The U.S. acquired the rights to build and operate the canal in the early 20th century, but at the time, Panama was in the ...

The U.S. helped Panama secede from Colombia in 1903 to build the passage that now carries more than 10,000 ships a year.

Latin American leaders on Monday rallied to Panama's defense after U.S. President-elect Donald Trump threatened to reimpose U ...

President-elect Donald Trump says Panama charges the United States too much for letting ships use the canal. Panama says ...

President-elect Donald Trump is decrying rising shipping fees Panama has imposed to use the Panama Canal. He’s even ...

Panamanian President José Raúl Mulino has firmly rejected negotiations with Donald Trump regarding control of the Panama ...

After Donald Trump suggested the U.S. can retake control of the canal if it’s not “treated fairly,” Panama’s president pushed ...

Teddy Roosevelt once declared the Panama Canal “one of the feats to which the people of this republic will look back with the highest pride.” More than a century later, Donald Trump is threatening to ...

A History of the Panama Canal — and Why Trump Can't Take It ... to sail around Cape Horn at South America's southern tip. The U.S. International Trade Administration says the canal saves ...

An effort to establish a canal through Panama led by Ferdinand de Lesseps ... a U.S. partner on stopping illegal immigration from South America — perhaps Trump’s biggest policy priority.

An effort to establish a canal through Panama led by Ferdinand de Lesseps ... a U.S. partner on stopping illegal immigration from South America — perhaps Trump’s biggest policy priority.