FILE - In this Nov. 19, 2016, file photo, President-elect Donald Trump shakes hands with retired Marine Corps Gen. James Mattis as he leaves Trump National Golf Club Bedminster clubhouse in Bedminster ...

Breaking once more from presidential custom, Donald Trump is turning to a military man to steer the U.S. military, choosing retired Gen. James Mattis, who will be the first career officer to lead the ...

President-elect Donald Trump introduced his selection for Secretary of Defense, retired Marine general James Mattis, at his Tuesday night rally in Fayetteville, North Carolina. Mattis, known by his ...

A former Army Special Forces officer is accusing retired Marine General James Mattis, President-elect Donald Trump's pick to be defense secretary, of "leaving my men to die" after they were hit by ...

US President-elect Donald Trump has named General James Mattis as his defence secretary.Trump has previously described Gen Mattis, 66, as "a true general's general".Gen Mattis, who is known as "Mad ...

President-elect Donald Trump has chosen retired Marine Gen. James N. Mattis to be secretary of defense, Trump said Thursday night at a rally in Cincinnati. Latest on the Trump transition Trump said he ...

President-elect Donald Trump has chosen retired Marine Gen. James N. Mattis to be secretary of defense, nominating a former senior military officer who led operations across the Middle East to run the ...

With the U.S. presidential election about a month away, analysts and pundits continue to speculate about who Harris or Trump will bring into their administrations. Yet, one crucial point overlooked ...

The general declined to do so, saying he didn't understand the speculation. Mattis, whose nicknames include "Mad Dog" and the "Warrior Monk," has had a leading hand in some of the U.S. military's most ...

President-elect Donald Trump said Thursday he will nominate retired Gen. James Mattis to be his defense secretary, making the announcement at a post-election victory rally in Cincinnati. Mattis, 66, ...