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10 Aug 2017, 10:36 am by Lovechilde
  It has been reported that Trump's new chief of staff, John Kelly and Secretary of Defense James Mattis, both former Marine Corp generals, have agreed not to leave the country at the same time so at least one of them can babysit the president. [read post]
9 Aug 2017, 6:48 pm by Ilya Somin
Secretary of Defense James Mattis – who, unlike Trump, tends to know what he’s talking about – has said that a conflict with North Korea “would lead to the end of its regime and destruction of its people” and that it “would be probably the worst kind of fighting in most people’s lifetimes. [read post]
9 Aug 2017, 12:08 pm by Alex Potcovaru
This afternoon, the Pentagon released a statement from Defense Secretary James Mattis noting the readiness of the United States and its allies “to defend themselves from an attack” and urging North Korea to halt the consideration of any moves that “would lead to the end of its regime and the destruction of its people. [read post]
2 Aug 2017, 1:19 pm by Alex Potcovaru
Tillerson and Defense Secretary James Mattis testified today before a closed hearing of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on the need for new legislation to authorize U.S. use of force abroad against ISIS, al-Qaeda, and associated forces, Politico reports. [read post]
2 Aug 2017, 12:01 pm by Russell Spivak
Dunford’s letter suggests that although Trump is the commander-in-chief and in charge of the executive branch and the armed forces, a mere official statement is not an order, military or executive, as would be required to compel Defense Secretary James Mattis to overhaul policy. [read post]
31 Jul 2017, 9:06 am by Tom Smith
Senior national security officials like Secretary of Defense James Mattis and National Security Advisor H.R. [read post]
30 Jul 2017, 6:00 am by Jack Goldsmith
Secretary of Defense James Mattis seems to be running the Pentagon entirely on his own. [read post]
21 Jul 2017, 11:54 am by Alex Potcovaru
The Pentagon said that Defense Secretary James Mattis could not adequately certify that Pakistan had taken “sufficient action” against the Haqqani Network terrorist organization. [read post]
20 Jul 2017, 10:18 am by Rachel Bercovitz
Trump previously approved Defense Secretary Jim Mattis’s request to deploy nearly four thousand additional troops to the region, but Mattis delayed taking action pending consensus on a broader U.S. strategy toward Afghanistan and Pakistan. [read post]
11 Jul 2017, 1:31 pm by Alex Potcovaru
Chief Strategist Steve Bannon requested that Defense Secretary James Mattis include the plans in the review of Afghanistan strategy currently led by Mattis and National Security Advisor H.R. [read post]
7 Jul 2017, 6:30 am by Jared Dummitt, Eliot Kim
First, Secretary of Defense James Mattis assured Japan of the U.S. [read post]
30 Jun 2017, 9:11 am by Tom Smith
Defense Secretary James Mattis said the U.S. is going to focus on killing remaining foreign fighters in the Islamic State. [read post]
28 Jun 2017, 1:03 pm by Alex Potcovaru, Quinta Jurecic
The Journal reports on Secretary of Defense James Mattis’s comments that the lack of a chemical weapons attack showed that the Trump administration’s warning to the Assad regime in Syria worked. [read post]
28 Jun 2017, 5:34 am by Charles Sartain
Section 232 requires the Secretary of Commerce (Wilbur Ross) notify the Secretary of Defense (James Mattis) that an investigation has been initiated. [read post]
28 Jun 2017, 5:34 am by Charles Sartain
Section 232 requires the Secretary of Commerce (Wilbur Ross) notify the Secretary of Defense (James Mattis) that an investigation has been initiated. [read post]
25 Jun 2017, 7:00 am by Loren DeJonge Schulman, Amy Schafer
. *** From the moment President Trump nominated James Mattis as his secretary of defense, the swamp has made hand-wringing over civil-military relations a fine art. [read post]
23 Jun 2017, 10:16 am by Staley Smith
” Earlier this month Defense Secretary James Mattis told the Senate Armed Services Committee that CFIUS “needs to be updated” to recognize China’s interest in American technology. [read post]
21 Jun 2017, 2:21 pm by Alex Potcovaru
Defense Secretary James Mattis and Secretary of State Rex Tillerson are hosting State Councilor Yang Jiechi and Chief of Joint Staff of the People’s Liberation Army Gen. [read post]
16 Jun 2017, 10:01 am by Rachel Bercovitz
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and Mattis will meet with Chinese State Councilor Yang Jiechi and Gen. [read post]
14 Jun 2017, 12:20 pm by Alex Potcovaru
This responsibility will fall with Defense Secretary James Mattis, who already has similar control over deployment in Iraq and Syria. [read post]