A cargo ship makes its way through the Port of Balboa near Panama City on March 13, 2025. It’s one of two ports run by Hong Kong-based CK Hutchison, which recently struck a deal to sell its lease to U ...

The details of the deal only became public days after Hegseth's visit. In a separate agreement, Panama also agreed to look for a way for the U.S. government to be reimbursed for fees its naval ...

The Pentagon chief defended himself in his first TV interview since being accused of sharing sensitive information with his wife and brother.

“There were a series of serious leaks at the Pentagon … Panama Canal plans, Elon Musk’s visit, you name it, any number of things,” Hegseth told Fox News. “It led to some unfortunate ...

HEGSETH: When there are serious leaks at the Pentagon—Panama Canal plans ... and go to the Council on Foreign Relations with the cocktail-sipping crowd. That is not why I'm here.

U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth attends a joint news conference ... A series of leaks about military planning for the Panama Canal and the Middle East, about a possible consolidation ...

He ran for office on a pledge to improve relations with the ... Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, Mulino made concessions to Washington. He agreed to withdraw Panama from China’s Belt and ...