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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

Real American interests justify President Trump's personal effort to win the trust of his Turkish counterpart, Recep Tayyip Erdogan. President Erdogan, however, has imprisoned hundreds of journalists, purged thousands of independent judges, and has spent upwards of $600 million building himself a 1,150 room palace full of the self-aggrandizing chic of the sort once favored by Saddam Hussein. (Pool Photo via AP)

‘Stain on America’s honor’: Trump gives Turkey green light to attack US-Kurdish allies in northern Syria

Jamie McIntyre October 7, 2019 2:17 pm

This is the sign on a Domino's Pizza shop in downtown Pittsburgh Monday, July 15, 2019.

‘A big win for Iran and Assad’: Lindsey Graham rips Trump decision to pull troops out of northern Syria

Zach Halaschak October 7, 2019 1:32 pm

Trump greenlights Turkey’s plan to move against US Kurdish allies in northern Syria

Jamie McIntyre October 7, 2019 11:06 am

Gina Haspel has worked behind the scenes to restore trust between the intelligence community and Donald Trump since being sworn in as CIA director but now faces her biggest test. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump relationship with CIA sinks to new low after whistleblower allegation

Rob Crilly October 7, 2019 4:00 am

‘Wishful thinking’: State Department denies North Korea talks broke down

Joel Gehrke October 5, 2019 8:28 pm

FILE - In this May 24, 2018, file photo, people watch a TV screen showing file footage of U.S. President Donald Trump, left, and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during a news program at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea. An aging North Korean nuclear strategist involved in now-dormant disarmament deals. His former interpreter in international negotiations who is now North Koreaâs highest-ranking female diplomat. Kim Kye Gwan and Choe Son Hui are among the best-known North Korean officials after leader Kim Jong Un and his family members. They are in the news again now after their recent back-to-back comments about the United States were blamed for President Donald Trumpâs abrupt cancellation on Thursday of a much-anticipated summit with Kim Jong Un. On Friday, Trump said the two sides were working to put the meeting back on track.

North Korea claims nuclear talks with US broke down in less than a day

Daniel Chaitin October 5, 2019 7:44 pm

Brendan Bialy, 18, who subdued a shooter at STEM School Highlands Ranch, graduates from Marine bootcamp

Colorado teen who thwarted school shooter graduates from Marine boot camp

Ellie Bufkin October 5, 2019 6:50 pm

President Donald Trump talks on the phone with Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto, in the Oval Office of the White House, Monday, Aug. 27, 2018, in Washington. Trump is announcing a trade "understanding" with Mexico that could lead to an overhaul of the North American Free Trade Agreement. Trump made the announcement Monday in the Oval Office, with Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto joining by speakerphone.

Trump’s phone calls with foreign leaders ‘horrified’ staff

Daniel Chaitin October 5, 2019 3:56 pm

President Trump and first lady Melania Trump talk with Army Pfc. Glendon Oakley, right, as they visit the El Paso Regional Communications Center after meeting with people affected by the El Paso mass shooting, Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2019, in El Paso, Texas.

Army specialist with heroic claim of saving children during El Paso shooting arrested for desertion

Ellie Bufkin October 5, 2019 3:09 pm

President Donald Trump listens to a question from a reporter as he speaks about the coronavirus in the James Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House, Monday, April 6, 2020, in Washington.

‘Doesn’t look nice’: Trump’s call for Ukraine to investigate Biden rattles Europe

Joel Gehrke October 5, 2019 1:37 pm

President Donald Trump, right, accompanied by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, left, speaks to members of the media on the South Lawn outside the Oval Office in Washington, Friday, June 1, 2018, after meeting with former North Korean military intelligence chief Kim Yong Chol. After the meeting Trump announced that the Summit with North Korea will go forward.

Trump orders reduction in national security staff after Ukraine whistleblower complaint

Daniel Chaitin October 5, 2019 1:18 pm

Migrant families cross the Rio Grande to get illegally across the border into the United States, to turn themselves in to authorities and ask for asylum, next to the Paso del Norte international bridge, near El Paso, Texas, Friday, May 31, 2019. The Border Patrol said it has encountered more than 180 groups of over 100 people since October, compared with 13 in the previous 12-month period and two the year before.

Most illegal crossings in 12 years: Border Patrol took 851,000 into custody during fiscal 2019

Anna Giaritelli October 5, 2019 11:00 am