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Mass Vaccination Sites Open In Washington, Retired Gen. Mattis Among Those In Line In Tri-Cities

By NWPB News January 25, 2021

Hundreds of cars lined up for the opening day of a mass vaccination event in Washington's Tri-Cities on Monday, Jan. 25, 2021, at the Benton County Fairgrounds. Courtesy City of Richland

About 500 people made it into line at the COVID-19 mass vaccination event in the Tri-Cities. This is part of a larger set of mass events across the state kicking off this week — including clinics in Spokane, Wenatchee and Ridgefield, in Clark County. Read More

President Trump Fires Secretary of Defense Mark Esper

By NPR News November 9, 2020

Secretary of Defense Mark Esper testifies during a House Armed Services Committee hearing on July 9, 2020 in Washington, D.C. Pool/Getty Images

Secretary Esper has kept a letter of resignation on hand since the summer, when he and the president disagreed over the use of active duty troops to put down street protests.Read More

Former Defense Secretary Mattis, Now A Resident Of The Tri-Cities, Issues Stunning Rebuke Of Trump

By NPR News June 4, 2020

President Donald Trump in October 2018 with, from left, Army Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Milley, Defense Secretary Jim Mattis, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Joseph Dunford and Marine Corps Commandant Gen. Robert Neller. Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP

Retired Marine Gen. Jim Mattis, who resigned as President Trump's defense secretary nearly a year-and-a-half ago over policy differences, has issued an extraordinary critique of the White House's handling of nationwide unrest, saying Trump has sought to divide Americans, and warning against "militarizing our response" to the protests.Read More

Mass Vaccination Sites Open In Washington, Retired Gen. Mattis Among Those In Line In Tri-Cities

President Trump Fires Secretary of Defense Mark Esper

Former Defense Secretary Mattis, Now A Resident Of The Tri-Cities, Issues Stunning Rebuke Of Trump

In Major Policy Shift, U.S. Will Stand Aside As Turkish Forces Extend Reach In Syria

Former Defense Secretary Mattis Declines To Weigh In On Trump’s Leadership Fitness

President Trump Says Jim Mattis Will Leave Defense Department By Jan. 1, Announces Acting Secretary