Sentences with phrase «defense secretary james»

The Defense Department's best budget predictability in more than a decade shows Congress and the executive branch are aligned in terms of the threats to the nation and current and future military readiness, Defense Secretary James N. Mattis said.

According to reports, the summary of the new National Defense Strategy signed by Defense Secretary James Mattis makes no mention of «global warming» or «climate change» and little mention of energy issues, «except that the U.S. would «foster a stable and secure Middle East» and «contributes to stable global energy markets and secure trade routes.

Ex-Military Brass Back Tillerson, Mattis in Climate Fight — «A group of retired senior military officers is urging U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and Defense Secretary James Mattis to remain firm in their support for combating global warming»

If Defense Secretary James Mattis can not persuade Trump to request additional funds for the U.S. military, then perhaps he can convince him to reprioritize existing funding instead.

During a Thursday budget hearing, for instance, House Appropriator Rep. Ken Calvert (R - CA) told Defense Secretary James Mattis, «Most if not all of us agree that the base on defense must go up... but the funding on military can not be obtained on the back of nondefense discretionary spending.

«She's voted against more Trump nominees than any other senator and was the only one to vote against [Defense Secretary James] Mattis.»

U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand called on Defense Secretary James Mattis to immediately initiate a full audit of required notifications to the FBI by all military criminal investigative organizations after the Air Force's failure to report.

In a sign that leadership expected the vote in the House to be tight, sources told The Hill on Thursday evening that Defense Secretary James MattisJames Norman MattisOvernight Defense: Over 500 amendments proposed for defense bill Measures address transgender troops, Yemen war Trump taps acting VA chief as permanent secretary Defense bill amendment would protect open transgender military service Overnight Defense: Senate confirms Haspel as CIA chief Trump offers Kim «protections» if he gives up nukes Dem amendments target Trump military parade MORE was calling members urging them to support the agreement.

US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley said that if diplomacy fails to rein in North Korea's threatening behavior, Defense Secretary James Mattis «will take care of it.»

The move to oust McMaster, an Army general, is being orchestrated by White House chief of staff John Kelly and Defense Secretary James Mattis, MSNBC reported.

The White House is reportedly mulling replacing national security adviser H.R. McMaster, an Army general — a move that is being orchestrated by White House chief of staff John Kelly and Defense Secretary James Mattis.

With Flynn's departure, European officials said they hope Pence, Defense Secretary James Mattis and Secretary of State Rex Tillerson become the dominant players in Trump's foreign policy.

Defense Secretary James Mattis said Wednesday the US is «still assessing the intelligence» on whether the Assad regime is to blame for the recent suspected chemical attack but added that the US stands ready for military strikes in Syria.

Tanks, however, will not appear in the Nov. 11 procession — as they could damage the streets of Washington, D.C. — but the event will include plenty of airplane flyovers, according to the office of Defense Secretary James Mattis, whose staff will coordinate the festivities.

Defense Secretary James Mattis sensibly suggested that we might consider exempting our close allies from the tariffs to avoid creating a ridiculous diplomatic incident, but Trump blocked that idea because exempting allies would make the policy economically meaningless.

Defense Secretary James Mattis said Wednesday that the US is «still assessing the intelligence» on the recent chemical attack but noted that the US military is on standby should Trump give the order for a strike.

According to Axios, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, National Economic Council Director Gary Cohn, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, and Defense Secretary James Mattis have all been fighting against steel and aluminum tariffs.

Defense Secretary James Mattis in a statement Wednesday called the report «absolutely false» and «erroneous.»

Defense Secretary James Mattis has already authorized the deployment of more troops to Afghanistan, following President Donald Trump's decision to expand the US presence there.

Last month, Defense Secretary James Mattis put a hold on the president's transgender military ban, but the measure in the Senate still appears to have widespread support.

Neither the president nor Defense Secretary James Mattis ruled out potential military action against Assad.

Defense Secretary James Mattis may try to ease tensions behind the scene but it's unclear how successful he may be, Sherman continued.

«We are going to be doing things militarily,» Trump added, saying that he discussed the idea with Defense Secretary James Mattis.

In June, Defense Secretary James Mattis delayed an Obama administration plan to begin allowing openly transgender recruits into the military by six months.

The national security strategy the Trump administration released in December made no mention of climate change whatsoever, despite the fact Defense Secretary James Mattis has acknowledged it as a threat.

Following his visit with Trump, the 32 - year - old crown prince was due to meet with Defense Secretary James Mattis, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross, CIA Director Mike Pompeo and National Security Advisor H.R. McMaster.

Defense Secretary James Mattis also sought to clarify Washington's strategy, saying late on Thursday that the U.S. preferred a diplomatic approach to the current predicament.

The administration's pre-eminent grown - ups, besides Cohn, are chief of staff John Kelly, national security adviser H.R. McMaster, Defense Secretary James Mattis, and Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, the former ExxonMobil CEO.

Defense Secretary James Mattis called the strikes a «one time shot» aimed at the Syrian government's chemical weapons infrastructure.

Not exact matches

Directors included George Shultz (former Secretary of State), James Mattis (the current Secretary of Defense) and Dick Kovacevich (former CEO of Wells Fargo).

Trump was briefed by Secretary of Defense James Mattis and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Joseph Dunford at a meeting of members of his national security team, the statement said.

