<em>The Atlantic</em> Politics & Policy Daily: Once More Unto the Shutdown
Jim Mattis is resigning—and five more big stories from the last 12 months
by Elaine Godfrey
Dec 21, 2018
2 minutes
We’re ending the year as it began: with the U.S. government headed toward another shutdown, this time chiefly over funding for President Donald Trump’s proposed border wall. Meanwhile, Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said he will at the end of February, citing disagreements with the president over foreign policy. Mattis is just the latest in a long line to , who announced this year that they are leaving the White House.
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