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Scott Bessent becomes the fifth Trump official to move on to a military base. Here’s who else has moved

Rena Rowe · November 11, 2026 12:43 pm

President Donald Trump listens as Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speaks.

Bessent moves to military base due to Iranian assassination threat

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks at a campaign rally with President Donald Trump at Alico Arena on the campus of Florida Gulf Coast University.

US likely to lose its measles elimination status this week

Workers continue to deploy large buoys to be used as a border barrier along the banks of the Rio Grande in Eagle Pass, Texas, Wednesday, July 12, 2023. The floating barrier is being deployed in an effort to block migrants from entering Texas from Mexico.

Greg Abbott spent years fortifying the Texas border. Gina Hinojosa could undo it all

Secretary of the Army Dan Driscoll testifies before the House Armed Services Committee hearing on the budget request of the Department of the Army, on Capitol Hill, Friday, May 15, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

OpenAI hires ex-Army Secretary Dan Driscoll two months after Pentagon exit

A car heads into the U.S. from Canada at the Peace Arch border crossing Tuesday, June 8, 2021, in Blaine, Wash. The border has been closed to nonessential travel since March 2020. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)

Seven in 10 voters think US-Canada border needs more security: Poll

Anna Giaritelli May 20, 2025 7:00 am

James Comey puts fidelity to profits before fidelity to FBI and country

Tom Rogan May 16, 2025 1:57 pm

Back of an Immigration and Customs Enforcement Field Officer, Monday, Jan. 27, 2025.

DHS celebrates ‘new era of law and order’ in nod to Police Week

Jenny Goldsberry May 12, 2025 4:44 pm

The Pentagon is moving forward on the Columbia-class ballistic missile submarine program. The nuclear-capable subs will replace the Ohio class, such as the USS Kentucky. (Navy illustration)

How the US military guards against India-Pakistan nuclear war

Tom Rogan May 8, 2025 3:26 pm

Travelers move through Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport ahead of Memorial Day, Friday, May 24, 2024, in Atlanta.(AP Photo/Mike Stewart)

Millions do not have a Real ID. Here’s what to know as the law takes effect

Anna Giaritelli May 7, 2025 6:44 am

Suspected drug smugglers and the drugs being transported on board were recently seized by the Coast Guard. (Courtesy image: U.S. Coast Guard)

Coast Guard stacks up drug seizures south of border as Trump amps up military presence

Anna Giaritelli May 5, 2025 5:00 am

Stephen Miller could be next national security adviser, Trump says

Zach LaChance May 4, 2025 9:53 pm

Rep. Jim Himes, D-Conn., speaks with The Associated Press about his new role on the House Intelligence Committee, in his office on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2023.

Jim Himes laments Rubio’s duties ‘are too big for one person’

Jenny Goldsberry May 4, 2025 4:34 pm

TikTok's loading screen atop a background of the Chinese flag and binary code.

TikTok’s $600 million European fine is a reminder US national security concerns are still unresolved

Mike Brest May 3, 2025 6:00 am

U.S. National Security Advisor Mike Waltz checks his mobile phone while attending a cabinet meeting held by U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 30, 2025.

Mike Waltz pictured scrolling Signal during Trump Cabinet meeting

Mike Brest May 2, 2025 7:38 am

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State Department spokeswoman learns Rubio is new national security adviser during live briefing

Ross O'Keefe May 1, 2025 5:26 pm

Steve Witkoff, special envoy for the Middle East, watches as President Donald Trump signs executive orders in the Oval Office of the White House, Monday, Feb. 3, 2025, in Washington.

Mike Waltz’s signal of Steve Witkoff’s ascendancy

Tom Rogan May 1, 2025 3:42 pm