Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Richland’s retired four-star general and former secretary of defense has broken his recent silence on President Trump. On Thursday ...

Donald Trump on Tuesday night formally announced that he will nominate retired Gen. James Mattis to serve as secretary of defense. “He is one of the most effective generals and extraordinary leaders ...

At a Cincinnati post-election victory rally Thursday, president-elect Donald Trump announced retired Gen. James “Mad Dog” Mattis as his choice for Defense Secretary. Mattis is Trump’s latest pick, ...

Gen. James Mattis has not endorsed a candidate in the November presidential election. But he agrees with the warnings in Bob Woodward’s new book about the dangers of a second Trump presidency, ...

In accepting the first Thomas S. Foley Award for Distinguished Public Service, former Secretary of Defense and retired Gen. James Mattis on Tuesday called on those in the audience to reject political ...

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.

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., praised Gen. Mattis after a meeting on Capitol Hill, but said, "civilian control of our military is fundamental" to U.S. democracy. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) | J.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Jim Mattis, who resigned as Pentagon chief three months ago, is returning to Stanford University. The Hoover Institution at Stanford announced Tuesday that Mattis will join the ...

President-elect Trump is set to meet with retired Marine Gen. Jim Mattis Saturday amid speculation that Trump could tap him to serve as secretary of defense. According to a pool report from the Trump ...

Richland’s retired four-star general and former secretary of defense has broken his recent silence on President Trump. On Thursday Gen. Jim Mattis, Trump’s defense secretary from 2017 to the start of ...