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 ...

President Donald Trump announced via Twitter on Thursday that Defense Secretary James Mattis will retire at the end of February. In his resignation letter, Mattis said he was leaving his post so ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 James Mattis arrived in Iraq Monday on an unannounced visit that seemed aimed to reassure Iraqi allies. He told reporters that, despite President Trump's earlier statements to ...

The defense secretary arrived in South Korea on Thursday. — -- U.S. Defense Secretary James Mattis visited the heavily fortified Demilitarized Zone between North and South Korea on Friday ...

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 ...