Trump wants control over the canal, which is key for transporting U.S. petroleum products to growing Asia markets.

US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Tuesday the Panama Canal faces ongoing threats from China but that ... effectively ...

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.

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth also gave a public nod to Panamanian sovereignty at the conclusion of the first visit by a Pentagon chief to Panama in decades. Hegseth said he sees the canal ...

Hegseth was speaking a day after meeting Panama's President José Raúl Mulino and touring the Panama Canal. The two countries ... control once the sale is complete.

Freelance Writer Pete Hegseth omitted a key point about the Panama Canal in the English version of a joint statement he released with the Panamanian leader. The tattooed former Fox News star ...

The contract to Panama Ports Company for the Balboa and Cristobal ports near the Panama Canal, in which Hong Kong-based CK ...

US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Tuesday the Panama Canal faces ongoing threats from ... ports under American control once the sale is complete. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio told ...