<em>The Atlantic</em> Daily: A Lifetime of Questions
Mattis resigns. Plus Don DeLillo and the 50th anniversary of the <em>Earthrise</em> image, how far away we are from self-driving-car utopia, food-stamp requirements, and more
by Haley Weiss
Dec 20, 2018
3 minutes
What We’re Following
Secretary of Defense James Mattis is resigning, after conflicts with President Donald Trump over the current direction of the administration’s foreign policy. His resignation letter——addresses the problem head-on: “I believe we must be resolute and unambiguous in our approach to those countries whose strategic interests are increasingly in tension with ours.” His departure ends what may be one of the strangest single stints in Trump’s cabinet, Elsewhere: Outgoing Missouri
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