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 ...

Trump has criticized Panama over increasing fees, warning that if it doesn't change, he will demand the canal's return to the ...

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

Treaties ratified by the Senate in 1978 established permanent neutrality, but some Republicans regret that decision.

President-elect Donald Trump suggested on Wednesday that the U.S. could take control of Canada, Greenland and the Panama ...

Ever since Christopher Columbus discovered that a New World blocked the sea route to China, the eyes of princes, nations and ...

President-elect Donald Trump says he wants ships to pay less to move through the Panama Canal, and he said he would demand ...

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

Trump’s other claim, that China is seeking to exert more control over Panama and the Canal Zone, is not without merit. In 2017, Panama signed a joint communique that stressed it would not ...

In recent days the president-elect has called for asserting U.S. control over the Panama Canal and Greenland, showing that ...