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Sec. Def. Mattis to leave on Jan. 1; Patrick Shanahan named acting Pentagon chief

WASHINGTON 鈥� Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis will depart his position on Jan. 1, an administration official told The Associated Press on Sunday, rather than work through the end of February.

President Trump will name Patrick Shanahan, the incumbent Deputy Secretary of Defense, as acting secretary.

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