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Defense Secretary James N. Mattis will make his first visit to China this week for talks with the People's Republic's military leaders amid growing tensions over Beijing's militarization of islands in the South China Sea. Mr. Mattis told reporters en route to Alaska aboard an Air Force E-4B jet, a militarized Boeing 747, that he plans to gauge China 's strategic approach to the United States during talks in Beijing.
FILE - In this Aug. 4, 2017 file photo, from left, White House Staff Secretary Rob Porter, White House Chief of Staff John Kelly, and White House senior adviser Jared Kushner walk to Marine One on the South Lawn of the White Ho... WASHINGTON - One of President Donald Trump's top White House aides resigned Wednesday following allegations of domestic abuse leveled against him by his two ex-wives. Staff secretary Rob Porter said in a written statement that allegations that became public this week are "outrageous" and "simply false."
Since retired Gen. John Kelly became White House chief of staff, news outlets have portrayed him as the disciplinarian sent to impose order over an unruly President Donald Trump.
A Florida congresswoman says White House chief of staff John Kelly lied when he said she took credit two years ago for securing funding for an FBI field office in south Florida.
President Donald Trump emphatically rejected claims Wednesday that he was disrespectful to the grieving family of a slain soldier, as the firestorm he ignited over his assertions of empathy for American service members spread into a third contentious day. "I have proof," he insisted.
President Donald Trump emphatically rejected claims Wednesday that he was disrespectful to the grieving family of a slain soldier, as the firestorm he ignited over his assertions of empathy for American service members spread into a third contentious day. "I have proof," he insisted.
Trump praises H.R. McMaster after growing calls from conservatives "General McMaster and I are working very well together," President Trump said about his national security adviser. Check out this story on USATODAY.com: https://usat.ly/2vBUlZb President Trump is giving his stamp of approval to national security adviser H.R. McMaster after criticism in conservative media.
Registration will allow you to post comments on newstimes.com and create a newstimes.com Subscriber Portal account for you to manage subscriptions and email preferences. 29 photos of the US's war in Afghanistan - a fight James Mattis says 'we are not winning ... right now' At the end of 2014, after more than 13 years of combat operations, 9,800 US troops were to remain in Afghanistan.
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and Defense Secretary James 'Mad Dog' Mattis arrive in Australia for crunch talks on the London terror attack and North Korea Top U.S. cabinet ministers have arrived in Australia for critical talks on terrorism and North Korea in the wake of two attacks in Britain. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and Defense Secretary James Mattis landed in Sydney on Monday night for meetings with Australian counterparts on Monday.
In this image provided by the White House, President Donald Trump receives a briefing on the Syria military strike from his National Security team, including a video teleconference with Secretary of Defense, Gen.
In this Thursday, Jan. 12, 2017, file photo, Senate Armed Services Committee Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., questions Defense Secretary-designate James Mattis on Capitol Hill in Washington during Mattis confirmation hearing before the committee. Gillibrand, one of a handful of Senate Democrats seen as potential candidates for president in 2020, has won praise from liberal bloggers for voting against nearly all of President Donald Trump's picks.
Canadian Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan is to hold a first meeting today with his newly sworn-in American counterpart James Mattis. The two former soldiers-turned-cabinet-members are to meet at the Pentagon for a scheduled 45-minute discussion on a broad range of topics including military co-operation both abroad and closer to home.
The wife of an Iraqi national who was detained at the John F. Kennedy International Airport, at her sister's home in Houston, Jan. 28, 2017. President Donald Trump enacted an order Friday that blocks entry into the country for citizens of seven predominantly Muslim countries, including Iraq.
Lonely leaders: James Mattis, top, was sworn in as secretary of defense, and John Kelly, above, became homeland security secretary on Friday. Other Cabinet nominees are waiting.
In a Thursday, Jan. 12, 2017 file photo, Senate Armed Services Committee member Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass. questions Defense Secretary-designate James Mattis on Capitol Hill in Washington, during the committee's confirmation hearing for Mattis.
Defense Secretary-designate James Mattis listens to questions from Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., about his views on women and gays serving in the military, during his confirmation hearing before the Senate Armed Services Committee, Thursday, Jan. 12, 2017, on Capitol Hill in Washington. Defense Secretary-designate James Mattis listens at his confirmation hearing before the Senate Armed Services Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 12, 2017.
On Thursday, retired Marine Gen. James Mattis took to the stand for his confirmation hearing before the Senate Armed Services Committee as President-elect Trump's nominee for secretary of Defense.
Rivalry brewing on Trump team - 's nomination of James Mattis as Defense secretary is sparking questions about how well the retired Marine general will get along with Mike Flynn, the three-star general set to be national security adviser.
In this Nov. 29, 2016 photo, Attorney General nominee Sen. Jeff Sessions, R-Ala., is shown while meeting with Sen. Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, on Capitol Hill in Washington. A failed voting fraud prosecution from more than 30 years ago is likely to re-emerge as a contentious issue during Jeff SessionsA' confirmation hearing for attorney general.