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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 Nigerien soldier provides rear security for his squad while they performed a dismounted patrol during Exercise Flintlock 2017 in Diffa, Niger, March 11, 2017. Flintlock exercises strengthen security institutions, promote multilateral sharing of information, and develop interoperability among partner nations in the Trans-Sahara.

The Biden doctrine: ‘Goodbye, America First. Hello, multilateralism’

Jamie McIntyre November 13, 2020 4:00 am

Commerce Department backs off TikTok ban for now, citing federal court order

Jerry Dunleavy November 13, 2020 3:59 am

Pompeo team urges Biden to use Trump sanctions as ‘leverage’ in expected Iran talks

Joel Gehrke November 13, 2020 12:28 am

Voters in Brooklyn, New York, cast ballots in the 2016 presidential election. As worries about interference in this year's midterm vote climb, Microsoft is introducing new tools to safeguard data for candidates and campaigns.

‘No evidence’ any voting system lost or changed votes, Trump’s election security agency says

Jerry Dunleavy November 12, 2020 11:33 pm

Biden likely to scrap parts of Trump decision to pull troops from Germany

Abraham Mahshie November 12, 2020 10:27 pm

Pompeo to visit West Bank and Golan Heights

Joel Gehrke November 12, 2020 9:46 pm

Fall foliage covers the North Lawn of the White House, Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2019, in Washington, as a public impeachment hearing of President Donald Trump's efforts to tie U.S. aid for Ukraine to investigations of his political opponents begins.

White House halts US residents and businesses from investing in companies with ties to Chinese military

Katherine Doyle November 12, 2020 7:59 pm

Michele Flournoy has been widely talked about as Hillary Clinton's top pick for secretary of defense if she wins the White House. (AP Photo/Andy Wong, File)

Michele Flournoy for defense secretary

Tom Rogan November 12, 2020 7:40 pm

Kentucky among the best for veterans to live

Washington Examiner November 12, 2020 2:00 pm

Can the uniformed military hold the line at the Pentagon?

Jamie McIntyre November 12, 2020 12:09 pm

FILE - This combination image shows U.S. President Joe Biden in Washington, Nov. 6, 2021, and China's President Xi Jinping in BrasÃlia, Brazil, Nov. 13, 2019.

China jeopardizes shot at reset under Biden presidency with latest Hong Kong crackdown

Joel Gehrke November 12, 2020 11:01 am

Military veteran Democrat alarmed by chatter about Trump loyalists at Pentagon disclosing Russia secrets

Daniel Chaitin November 12, 2020 2:46 am