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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

Former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden, from left, bestows a medal on former U.S. President George Bush as former First Lady Laura Bush has the same bestowed by Doug DeVos, Executive Committee Chairman for the National Constitution Center, at the National Constitution Center Sunday, Nov. 11, 2018 in Philadelphia.

‘We actually fought in your damn wars!’: Biden turns back on veterans during confrontation over war record

Spencer Neale March 5, 2020 5:51 pm

In this May 27, 2016 file photo, Taliban fighters react to a speech by their senior leader in the Shindand district of Herat province, Afghanistan.

Mark Esper reverses and confirms secret addendum with Taliban on violence reduction

Abraham Mahshie March 5, 2020 3:37 pm

As Taliban resume their offensive, Pentagon downplays US airstrike in response to deadly attacks

Jamie McIntyre March 5, 2020 12:08 pm

Supporters of former Ivory Coast President Laurent Gbagbo walk towards the International Criminal Court in The Hague, Netherlands, Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2019, where lawyers were scheduled to discuss the next steps in the case of Gbagbo and ex-youth minister Charles Ble Goude, a day after both men were acquitted of crimes against humanity.

International Criminal Court greenlights investigations into Afghanistan war crimes

Carlin Becker March 5, 2020 8:49 am

Islamic State flag

DOJ watchdog audit finds ‘weaknesses’ in FBI fight against ‘jihad-inspired’ homegrown terrorists

Jerry Dunleavy March 5, 2020 12:31 am

Chinese company accuses CIA of decadelong hacking campaign

Caitlin Yilek March 4, 2020 11:42 pm

FILE - In this June 14, 2018, file photo, the FBI seal is seen before a news conference at FBI headquarters in Washington. The FBI is grappling with a seemingly endless cycle of money laundering schemes that law enforcement officials say theyâre scrambling to slow through a combination of prosecution and public awareness. Beyond the run-of-the-mill plots, officials say, is a particularly concerning trend involving âmoney mules.â These are people who, unwittingly or not, use their own bank accounts to move money for criminals for purposes they think are legitimate or even noble.

Mexican accused of spying for Russia pleads not guilty

Caitlin Yilek March 4, 2020 11:24 pm

Police cars escort an ambulance after a shooter open fire inside the Pensacola Air Base, Friday, Dec. 6, 2019 in Pensacola, Fla.

Pentagon intelligence official tells Congress DOD did not do enough to vet foreign military students

Zach Halaschak March 4, 2020 11:14 pm

Chairman Adam Smith, D-Wash., speaks before a House Armed Services Committee budget hearing for the Departments of the Army and Air Force on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, April 2, 2019.

House Armed Services chairman wants to ‘claw back’ Trump border wall money

Abraham Mahshie March 4, 2020 9:06 pm

A Hezbollah supporter uses her mobile phone to takes a picture of slain Iranian Revolutionary Guard Gen. Qassem Soleimani during a ceremony marking the anniversary of the assassination of Hezbollah leaders, Abbas al-Moussawi, Ragheb Harb and Imad Mughniyeh and the end of a 40-day Muslim mourning period for slain Iranian Revolutionary Guard Gen. Qassem Soleimani, in the southern suburb of Beirut, Lebanon, Sunday, Feb. 16, 2020. Nasrallah said U.S. President Donald Trump declared war on the Middle East when the U.S. assassinated Soleimani and when the White House announced its plan to end the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. He called on all to resist U.S. influence and its troops presence.

Pentagon linguist charged with espionage for passing secrets to man linked to Hezbollah

Jerry Dunleavy March 4, 2020 8:49 pm

Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., speaks with reporters during the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump on charges of abuse of power and obstruction of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2020.

‘That’s what they want’: Rubio warns Afghanistan troop withdrawal will likely result in sharia under Taliban rule

Zach Halaschak March 4, 2020 8:40 pm

"A military parade is third world bullshit. We prepare. We deter. We fight. Stop this conversation," Robert O'Neill tweeted. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

‘F— the peace deal’: SEAL who shot Osama bin Laden celebrates US airstrike after Taliban pact breached

Spencer Neale March 4, 2020 5:01 pm