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Opinion | Tom Cotton: Send In the Military
Former White House chief of Staff John Kelly: 'I agree' with Jim Mattis on Trump
By Sarah Westwood
Esper orders hundreds of troops from 82nd Airborne home from D.C. area
By Lara Seligman
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Mike Mullen: I Cannot Remain Silent
By Mike Mullen
Hundreds of Former Officials Condemn Trump's Response to Protests
By Robbie Gramer & Jack Detsch
Murkowski says she agrees with Mattis and "struggling" over whether to support Trump
By Kathryn Watson & Alan He
Opinion | How Trump came to the brink of deploying active-duty troops in Washington
By David Ignatius
Revolt of the generals: Trump faces heat from US military leaders
By William Roberts
'He tries to divide us': Former Defense Secretary Mattis compares Trump's protest response to Nazi tactics
By Dareh Gregorian
James Mattis condemns Trump as a threat to the Constitution
By Orion Rummler
Trump's Threat to Use the Military Against Protesters: What to Know
By Jonathan Masters
Retired Marine Gen. John Allen: Trump's threats of military force may be 'the beginning of the end of the American experiment'
By Paul LeBlanc
The prominent former military leaders who have criticized Trump's actions over protests
By Veronica Stracqualursi
Flash bangs and fury: Behind the fortress walls in a defining week for Trump and the country
By Kevin Liptak & Kaitlan Collins
White House wanted 10k active duty troops to quell protesters
By Sunlen Serfaty, Barbara Starr & Lauren Fox
Military leaders condemn Trump over protest response
By Stephen Collinson
'The president has clearly forgotten how it actually happened': John Kelly defends Mattis
By Max Cohen
Mattis goes after Trump: The president 'tries to divide us'
By Daniel Lippman
Trump vows to campaign against Murkowski after she backs Mattis
By Andrew Desiderio
'Enough is enough': Former Defense Secretary Mattis blasts President Trump over handling of protests
By Martha Raddatz & Luis Martinez
Former Defense Secretary Mattis breaks silence and tears into Trump: 'He tries to divide us'
By Amanda Macias
Trump demanded 10,000 active-duty troops deploy to streets in heated Oval Office meeting
By David Martin
Former Defense Secretary Mattis Issues Stunning Rebuke Of Trump
By Mark Katkov & Scott Neuman
Milley, America's Top General, Walks Into a Political Battle (Published 2020)
By Helene Cooper, Eric P. Schmitt & Thomas Gibbons-Neff
Murkowski Endorses Mattis's Criticism of Trump, Calling it 'Necessary and Overdue' (Published 2020)
By Emily Cochrane
Trump Agrees to Send Home Troops From Washington, Easing Tensions With the Pentagon (Published 2020)
By Eric P. Schmitt, Peter Baker & Thomas Gibbons-Neff
Mattis Accuses Trump of Dividing the Nation in a Time of Crisis (Published 2020)
By Helene Cooper & Eric P. Schmitt
Trump and the Military: A Mutual Embrace Might Dissolve on America's Streets (Published 2020)
By Helene Cooper & David E. Sanger
How Mattis reached his breaking point — and decided to speak out against Trump
By Carol D. Leonnig & Dan Lamothe
Jim Mattis blasts Trump in message that defends protesters, says president 'tries to divide us'
By Dan Lamothe
Trump's Military Threats Against Protesters Could Be the Beginning of the End of American Democracy
By John R. Allen
James Mattis Denounces President Trump, Describes Him as a Threat to the Constitution
By Jeffrey Goldberg
Opinion | Trump's Use of the Insurrection Act May Be a Final Straw for the Military
By Jonathan Stevenson
Mattis: Former defense secretary slams Trump as threat to US democracy
By Deirdre Shesgreen