Since returning to office, President Trump has made repeated claims that China operates the Panama Canal and threatened to ...

The Panama Canal remains one of the most crucial trade routes in the world, and the U.S. has a long history of involvement in it. Even though the canal was handed over to Panama in 1999, many believe ...

A team from NPR's All Things Considered went to Panama to report on the canal there, which has gained attention in recent months due to President Trump's comments about the U.S. taking control of it.

The president’s comments come after the Panama Canal Authority denied it had made any adjustments to tolls and fees for vessels transiting the waterway in a statement late Wednesday.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has walked back the State Department’s assertion that Panama “has agreed to no longer charge fees” to US government vessels transiting the Panama Canal ...

PANAMA CITY (AP) — Panamanian President José Raúl Mulino on Thursday denied the U.S. State Department’s claim that his country had reached a deal allowing U.S. warships to transit the Panama ...

On Wednesday evening, the U.S. State Department said via X that “U.S. government vessels can now transit the Panama Canal without charge fees, saving the U.S. government millions of dollars a ...

President Trump appeared to double down on his threats to seize the Panama Canal, as Secretary of State Marco Rubio arrived in Panama with an ultimatum from the White House. Photo: Ben Curtis/Asso ...