The critical waterway has a complex history. Why does Trump want it back? And what does China have to do with it?

In his inaugural address last month, Donald Trump described the US decision to hand full control of the canal to Panama, in 1999, as "a foolish gift that should have never been made". Trump also ...

The Panama Canal Authority on Wednesday denied the U.S. State Department's claim that U.S. government vessels would be able ...

Panama’s President Raúl Mulino criticized as an “intolerable” falsehood the US State Department’s claim that the Central ...

“Above all, China is operating the Panama ... in canal operations. But the US concern comes as the Trump White House seeks to shore up national security, especially in its own neighborhood ...

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has demanded that Panama make "immediate changes" to what he calls the "influence and ...

Panama's President Denies Making a Deal That US Warships ... Canal without charge fees, saving the U.S. government millions of dollars a year.” The Panama Canal Authority put out its own terse ...

The Panama Canal Authority put out its own terse statement later Wednesday ... institutional statement from the entity that governs United States foreign policy under the president of the United ...