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13 Dec 2017, 2:11 pm by Ilya Somin
In October, Secretary of Defense James Mattis and Secretary of State Rex Tillerson testified to Congress that the administration does not need any congressional authorization to continue the war against ISIS - which Obama began and continued without congressional authorization. [read post]
11 Dec 2017, 4:00 am by Jordan Brunner
The provision, which relies heavily on statements from former and current military and intelligence officials, directs Defense Secretary James Mattis—whose prior statements feature prominently in the “Findings” section—to submit a report within one year on the “vulnerabilities to military installations and combatant commander requirements resulting from climate change over the next 20 years. [read post]
4 Dec 2017, 8:00 pm by Sabrina I. Pacifici
Among the prominent Trump allies included in the database update: Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, Attorney General Jeff Sessions, Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin, Defense Secretary James Mattis, Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross, Education Secretary Betsy DeVos, Transportation Secretary Eliane Chao and White House Deputy Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders. [read post]
4 Dec 2017, 9:51 am by Garrett Hinck
Defense Secretary James Mattis called for Pakistan to increase its efforts to fight militants, Reuters reported. [read post]
15 Nov 2017, 8:09 am by Scott R. Anderson
As Chesney has previously discussed, the Senate version of the NDAA originally set out a fairly detailed U.S. cyber policy, which drew objections from Secretary of Defense James Mattis. [read post]
2 Nov 2017, 9:59 am by Lyle Denniston
The new habeas petition was filed directly against Colonel Spath and also against Defense Secretary James Mattis, who as the head of the Pentagon has overall control of what happens at Guantanamo Bay, the Navy post in Cuba. [read post]
1 Nov 2017, 9:30 pm by Mark Nevitt
Four days following the issuance of the Presidential Memorandum, Secretary of Defense James Mattis released his own statement on transgender service members, announcing that “current policy with respect to currently serving members will remain in place. [read post]
1 Nov 2017, 4:00 am by Scott Anderson, Sabrina McCubbin
On Oct. 30, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee heard testimony from Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and Defense Secretary James Mattis on the Trump administration’s views regarding the need for a new authorization for the use of military force (AUMF). [read post]
31 Oct 2017, 10:20 am by Garrett Hinck
At the hearing, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and Defense Secretary James Mattis said any new authorization should not include sunset provisions or geographic restrictions on military actions. [read post]
30 Oct 2017, 3:35 pm by Lyle Denniston
  Enlistments, however, will not be allowed until after January 1, because the judge gave effect to an order by the Trump Administration – by Defense Secretary James Mattis – putting off until then that part of the Obama policy, to allow time for a new study of the issue. [read post]
30 Oct 2017, 1:03 pm by Shannon Togawa Mercer
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson (read statement here) and Defense Secretary James Mattis are to testify. [read post]
30 Oct 2017, 3:00 am by Garrett Hinck
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and Secretary of Defense James Mattis will testify. [read post]
27 Oct 2017, 8:56 am by Matthew Kahn
Defense Secretary James Mattis visited the demilitarized zone (DMZ) between North and South Korea on Friday. [read post]
26 Oct 2017, 9:52 am by Vanessa Sauter
Defense Secretary James Mattis will head to Seoul next week following Dunford’s departure. [read post]
24 Oct 2017, 11:12 am by Garrett Hinck
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and Secretary of Defense James Mattis will testify at a Senate hearing on the authorization for the use of military force next week. [read post]
23 Oct 2017, 10:22 am by Garrett Hinck
Secretary of Defense James Mattis is meeting with officials from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in the Philippines to discuss the North Korean nuclear threat, the Wall Street Journal reported. [read post]
20 Oct 2017, 8:17 am by Garrett Hinck
Secretary of Defense James Mattis said the possibility of an ambush “was considered unlikely” and pledged to get answers about the attack, Politico reported. [read post]
18 Oct 2017, 9:07 am by Garrett Hinck
McCain has repeatedly demanded that Secretary of Defense James Mattis say exactly how the latest troop increase will change circumstances in Afghanistan. [read post]
18 Oct 2017, 8:00 am by J. Dana Stuster
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson told CNN that he agreed with Secretary of Defense James Mattis’ assessment that the agreement is in the national security interest of the United States and said that he and the president oppose Congress reinstating sanctions. [read post]
16 Oct 2017, 11:30 am
The group included Secretary of Defense James Mattis and CIA Director Michael Pompeo. [read post]