The trip by U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio to countries in the region, including Panama, coincides with President Donald Trump's repeated intention to regain control of the interoceanic canal.

Panama will be one of the first stops for new Secretary of State Marco Rubio as he heads overseas late next week for the first time as the United States’ top diplomat, meaning he’ll face a ...

Secretary of State Marco Rubio is preparing to travel to Panama, Costa Rica, Guatemala and other Central American countries, State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce confirmed to CBS News.

WASHINGTON – Secretary of State Marco Rubio will travel to Panama on his first trip abroad as America’s chief diplomat. State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce said Thursday that Rubio will ...

The planned trip comes after repeated vows by President Donald Trump – who returned to the White House on Monday – to take back the Panama Canal. Trump mentioned the Panama Canal again during ...

Dusty Johnson (R-South Dakota), earlier this month introduced a bill in the House to authorize the president to enter negotiations to acquire the canal from Panama. “I think we’ve been distrac ...

President Trump wants Panama to return its namesake canal to the U.S. Panama’s birth as a nation is directly linked to the U.S.’s coming of age as a young imperial power after its victory in ...

US President Donald Trump has vowed to "take back" the Panama Canal in his inauguration ... executive orders in the Oval Office of the White House on the first day of his second term as president.

Panama and China have pushed back against United States President Donald Trump’s controversial claims regarding the Panama Canal. The Panama Canal “was not a gift” from the US, Panama’s ...

During his inaugural address, President Donald Trump doubled down on his assertion that China runs the Panama Canal. "China is operating the Panama Canal and we didn't give it to China.

the US had to pay $10 million to Panama for a perpetual lease on land for the Panama Canal. The US also had to pay $250,000 to the other country in annual rent. In 1913, the canal was ready with a ...