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Trump denies media report he is considering ex-Sen. Jim Webb for Pentagon chief
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday a New York Times report that he was considering former Democratic Se. Jim Webb to be his next defense secretary was "fake news." The Times, citing an unnamed official, said on Thursday that Vice President Mike Pence and ...
Departing U.S. seeks to ensure 'Turks don't slaughter the Kurds' in Syria
The United States is speaking to Turkey to ensure it does not "slaughter" Kurds in Syria as U.S. troops leave, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Thursday. Pompeo referenced the growing fears for U.S.-allied Kurdish fighters in northern Syria as he defended President Donald Trump's ...
Axed Pentagon chief Jim Mattis urges employees to 'hold fast' to America's defense
On his final day as secretary of defense, Jim Mattis on Monday urged all Pentagon employees, military and civilian, to "hold fast" in defense of the country. Mattis, who submitted his resignation on Dec. 20 and was in effect fired by President Donald Trump three ...
Trump softens Syria pullout schedule but claims 'hero' status for extracting U.S. from wars
President Donald Trump appeared to backtrack Monday on shock plans for an immediate pullout of US troops from Syria, but said his drive to end American involvement in wars made him a "hero." The shift came a day after a senior Republican senator said Trump ...
'Fix-it' man Patrick Shanahan working to streamline defense spending at Trump's behest
The sooner-than-expected departure of Defense Secretary Jim Mattis shifts the focus to President Donald Trump's appointment of an acting Pentagon chief and plans for a permanent replacement. It also signals an acrimonious end to a tense relationship between Trump and Mattis that had eroded in ...
U.S. Democratic leaders charged Monday that President Donald Trump was "plunging the country into chaos" with multiple crises and said he was offering no way to end a government shutdown. Nancy Pelosi, who takes over next month as House speaker, and Chuck Schumer, the top ...
Trump vows allies won't 'take advantage' of U.S. after Jim Mattis exit
President Donald Trump vowed Monday that allies would no longer "take advantage" of the United States, taking a shot at Defense Secretary Jim Mattis who resigned over Syria. Trump, turning to Twitter after days of criticism over his decision to pull U.S. troops out of ...
Last year, during one particularly frenetic stretch in Donald Trump's presidency, a top Republican senator said there were three men guarding the country from chaos: Defense Secretary Jim Mattis, White House Chief of Staff John Kelly and Secretary of State Rex Tillerson. Within weeks, not ...
Donald Trump and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan agreed Sunday to prevent a power vacuum in Syria after U.S. ground forces withdraw, in a phone conversation days after the U.S. president shocked global partners by announcing Americans would leave the war-scarred country. Turkey was a ...
Turkey masses forces near Syrian town held by U.S.-backed Kurds despite vow to delay offensive
Turkey is massing troops near a town in northern Syria held by a U.S.-backed and Kurdish-led force, a war monitor said as Turkish media reported Sunday new reinforcement crossing the borders. The Turkish buildup comes even though Turkey said it would delay a promised offensive ...
Annoyed by letter, Trump fast-tracks Jim Mattis' exit and taps deputy to head Pentagon
President Donald Trump announced on Sunday that Defense Secretary Jim Mattis will now leave his post on Jan. 1, tweeting that deputy Pentagon chief Patrick Shanahan will take over as acting secretary to cover the accelerated departure. The move comes just three days after Mattis ...
