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WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Jim Mattis resigned Thursday after clashing with President Trump over the abrupt withdrawal of U.S. troops from Syria and after two years of deep disagreements over America’s role in the world. Mattis, perhaps the most respected foreign policy official in Trump’s administration, will leave by the end of February after two tumultuous years struggling to soften and moderate the president’s hardline and sometimes sharply changing policies.

Renée Graham President Trump has no sense of humor.  Editorial It’s a rare day when both Donald Trump and Mitch McConnell earn praise for pushing forward bipartisan legislation.  Michael A.

Renée Graham President Trump has no sense of humor.  Editorial It’s a rare day when both Donald Trump and Mitch McConnell earn praise for pushing forward bipartisan legislation.  Michael A.

Renée Graham President Trump has no sense of humor.  Editorial It’s a rare day when both Donald Trump and Mitch McConnell earn praise for pushing forward bipartisan legislation.  Michael A.

Renée Graham President Trump has no sense of humor.  Editorial It’s a rare day when both Donald Trump and Mitch McConnell earn praise for pushing forward bipartisan legislation.  Michael A.

Legislation protecting special counsel MORE from being fired was blocked in the Senate on Wednesday for a third time in roughly a month. Retiring GOP Sen.

MORE on Wednesday defended his decision to withdraw U.S. troops from Syria, saying “we have won” the fight against the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS). In a video posted to his Twitter account, the president invoked the memory of service members who died fighting in the Middle Eastern country while explaining his decision. “They're all coming back and they're coming back now.

Special counsel according to a new Washington Post report. Mueller made the request on Friday, sources familiar with the move told the Post.   The House Intelligence Committee is scheduled to discuss the matter at a business session on Thursday, one source familiar with the agenda told the Post. “This has devolved into gotcha word games, perjury traps and trumped process crimes,” Stone said on Wednesday, according to the Post. “I think people can see through the political motivations behind this.”  "Where is the Russian Collusion?

Senate Republicans uncharacteristically lashed out at sudden and immediate withdrawal of U.S. troops from Syria, a decision that came without consulting Congress and seemed to catch the Pentagon off guard. Several lawmakers said Congress received no advance notice of Trump’s announcement, leaving them fuming and scratching their heads. “I don’t know what they’ve done, but this is chaos,” Sen.

The Senate approved a seven-week funding bill on Wednesday, preventing a partial government shutdown that was expected to begin on Saturday. Senators passed the legislation by voice vote, which represented the final item on the Senate's to-do list as they wrap up their work for the year this week It still needs to pass the House, which returned to Washington on Wednesday night, and be signed by MORE. Republican senators say that while they believe Trump is unhappy with Congress passing a short-term fix, they believe he will sign it because they were able to keep other