World Oct 14 Mattis pushes closer ties to Vietnam amid tension with China By making a rare second trip this year to Vietnam, Defense Secretary Jim Mattis is signaling how intensively the Trump administration is trying to counter China's military assertiveness by cozying up to smaller nations in the region that share American… By Robert Burns, Associated Press
Politics Dec 02 Trump to nominate retired Gen. James Mattis to lead Pentagon President-elect Donald Trump says he will nominate retired Gen. James Mattis to be his defense secretary. Mattis, 66, is a Marine Corps general who retired in 2013 after serving as the commander of the U.S. Central Command. Trump made the… By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press