The critical waterway has a complex history. Why does Trump want it back? And what does China have to do with it?

President Trump is reportedly dispatching his newly confirmed Secretary of State Marco Rubio to Panama for his first foreign ...

Trump has repeatedly suggested the U.S. should demand the return of the Panama Canal if Panama does not reduce the fees it ...

Donald Trump has begun his second term as president by ramping up pressure on Panama – threatening to “take back” the Panama ...

Panama's decision to leave a key investment deal with China has drawn accusations from Beijing of "pressure and coercion" by ...

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio told Panama's President José Raúl Mulino that the "status quo" of the Panama Canal is ...

PANAMA CITY — Marco Rubio’s weekend visit to Panama is set to offer clues to a pressing question: whether the next four years ...

President Donald Trump is a man with a plan for the canal, namely to force Panama to limit China’s influence on the vital 50-mile shortcut between the Atlantic and the Pacific or risk the United ...

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Monday welcomed Panama's decision to let its participation in China's global ...

"The canal belongs to Panama.” Secretary of State Marco Rubio ... Ceremonial Office in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House campus, Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025, in Washington.