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What Trump alums are doing now can be divided in two groups — those promoting Trump and the MAGA movement, and those who are going more traditional routes. It underscores the GOP divide Trump created.
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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.
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In a speech blending humor with a serious message, the former secretary of defense also quoted a warning by Lincoln against a leader "unfettered by conscience, precedent or decency."
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In an interview with NPR, former Defense Secretary Jim Mattis stresses the importance of allies and he also criticizes shifting U.S. policy aims during the wars of the past 18 years.
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In the general's upcoming leadership book, Call Sign Chaos, the Obama administration catches the most flak. Mattis barely mentions President Trump but implies criticism of the sitting president.
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The government partially shut down, President Trump and the first lady made a secret visit to Iraq, and the stock market plunged and rebounded — all in just over a week.
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From the Brett Kavanaugh confirmation battle to Democrats winning back control of the House, these were the biggest political stories of the year that you picked.
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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.
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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.
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The administration wants to stick by Riyadh, but the Senate looked for ways to punish Saudi Arabia for the role its crown prince is suspected of playing in the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.