/tags/jim-mattis Jim Mattis en-US Copyright Thu, 04 Jun 2020 05:07:00 GMT /news-partners/2020-06-04/former-defense-secretary-mattis-issues-stunning-rebuke-of-trump Jim Mattis, who resigned as Trump's defense secretary nearly a year and a half ago, accuses the president of dividing the nation and warns against "militarizing our response" to protests. Thu, 04 Jun 2020 05:07:00 GMT /news-partners/2020-06-04/former-defense-secretary-mattis-issues-stunning-rebuke-of-trump Scott Neuman, Mark Katkov /news-partners/2018-12-23/trump-says-jim-mattis-will-leave-by-jan-1-announces-acting-defense-secretary Deputy Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan will assume Mattis' duties starting in the new year. Trump had previously said Mattis would step down at the end of February. Sun, 23 Dec 2018 18:06:15 GMT /news-partners/2018-12-23/trump-says-jim-mattis-will-leave-by-jan-1-announces-acting-defense-secretary Francesca Paris /news-partners/2018-12-20/defense-secretary-mattis-resigns-amid-syria-and-afghanistan-tension The retired Marine general had been granted a rare waiver to run the Pentagon as he had been out of uniform for only three years, but his relationship with President Trump eventually turned cold. Thu, 20 Dec 2018 22:31:00 GMT /news-partners/2018-12-20/defense-secretary-mattis-resigns-amid-syria-and-afghanistan-tension Philip Ewing /breaking-news/2017-08-30/mattis-puts-hold-on-transgender-ban-for-current-military-service-members Defense Secretary Jim Mattis is leaving an Obama-era policy on transgender military service members largely intact, saying he needs input from an expert panel. Wed, 30 Aug 2017 13:35:00 GMT /breaking-news/2017-08-30/mattis-puts-hold-on-transgender-ban-for-current-military-service-members Bill Chappell