Donald Trump returned to his campaign roots Thursday in his first major public appearance since Election Day, resembling the pugnacious, brawling campaigner more than the traditional president-to-be ...

Breaking once more from presidential custom, Donald Trump is turning to a military man to steer the U.S. military, choosing retired Gen. James Mattis, who will be the first career officer to lead the ...

Jim Mattis is a worthy successor to the only previous general officer to serve as Secretary of Defense, General George C. Marshall. Mattis shares Marshall’s deep knowledge of history, his strategic ...

WASHINGTON — President Trump criticized former defense secretary Jim Mattis’ performance Wednesday, as acting Pentagon chief Patrick Shanahan stepped into his new job and the U.S. military sought to ...

Just one day after Donald Trump called former Secretary of Defense James Mattis the world’s most overrated general, Mattis hit back at the annual Al Smith Memorial Foundation Dinner in New York, ...

A former Army Special Forces officer is accusing retired Marine General James Mattis, President-elect Donald Trump's pick to be defense secretary, of "leaving my men to die" after they were hit by ...