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Mattis Exiting as Pentagon Chief After Clashes With Trump

WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Jim Mattis is stepping down from his post, President Donald Trump announced Thursday, after the retired Marine general clashed with the president over a troop drawdown in Syria and Trump's go-it-alone stance in world affairs. Mattis, perhaps the most respected foreign policy official in Trump's administration,...

Trump Overthrows GOP Foreign Policy of Reagan: Zakaria

President Donald Trump's ongoing criticism of allies and his isolationist foreign policy continue to raise eyebrows of concerned observers around the world. But his supporters don't blink an eye when he opines, "Sometimes our worst enemies are our so-called friends and allies." As Washington Post columnist Fareed Zakaria sees it,...

Backed by Israel & Saudis, Trump Wants To Break Iranian Regime

David E. Sanger, one of the best reporters on the planet, provides insight into what motived President Trump to pull the plug on the Iran nuclear agreement Tuesday. "For President Trump and two of the allies he values most — Israel and Saudi Arabia — the problem of the Iranian...

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