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James Mattis was supposed to be one of the last “adults in the room” in the Trump administration. He speaks to Jeffrey Goldberg in his first interview since resigning last year.
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‣ Hurricane Dorian could hit Florida as a Category 4 storm ahead of Labor Day—one of the busiest travel weekends of the year.

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The inspector by keeping and then leaking memos he produced during meetings with President Donald Trump. But despite scolding him harshly, the inspector general has decided not to prosecute.

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