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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

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.

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.

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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 ...