In March, during a joint address to Congress, U.S. President Donald Trump declared that the United States would be ...

The Panama Canal was an engineering marvel in the early 20 th century, and it remains vital to world trade and the supply chain today, especially for the United States.

US soldiers arrived in Panama yesterday to conduct military exercises focused on protecting the Panama Canal, a key global trade route. The US Embassy confirmed the deployment, stating the drills are ...

President Trump’s trade war may reduce Panama Canal activity in the short-term as Chinese freight vessel traffic plummets, but it’s a booming business.

Unlike the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, which was a political agreement, the Panama Canal Treaty was a Senate-ratified, bipartisan treaty.

If China’s alleged influence over the canal wasn’t halted, Trump threatened to “take back” the iconic waterway that the US returned to Panama in 2000, employing military force if needed.

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

President Jimmy Carter had signed the canal over to the nation of Panama for the contractual obligation of a single dollar back in 1977, and Panama took full control on Dec. 31, 1999, but by then ...

Two-thirds of the Panama Canal watershed’s freshwater goes to operate the locks. The country plans to build another reservoir to funnel in more water, but hundreds of homes stand in the way.

The security of the Panama Canal is vital to the U.S. economy and military, leading to concerns over China's presence in the region.

Donald Trump has said repeatedly that he wants to “take back” the Panama Canal but has not offered specifics about how he would do so. Here is an explanation of the history and laws governing ...

Trump threatened to take back the canal because of what he called Chinese influence. CK Hutchison, a Hong Kong company, is selling its control in a firm that ran two ports on the canal.