Senate Confirms Mattis as Secretary of Defense The move came after the newly President Donald Trump signed a waiver to permit him to serve as the next Defense Secretary.
President Trump: 'The Work Begins' While attending an inaugural ball, the new commander-in-chief spoke -- via video -- to troops deployed in Afghanistan.
Mattis Arrives at Pentagon as Defense Secretary Retired Marine Gen. James Mattis arrived at the Pentagon Saturday for the first time as the new secretary of defense.
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Mattis Picks Two Navy Rear Admirals as Top Aides Defense Secretary James Mattis began his first day at the Pentagon by picking top aides and calling his counterpart in Canada...
Trump to Defer to Mattis on Keeping Torture Ban President Trump said he still thinks torture works but will defer to Defense Secretary James Mattis on keeping the ban...
Veterans in Congress Call for Ban Exemptions for Iraqi Interpreters The letter asks Trump to grant the request of Mattis to exempt Iraqi interpreters, aides and allies from the scope of the...
Readiness, ISIS Fight Come First for Mattis in Rebuilding Military Defense Secretary Mattis said that readiness and the fight against ISIS will come first if he gets more money in the next...
Mattis' First Overseas Trip to Gauge North Korea Threat Mattis will face the threat of the imminent launch of a North Korean ICBM on the first leg of his Far East trip to South...
Lawmaker Petitions Mattis to Approve Medal of Honor for Fallen Marine Rep. Duncan Hunter is hoping that the fourth time's the charm for fallen Marine Sgt. Rafael Peralta.
Federal Government Shutdown Grinds into a Second Week as Tempers Flare at the Capitol As the federal government shutdown enters a second week, there’s no discernible endgame in sight.
Trump Targets Blumenthal, Calling for Investigation into Senator's Vietnam Service Claims President Donald Trump is targeting U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal again after Connecticut’s senior U.S. senator grilled U.S...
At 50, He Survived Marine Boot Camp — Then Fought at Peleliu and Okinawa When 50-year-old Paul Douglas showed up at Marine Corps boot camp in 1942, the white-haired economics professor looked more...
Ukrainian Drones Attack Russian Cavalry Troops in Rare 21st-Century Encounter A short video circulating online this month appears to show a Russian mounted patrol being struck by a Ukrainian drone near...
When The Government Can Afford Everything Except The Essentials Every shutdown forces the government to decide what counts as “essential.” Air traffic controllers and TSA agents fall into...
![Secretary of Defense James Mattis hosts his first "Top 4" roundtable after arriving at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., Jan. 21, 2017. (Photo by Tech. Sgt. Brigitte Brantley)](http://images02.military.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail_large/public/media/news/people/2017/01/mattis-work-dunford-900.jpg?itok=JtSlZMRx "Secretary of Defense James Mattis hosts his first "Top 4" roundtable after arriving at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., Jan. 21, 2017. (Photo by Tech. Sgt. Brigitte Brantley)")
