Critics like the adviser, a former Fox News producer, say the group formerly known as the Boy Scouts is too "woke." No decision has been made.

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

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.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth promised that the United States would soon have the highest and equal combat standards for men and women in the military. “For far too long, we allowed standards to slip and different standards for men and women in combat arms,

At the same time as the U.S. Naval Academy removed a display honoring Jewish female graduates ahead of a visit from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, it also removed books about the Holocaust and antisemitism.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the Panama Canal faces "ongoing threats" as he singled out China during a visit to the key trade route on Tuesday. The big picture: Hegseth's comments following a meeting with Panama President José Raúl Mulino that the U.

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 influence,

Trump and Pete Hegseth confirmed a bold U.S. military move in Panama to counter China's growing grip. At a cabinet meeting, they revealed historic deals giving U.S. ships priority access through the Panama Canal and reviving old military bases to block Chinese influence.