«But the truth is, most of them probably see Secretary [of Defense James] Mattis, General McMaster, and Secretary [of State Rex] Tillerson as figures in which basically they see the same basic national security policies that they would have seen under Bush - or even Reagan for that matter.»

US Secretary of Defense James Mattis and Japan Minister of Defense Itsunori Onodera, in a phone call on Monday, «condemned North Korea's reckless and unlawful behavior,» according to a Pentagon statement.

A provision in the government funding bill would make it easier for Trump to win confirmation of General James Mattis to be defense secretary early next year.

Among the many scheduled American participants were the political advisor to the head of the U.S. Northern Command, the president for the Americas of Lockheed Martin Corporation, the senior director for the Western Hemisphere of the American National Security Council, the U.S. Deputy Under Secretary of Defense Carla Hills (who was the primary U.S. NAFTA negotiator), the senior United States Air Force military assistant to the then secretary of defense Donald Rumsfeld, the commander of U.S. Northern Command, the chair of the President's Council of Advisors on Science & Technology, Dr. James Schlesinger, the former American secretary of energy & defense, the deputy secretary of energy, plus many other top business, government and military officials, plus representatives of similar groups froSecretary of Defense Carla Hills (who was the primary U.S. NAFTA negotiator), the senior United States Air Force military assistant to the then secretary of defense Donald Rumsfeld, the commander of U.S. Northern Command, the chair of the President's Council of Advisors on Science & Technology, Dr. James Schlesinger, the former American secretary of energy & defense, the deputy secretary of energy, plus many other top business, government and military officials, plus representatives of similar groups from Defense Carla Hills (who was the primary U.S. NAFTA negotiator), the senior United States Air Force military assistant to the then secretary of defense Donald Rumsfeld, the commander of U.S. Northern Command, the chair of the President's Council of Advisors on Science & Technology, Dr. James Schlesinger, the former American secretary of energy & defense, the deputy secretary of energy, plus many other top business, government and military officials, plus representatives of similar groups frosecretary of defense Donald Rumsfeld, the commander of U.S. Northern Command, the chair of the President's Council of Advisors on Science & Technology, Dr. James Schlesinger, the former American secretary of energy & defense, the deputy secretary of energy, plus many other top business, government and military officials, plus representatives of similar groups from defense Donald Rumsfeld, the commander of U.S. Northern Command, the chair of the President's Council of Advisors on Science & Technology, Dr. James Schlesinger, the former American secretary of energy & defense, the deputy secretary of energy, plus many other top business, government and military officials, plus representatives of similar groups frosecretary of energy & defense, the deputy secretary of energy, plus many other top business, government and military officials, plus representatives of similar groups from defense, the deputy secretary of energy, plus many other top business, government and military officials, plus representatives of similar groups frosecretary of energy, plus many other top business, government and military officials, plus representatives of similar groups from Mexico.

Last Thursday, James Mattis, the Defense Secretary, published a public letter concluding that the decline of the American industry as a result of unfair trade posed a threat to national security, a position aligned with the Commerce Department's.

General David Petraeus, Admiral James Stavridis, and our new Secretary of Defense James Mattis value the «soft power» that comes through development alongside diplomacy.

Or James Schlesinger, former Secretary of Defense under Nixon and Ford, one of the foremost architects of late Cold War nuclear targeting strategy and nuclear force modernization.

It is noteworthy that both James Steinberg, deputy secretary of state, and William Lynn, deputy secretary of defense, stepped down two years into the Obama administration so that they could spend more time with their children (for real).

In D.C. this morning, President Donald Trump will meet with Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and Secretary of Homeland Security John Kelly, and then later again with Tillerson and also Secretary of Defense James Mattis.

President Donald Trump this morning receives his daily intelligence briefing, and then has lunch with Vice President Mike Pence and Secretary of Defense James Mattis.

In the afternoon, Trump will have lunch with Vice President Mike Pence and the Secretary of Defense James Mattis, and then meet behind closed doors with members of the U.S. Senate.

New York Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, seen here with Gen. James Mattis in January prior to his confirmation as Defense secretary, has recorded the most votes opposing President Donald Trump's nominees so far.

North Korea leader Kim Jong Un has finished reviewing a plan to fire four missiles off Guam, and has opted to wait to see what the «foolish Yankees» do next — news that came hours after US Secretary of Defense James Mattis warned that if North Korea fired on US territory it would be «game on.»

In D.C. this afternoon, President Donald Trump will meet with Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, Secretary of the Treasury Steven Mnuchin, Secretary of Defense James Mattis, and National Security Advisor H.R. McMaster.

But Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D - N.Y.), who opposed the deal in 2015, said he agreed with Secretary of Defense James Mattis and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Joseph Dunford «that it's in our national security interest to keep the deal in place.»

President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence will have lunch with Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and Secretary of Defense James Mattis.

In the afternoon, Trump will have lunch with Secretary of Rex Tillerson and Secretary of Defense James Mattis.

Gillibrand led some Senate Democrats in an ill - fated push against giving a waiver to allow retired Gen. James Mattis to become defense secretary, arguing the principle of civilian control of the military should not be violated.

U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand is doubling down on her opposition to granting retired Gen. James Mattis a waiver to become Defense secretary after meeting with Trump's nominee to lead the Pentagon.