Headline Roundup December 21, 2018
Secretary of Defense James Mattis Resigns
Summary from the AllSides News Team
Featured Coverage of this Story
Washington Times
Defense Secretary James Mattis, the last of a team President Trump dubbed “my generals,” will step down early next year amid deepening rifts with the White House on crucial foreign policy matters, marking the departure of an original Trump Cabinet member and creating a leadership void at the Pentagon at a critical time for the president at home and abroad.
Wall Street Journal (News)
In letter to Trump, Marine veteran said president had right to a secretary ‘whose views are better aligned with yours’.
The Washington Post
Defense Secretary James Mattis, the last of a team President Trump dubbed “my generals,” will step down early next year amid deepening rifts with the White House on crucial foreign policy matters, marking the departure of an original Trump Cabinet member and creating a leadership void at the Pentagon at a critical time for the president at home and abroad.
AllSides Picks
Headline Roundup
What the 'Blue Wave' Means for US-Israel Relations
November 5th, 2026
_0.webp)
Headline Roundup
Progressive Democrats Won Historically Big on Tuesday. What's Their Political Future?
November 5th, 2026
Headline Roundup
Key Voter Groups Shift Toward Democrats in 2026 Midterms
November 4th, 2026
Blog
Does Free Enterprise Still Give Americans a Fair Shot?
Guest Writer
November 5th, 2026
More News about 2024 Presidential Election on AllSides
News from the Left
News from the Center
News from the Right
The Times of Israel
