Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced his radical plans to take back the Panama Canal from "Chinese control" during a ...

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

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

Panama's president has denied claims by U.S. President Donald Trump that America is literally retaking the canal.

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

The United States and Panama will work together to take back the Panama Canal from “China’s influence,” Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Tuesday while standing in front of the vital shipping ...

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

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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth pledged that the Trump administration would “take back” the Panama Canal from “China’s influence” on Tuesday during a visit to the key shipping lane.

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth will visit Panama next week for meetings with the country's leaders, following remarks from President Donald Trump about potentially acquiring the Panama Canal.

Reporter Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has warned there’s so much communism in the air at the Panama Canal you can “feel it.” “I want to thank President Molina, a pro-Trump, pro-America p ...

US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Tuesday the Panama Canal faces ongoing threats from China but that together the United States and Panama will keep it secure. Hegseth’s remarks triggered a fiery ...