The Trump administration is taking proactive measures to regain control over the Panama Canal and reduce Chinese influence at ...

Secretary of State Marco Rubio is visiting Panama in his first international trip. Here’s what to know about the Panama Canal ...

Loading the Elevenlabs Text to Speech AudioNative Player... What was old is new again. In his inaugural address on Monday, President Donald J. Trump, the first ex-president to take the oath of ...

The U.S. under President Theodore Roosevelt pursued the rights for a canal, even helping the new government of Panama to become independent from Colombia before signing a treaty that granted the U ...

Why is the canal key for the U.S.? The Panama Canal, an 82-km (51-mile) artificial waterway that connects the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans, saves ships thousands of miles and weeks of travel. Before it ...

Something very powerful is going to happen,” Trump warned from Washington, casting a shadow over Rubio’s diplomatic mission ...

The Panamanian reception was angry. Through Rubio’s visit to Panama City, and before and after, demonstrators waved placards and chanted, “The canal is ours!” “Trump and Rubio have managed ...

The clarification from Panama Canal Authority came after the State Department on X announced that the US government would be ...

State Department claim that US government vessels can transit canal without charge fees rejected by Panama, with Canal ...

The canal’s two biggest ports are operated by a Hong Kong company with global reach. The Trump administration sees a Chinese ...

A cargo ship waits at Balboa port before crossing the Panama Canal in Panama City on February 4, 2025. MARTIN BERNETTI / AFP ...

A team from NPR's All Things Considered went to Panama to report on the canal there, which has gained attention in recent months due to President Trump's comments about the U.S. taking control of it.