Syria

Bolton said in Israel that the U.S. would pull out only after its troops had rooted out what’s left of IS in Syria.

On his first day as acting defense secretary, Pat Shanahan is emphasizing that China should be the Pentagon’s main focus.

The announcement of a pullout is widely seen as an abandonment of a loyal ally.

“Our strikes last Friday were successful in degrading Syria’s chemical weapons research and storage facilities."

The strike is in response to President Bashar Assad regime’s chemical attack on Douma almost a week ago.

"We're looking very, very seriously, very closely at the whole situation," Mattis told reporters.

The comments come one day after Trump warned Russia to "get ready."

It's the strongest signal yet that Trump is expecting to strike Syria.

Given the armada of ships heading to the region, these strikes could be more comprehensive than last time.

“It was atrocious. It was horrible,” the president told reporters, Monday.