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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

President Donald Trump arrives to speak about the coronavirus in the James Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House, Tuesday, March 31, 2020, in Washington's Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, watches.

Trump looks to go easy on Turkey, setting up a fight with congressional Republicans

Joel Gehrke July 29, 2019 9:50 pm

In this Jan. 15, 2018 photo, U.S. Marines stand guard during the change of command ceremony at Task Force Southwest military field in Shorab military camp of Helmand province, Afghanistan.

Trump wants to cut Afghanistan troop levels before 2020 election

Joel Gehrke July 29, 2019 6:42 pm

Afghan security forces inspect the aftermath of Sunday's attack in Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, July 29, 2019.

Attack on Afghan VP candidate’s office leaves 20 dead, 50 wounded

Russ Read July 29, 2019 5:24 pm

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo stands in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Friday, July 26, 2019, as Trump announced that Guatemala is signing an agreement to restrict asylum applications to the U.S. from Central America.

Mike Pompeo confirms he’s interested in presidential run

Joel Gehrke July 29, 2019 4:27 pm

Rep. Mac Thornberry, R-Texas, chairman of the Armed Services Committee, attends a news conference.

GOP lawmaker blocked restrictions on lenders near military bases while wife worked for bank lobby

Alana Goodman July 29, 2019 11:00 am

Boeing’s exit from missile competition may force Pentagon to overhaul $85B project

James Langford July 28, 2019 4:00 am

Reps. Ilhan Omar and Nancy Pelosi are seen.

Ilhan Omar joins Nancy Pelosi-led delegation visiting Ghana, US Army Africa headquarters in Italy

Hunter Lovell July 27, 2019 4:03 pm

SEAL Team Six member charged with pretending to be another person to solicit nude photos

Hunter Lovell July 27, 2019 12:15 am

A fighter jet flies over Iranian flags during the army parade commemorating National Army Day in front of the shrine of the late revolutionary founder Ayatollah Khomeini, just outside Tehran, Iran.

US warns Europe not to develop barter system to evade Iran sanctions

Rob Crilly July 26, 2019 10:58 pm

Kim Jong Un is seen.

UPDATED: US analysts suspect North Korea may have developed 12 nukes since first Trump-Kim summit

Caitlin Yilek July 26, 2019 7:52 pm

Passengers stand in line as they wait to pass through a TSA security checkpoint at JFK International Airport Friday, March 2, 2018, in New York.

Man arrested at JFK Airport accused of ‘terror-related’ crimes

Ellie Bufkin July 26, 2019 6:24 pm

North Korea reveals the message behind its missile launch, claims ‘new-type tactical guided weapon’

Jamie McIntyre July 26, 2019 11:02 am