Defense Secretary Hegseth said the U.S. and Panama are strengthening security ties and "together" will "take back" the canal from the influence of China, which operates two major ports.

Trump may want to turn back the clock on half a century of incompetent negotiation and poor deal-making, but legally, he has ...

The United States will "take back" the Panama Canal from Chinese influence, U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on ...

On the latest episode of The President’s Inbox, Jim sat down with Will Freeman, fellow for Latin America studies at the ...

Panama’s location between two continents and two oceans explains why it’s a geopolitical hot spot, and why it has so many ...

He is also visiting following reports that the Trump administration has requested options from the U.S. military to ensure access to the canal, which the United States built more than a century ago ...

President Trump said Saturday that American commercial and military ships should not have to pay to travel through the Panama ...

The U.S. Defense Secretary’s remarks at a ribbon cutting for a new American-financed dock triggered a fiery response f.

When the region experiences droughts, as it did in 2023–2024, the resulting water shortages can lead to increasing water ...

Interviewed during the campaign, Mulino said he would try and get lawmakers to approve a law enabling the Panama Canal to build large water reservoirs to combat droughts. The law, which would ...

The US will deploy troops along the Panama Canal for training, exercises and "other activities" under a joint deal that stops short of allowing the US to build bases in Panama but is still a major ...