The announcement of his pick for ambassador comes after Trump threatened to reassert U.S. control over the Panama Canal.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth will travel to Panama next week, as President Donald Trump says America is “reclaiming” the country’s eponymous canal. (Kevin Wolf/AP) Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ...

The Panama Canal has been turned into a political hot rod - Victor Raison Huddled together on a dirt bank outside a building site on the edge of the Panama Canal, the men shout fervidly about Donald ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is slated to meet with Panama leaders next week amid President Donald Trump's continued efforts to regain control of the key strategic and military resource. The Trump ...

We gave it to Panama, and we’re taking it back.” Now, as the first year of his second term draws to a close, President Trump ...

WASHINGTON – Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth will travel to Panama next week to meet with leaders of the Central American country following recent Trump administration allegations of Chinese ...

At the White House Thursday, Secretary of State Pete Hegseth and Donald Trump admitted that U.S. troops have been deployed to the Panama Canal. “We’re taking back the canal. China’s had too much ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth will travel to Panama next week, the second senior U.S. official to visit the country in as many months, as President Donald Trump says America is "reclaiming" the ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Pete ...