The Trump White House has directed the U.S. military to draw up options for increasing the American troop presence in Panama to achieve President Trump’s goal of “reclaiming” the Panama Canal.

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 ...

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White House hit back at news reports detailing Secretary Pete Hegseth's reported involvement in a second Signal group chat, calling it a "nonstory" while also slamming recently fired Defense staffers.

The Trump administration announced major moves in the Panama Canal this week, with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth explaining Thursday that the deals are a means of serving American interests and ...

The president has also teased desires to annex Canada and the Panama Canal Zone, but Lambert says he is less enthused by those prospects. “As Americans, we build the canals, we’ve already done ...