They say they fought too hard to wrest it from the U.S. to now hand back the waterway, which is part of the nation’s identity.

Marco Rubio has chosen Panama as the destination of his first visit as US secretary of state. He will discuss the issue of the Panama Canal, which new US President Donald Trump wants back under ...

Tensions between the U.S. and China have been rising for some time now, and Rubio's appointment has widely been seen as a ...

UNT Dallas political science professor outlines the implications of Trump’s threat to the Panama Canal. Trump’s suggestion ...

Newly minted Secretary of State Marco Rubio will be heading to Panama during his first trip as head of the Trump ...

Marco Rubio will head overseas late next week; he's also scheduled to visit Guatemala, El Salvador, Costa Rica and the Dominican Republic.

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The neutrality of the nearly 50-mile canal, through which nearly 15,000 ships transit each year, is enshrined in Panama’s Constitution and is enforced by the autonomous Panama Canal Authority.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio's visit to Central America comes after President Donald Trump has repeatedly promised to take the Panama Canal back.

Rubio will depart on his first foreign trip to visit countries in Central America that may be vital for carrying out the Trump administration's mass deportation plans.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio will make his first official trip abroad next week to Central America, including a stop in ...

Marco Rubio will make his first trip as US secretary of state to Central American nations including Panama, a spokeswoman said Thursday, after President Donald Trump threatened to seize the Panama ...