The Trump administration announced major moves in the Panama Canal this week, with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth explaining Thursday that the deals are a means of serving American interests and ...

Border officials seized 50,000 kilos of Chinese precursor chemicals intended for Mexican cartels, part of China's broader strategy to undermine U.S. security.

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.

To ensure peace in the Indo-Pacific, Hegseth said that the U.S. would strengthen its forces in the region, and called on American allies there to increase defense spending to 5 percent of their GDP.

“Together, we are going to take back the canal from China’s influence,” Hegseth said. The secretary spoke Tuesday from a Panamanian navy pier, renovated with $5 million funding from the U.S ...

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US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth warned that the United States would “not allow” China to exert influence over the Panama Canal. His remarks come during a visit to the Central American nation ...

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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth breaks down recent arrangements around the Panama Canal and addresses rising temperatures in relations with China on "The Will Cain Show." ...