Mattis OKs Returning War Trophy 'Balangiga Bells' to Philippines Church bells that allegedly signaled an attack on U.S. troops could be returned to the Philippines.
Lawmakers Want to Know if US Troops Are Ready for Arctic Warfare Lawmakers want Mattis to submit a report to Congress on whether the U.S. military service have the equipment and training...
Mattis: Return of Korea Remains Raises Hope for Renewed Searches The remains of 55 U.S. troops missing from the Korean War will be sent back to Hawaii next week.
In Tense Times, Mattis Credits Allies as Key to US Defense Strategy The defense secretary lauds America's relationship with its allies as he accepted an award Wednesday night.
US '100 Percent' Committed to NATO, Mattis Says Mattis said the U.S. commitment to NATO and members' pledges to mutual defense are "exactly as the president described it.
Senators Want Mattis to Back Off Assigning JAGs to Immigration Cases Three U.S. senators argue that sending JAGs to the Mexican border would add strain to an overloaded justice system.
In Memo, Mattis Warns Pentagon Staff to Guard Against Hackers The Pentagon gets about 13 billion questionable emails each year, which are scanned and dumped before reaching an inbox.
Mattis Makes It Official: No More Military Exercises With South Korea Defense Secretary Jim Mattis announced Friday that he was suspending all major military exercises with the South Koreans.
Housing Immigrants: An Open Letter to SecDef Mattis from a Spouse "Holding these people while they await immigration proceedings would transform military bases into incarceration camps."
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...