It was first made-up by Franklin Delano Roosevelt after his landslide 1932 presidential election victory. FDR promised a “New Deal” for the American people, and from the moment he arrived in the White ...

PANAMA CITY, Panama—When President Theodore Roosevelt formulated plans for the Panama Canal, there was no Panama. The country was still part of the Republic of Colombia despite bouts of on-again ...

Panama and the U.S. signed a new security pact on the canal, boosting defense ties as tensions with China over Latin American influence continue to rise.

He has been a ship’s pilot in the Panama Canal for over 40 years, responsible for guiding vessels through the trade-critical corridor that connects the Pacific Ocean with the Caribbean Sea.

Think about it. America already dominates the Panama Canal’s shipping traffic (with 73% of the total) and a restoration of sovereignty over the Canal Zone would change nothing.

When President Donald Trump pulled William McKinley from the outer reaches of American history and hailed his presidency as a model for today’s U.S. leadership, he harked back to the far-distant ...

That campaign also carried American political satire to new heights as, typically, a withering political cartoon caricatured a monstrously bloated Hanna, reclining on money bags given by ...

Panama's leader accused President Trump of lying in his Tuesday congressional address, where he said his administration was "reclaiming" the Panama Canal.

Washington wasted no time recognizing the new nation, cementing its political and economic influence over Panama in exchange for the right to build and control the canal. The US gained control in ...

The connection between EVs and the Panama Canal is multifaceted, involving intricate supply chain dynamics and geopolitical tensions. As global trade routes become increasingly significant to the EV ...

The Trump administration is taking proactive measures to regain control over the Panama Canal and reduce Chinese influence at its ports.

The Panama Canal has taken on an unexpected significance in Trump’s second term. So what is it? Why is it important? And why does Trump want to take it over ...