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.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio yesterday voiced optimism that Panama would address concerns over Chinese influence in the Panama Canal, bringing down the tone after President Donald Trump’s ...

Secretary of State Marco Rubio praised the Panamanian government’s decision to cut back its ties with the Chinese Communist Party following a trip to visit the Panama Canal. Rubio toured the ...

Rubio, traveling to the Central American country and touring the Panama Canal on his first foreign trip as top U.S. diplomat, held face-to-face talks with Mulino, who has resisted pressure from ...

When US President Donald Trump threatened to "take back" the Panama Canal in his inauguration speech last week, Panamanians were reminded of American imperialism of old. For most of the 20th ...

In his inaugural address, U.S. President Donald Trump vowed to put the Panama Canal, a key global shipping route, back under the control of the United States, amid fear of growing Chinese ...

Current political and economic issues succinctly explained. President Donald Trump has repeatedly expressed his desire to regain U.S. ownership of the Panama Canal, which the United States ...

WASHINGTON -- If the U.S. determines that China's excessive influence over the Panama Canal or high passage fees are compromising the waterway's neutrality, Washington has the "preemptive ...

Following pressure from anti-colonial movements, the U.S. signed treaties in 1977 granting Panama control and full sovereignty over the canal zone and guaranteeing its permanent neutrality.

which could allow the US to retake the canal zone by force. A cargo ship sails through the Agua Clara Locks of the Panama Canal in Colon City, Panama, on Dec. 28, 2024 AFP via Getty Images The ...

In his 2nd term as president, Donald Trump has entertained proposals to acquire Greenland from Denmark, make Canada the 51st US state, and seize control of the Panama Canal In his 2nd term as ...

Ports on both ends of the canal are owned by Hutchinson, a Hong Kong-based company that they fear could be subject to Chinese influence. “I am concerned about Chinese-owned ports in Panama and ...