NEW YORK — Former U.S. Defense Secretary James Mattis is laughing off an insult hurled at him by President Donald Trump. Speaking at a New York charity event Thursday the day after Trump demeaned him ...

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The selection of retired Marine Corps. Gen. James Mattis as defense secretary was praised by local Republican congressmen and military affairs experts. “The world is safest when America is strong,” ...

Jim Mattis is a worthy successor to the only previous general officer to serve as Secretary of Defense, General George C. Marshall. Mattis shares Marshall’s deep knowledge of history, his strategic ...

WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Jim Mattis resigned Thursday after clashing with President Donald Trump over the abrupt withdrawal of U.S. troops from Syria and after two years of deep disagreements ...

In the second part of his interview with former Defense Secretary Jim Mattis, NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to the retired general about leadership.... A Leader's Job Is To Set The Vision, Retired Gen.

President-elect Donald Trump has chosen retired Marine Gen. James N. Mattis to be secretary of defense, Trump said Thursday night at a rally in Cincinnati. Latest on the Trump transition Trump said he ...

HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam — Defense Secretary Jim Mattis played down suggestions that he was in danger of losing his job, as he made a case for leaving the U.S. military out of politics and asserting ...

General Dynamics has appointed former Defense Secretary Jim Mattis to its board of directors, the defense company said Wednesday. This is a return for Mattis as he served on the GD board from August ...