October 31, 2018 Mattis, when asked if troop deployment to border is a stunt: 'We don't do stunts' Defense Secretary Jim Mattis emphatically denied a reporter's suggestion Wednesday that the deployment of approximately 5,200 active-duty troops to the U.S.-Mexico border is part of a political stunt ahead of next week's midterm elections.Â
October 15, 2018 Mattis fights Trump rift speculation, says 'I'm on his team' Defense Secretary James Mattis said Monday that he and President Trump have "never" discussed the possibility of Mattis leaving the administration.
October 14, 2018 Trump: 'I think I know more about' NATO than Mattis does President Trump repeatedly expressed ambivalence toward NATO in an interview with "60 Minutes" that aired Sunday, at one point saying he knew more about the alliance "from the standpoint of fairness" than Defense Secretary James Mattis did.
October 2, 2018 Packages sent to Pentagon suspected to contain ricin, 'suspicious envelope' sent to Trump amid scare at Cruz office in Texas At least two packages sent to the Pentagon on Tuesday are suspected of containing ricin, a Pentagon spokesman confirmed to Ó£ÌÒÊÓÆµ.
September 7, 2018 U.S and India bolster military ties with focus on China The United States and India have signed an agreement to bolster military ties as both powers eye China’s growing influence in Asia, according to reports.
April 9, 2018 Trump says Syria chemical attack 'will be met forcefully,' but won't say when President Trump told reporters Monday night that the U.S. will respond "forcefully" to this past weekend's suspected chemical attack in Syria, but declined to discuss when such a response would occur.
March 22, 2018 Trump administration approves $1B arms sale to Saudi Arabia, including more than 6,500 missiles The White House told Congress Thursday that it plans to approve a $1 billion arms sale to Saudi Arabia, a package that includes about 6,700 U.S.-built anti-tank missiles.
February 22, 2018 Mattis expected to back transgender troops -- if they can deploy, official says Defense Secretary Jim Mattis is expected to recommend to President Trump that transgender people can serve in the U.S. military if they can deploy overseas, a U.S. official with knowledge of the secretary’s thinking on the issue told Ó£ÌÒÊÓÆµ Thursday.
January 19, 2018 Mattis: US military advantage over China and Russia 'eroding' The U.S. military's advantage over Russia and China is "eroding," according to an unclassified summary of the Pentagon's new National Defense Strategy unveiled Friday by Defense Secretary Jim Mattis in Washington. The document also says that ISIS no longer remains a top threat.
October 22, 2017 Air Force could recall up to 1,000 retired pilots after Trump order The Air Force could recall up to 1,000 retired pilots after President Donald Trump signed an executive order aimed at addressing what the Pentagon has described as an "acute shortage of pilots."