U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's chief of staff, Joe Kasper, will leave his role in the coming days for a new position ...

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

Hegseth warned that China-based companies are controlling land and critical infrastructure in key sectors across Latin ...

The visit of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to the Philippines is a clear signal of how important our alliance is with the United States and the security of our region. There is absolutely no ...

Pete Hegseth’s predecessor as defense secretary, Lloyd J. Austin III, started the roughly 50-nation group to support Kyiv ...

The Trump administration announced major moves in the Panama Canal this week, with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth explaining ... temperatures between the United States and China, largely spurred ...

The United States will "take back" the Panama Canal from Chinese influence, U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Tuesday during a visit to the Central American nation. After talks with Panama's ...

Defense Secretary Hegseth said the U.S. and Panama are strengthening security ties and "together" will "take back" the canal ...

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

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More disquieting, given his role as top civilian official in the Defense Department, is the poor example he sets when displaying the flag. Video taken during his round of pre-confirmation Senate ...