepping down because of the differences in ...