Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis thanked members of the U.S. armed services while abroad during an impromptu speech in which he urged them to "hold the line" as the country deals with rising political ...

Mattis on Thursday labeled as “ludicrous” the suggestion that his comments to U.S. troops telling them to “hold the line,” or his statement that the U.S. “is never out of diplomatic options,” in ...

U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis on Sunday visited Djibouti to bolster ties with the tiny African country that is home to an important base for U.S. counterterrorism forces. Defense Secretary Jim ...