Secretary of Defense Gen. James “Mad Dog” Mattis is being excluded from policy-making and national security decisions by President Donald Trump, up to and include military exercises in Korea and the ...

Outgoing Secretary of Defense James Mattis had planned to stick around through the beginning of 2019 to help with the transition of the important job to new leadership, but on Sunday that plan was ...

John McCain used the nomination hearings for retired General James “Mad Dog” Mattis to challenge Trump’s friendliness with Russia, saying, “Putin wants to be our enemy.” Mattis, Trump’s choice for ...

US President Donald Trump claimed Wednesday that he had "essentially" fired Jim Mattis, even though the former Pentagon chief had pointedly quit his post over multiple disagreements. US President ...

An American Airlines plane on the tarmac of Denver International Airport caught fire after making an emergency landing Thursday night. Russia's Vladimir Putin said he agrees in principle with a U.S.

President-elect Donald Trump announced that James N. Mattis was his choice to lead the Department of Defense, what seemed to delight him most was the retired general’s Iraq war nickname: “Mad Dog.” ...

President-elect Donald Trump will nominate retired Marine Gen. James Mattis, who led operations across the Middle East, to be secretary of defense. Mattis, 66, served in the U.S. Marine Corps for more ...

Sen. John McCain said he is pleased that President-elect Trump appears to be favoring the selection of retired Marine Gen. James Mattis for defense secretary, calling him “one of the finest military ...

James Mattis said he regrets his involvement with Holmes. Former Theranos board member and former Secretary of Defense James "Mad Dog" Mattis testified last week in the criminal trial of former ...