The defense secretary warned China has “too much influence” over the vital waterway and that the Trump administration “is ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth took a victory lap over two recent “historic” agreements on the Panama Canal, marking major ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth breaks down recent arrangements around the Panama Canal and addresses rising temperatures in ...

During a bizarre interview on Fox News, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said that he could "feel" the communism on his ...

US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Tuesday the Panama Canal faces ongoing threats from China but that together the United ...

Hegseth's comments came during a ribbon-cutting ceremony for a new U.S.-funded dock at the Vasco Nuñez de Balboa Naval Base.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the Panama Canal faces "ongoing threats" as he singled out China during a visit to the ...

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth vowed to take back the Panama Canal because he said that he could "feel" communism there ...

The United States and Panama will work together to take back the Panama Canal from “China’s influence,” Defense Secretary ...

Panama Canal Authority Administrator Ricaurte Vasquez, left, U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, center, and Southcom ...

China did not build this canal. China does not operate this canal and China will not weaponize this canal,” the Pentagon ...