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

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

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 ...

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 ...

Trump startled Panama and many Americans by declaring shortly before he took office that he wanted to reclaim the canal, which he has called a “VITAL National Asset for the United States.” ...

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 ...

His declaration that “China is running the Panama Canal” and that Panama’s actions ... Mulino indicated openness to terminating the agreement before its expiration date, stating, “We ...

Before reporters on Thursday in the Dominican Republic, Rubio said the United States has "expectations" that Panama will not charge U.S. vessels for using the canal as the U.S. military is obliged ...

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

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

Conservative President José Raúl Mulino wanted to work with Trump from day one. He’s now trying to stop a U.S. takeover of ...