Hegseth’s tune on Panama is decidedly different from the rhetoric employed by Trump following his November election victory.

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

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

China’s hypersonic missiles could destroy U.S. aircraft carriers in just 20 minutes, warns U.S. Defense Secretary Pete ...

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

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

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

China's military has too large of a presence in the Western Hemisphere, US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said as the US and ...

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

News site Axios reports that Donald Trump personally ensured that his right-hand man Elon Musk could not attend a secret ...

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

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