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President Trump says the canal authority is overcharging. Recent increases are attributed in part to drought, maintenance investments and demand. By Peter Eavis The cost of using the Panama Canal ...

Secretary of State Marco Rubio is visiting Latin America on his first foreign trip in his new post. One of his stops is ...

Donald Trump has long been fixated on the Panama Canal, a crucial shipping route between the Pacific and Atlantic oceans. He has railed against rising tolls on American ships (though the increases ...

President Donald Trump reiterated his vow to “take back” the Panama Canal on Sunday, warning of “powerful” US action in an escalating diplomatic dispute with the Central American country ...

Rubio says Trump sees status quo at Panama Canal as unacceptable Sovereignty ... help in stemming migration toward the U.S. southern border. The visit also reflects a U.S. desire to counter ...

Trump has complained that China exerts control over the canal and charges U.S. ships six-figure premiums to cross Panama's isthmus. The canal was built over several decades by the U.S. and ...

Secretary of State Marco Rubio sent a warning about the Panama Canal, saying the current status of the trade route is “unacceptable.” According to a summary of Rubio’s meeting with Panama ...

Among the first tasks on returning to Whit House, newly sworn in US President Donald Trump threatened to take control of the Panama Canal. Over Chinese “influence” and control over the Panama ...

President Donald Trump reiterated his vow to “take back” the Panama Canal on Sunday, warning of “powerful” US action in an escalating diplomatic dispute with the Central American country over China’s ...

Trump has called for the US to reclaim control over the Panama Canal, saying China's growing influence in the region poses a national security risk. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio met with ...

Secretary of State Marco Rubio met with Panamanian President José Raúl Mulino Sunday amid his first overseas trip, as the Trump administration makes a push for control of the Panama Canal.