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

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

The Monroe Doctrine seeks to exclude outside powers from the Western Hemisphere. It is key to protecting the U.S. and our ...

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

President Donald Trump speaks to Fox Noticias about his financial agenda and about the control of the Panama Canal.

The notion that the Panama Canal is under China’s influence is a “total misperception”, a top official from the Central American nation has said, adding that his country must explain this to ...

US President Donald Trump’s bid to take back control of the Panama Canal has put his counterpart Jose Raul Mulino in a ...

The United States will not allow China to "threaten" the operations of the Panama Canal, US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth warned during a visit, earning a rebuke from Beijing on Wednesday over ...

Coercion could backfire. Although it will not always be China that benefits—many Asian countries hedge beyond the great ...

US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth warns China’s hypersonic missiles could destroy all US aircraft carriers in 20 minutes.

China on Monday said Washington's “smear campaigns” against it are an “excuse to control” Latin America, as US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the Panama Canal faces “ongoing threats ...

Opinion: Trump’s new defense strategy raises crucial questions for policymakers and U.S. allies. The authors of this op-ed ...