Defense Secretary Jim Mattis just gave the most wide-ranging, profoundly thoughtful interview of his tenure so far as Pentagon chief, touching on the country’s deep political divide, the fundamental ...

Defense Secretary James Mattis speaks at a wreath-laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery on Memorial Day, May 29, 2017, in Arlington, Va. Defense Secretary ...

During former Defense Secretary James Mattis’s MSNBC interview with Andrea Mitchell, he refused to criticize President Trump, even though she pressed him firmly to do so on various issues. Mitchell ...

Former U.S. Secretary of Defense James Mattis spoke about America’s place in a dangerous world in Pasco. In this file photo, he is at Stanford University in California. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images ...

In the second part of his interview with former Defense Secretary Jim Mattis, NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to the retired general about leadership.... A Leader's Job Is To Set The Vision, Retired Gen.

Defense Secretary Jim Mattis listens as President Donald Trump answers questions during a meeting with military leaders in the Cabinet Room on October 23, 2018. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images) ...

WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for defense secretary is on the record decrying the burdens that Israel places on the United States and warning that the Jewish state could be ...

Journalists watch as Russian President Vladimir Putin gives his annual state of the nation address in Manezh in Moscow, Russia, Thursday, March 1, 2018. Putin set a slew of ambitious economic goals, ...