The State Department said Rubio and President Trump have determined that the threat posed by the Chinese Communist Party over the canal’s operations are in violation of the 1977 Treaty ...

Panama's President Jose Raul Mulino stressed that sovereignty over his nation's namesake canal is not up for debate. "The sovereignty of Panama is not up for debate, that is very important.

Photo: Patrick Pleul/Zuma Press In his inauguration speech, President Trump accused Panama of violating the terms under which the U.S. handed over the Panama Canal. “We’re taking it back ...

“Trump has made a preliminary determination that the current position of influence and control of the Chinese Communist Party over the Panama Canal area is a threat to the canal.” ...

U.S. top diplomat Marco Rubio warned Panama to immediately take steps to address U.S. concerns over Chinese businesses operating ports near the canal, which President Donald Trump has said ...

Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. Over two-thirds of all cargo passing through the canal today originates from or is destined for the United States. The U.S. completed ...

“The current position of influence and control of the Chinese Communist Party over the Panama Canal area is a threat to the canal and represents a violation of the Treaty Concerning the ...

Panama President José Raúl Mulino rejected negotiations over ownership of the Panama Canal, in the face of President Trump’s fixation on the U.S. retaking the trade waterway. “It’s impossible.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has demanded that Panama make "immediate changes" to what he calls the "influence and control" of China over the Panama Canal. America's top diplomat said Panama ...

Since winning the US election in November, President Donald Trump has refused to rule out the use of force to seize the canal built by Washington over a century ago and later handed over to Panama.

But Rubio was said to have had a firmer message in private, telling Panama that President Donald Trump had determined that the country had violated terms of the treaty that handed over the canal ...

What’s With Trump and the Panama Canal? The Panama Canal has become a major – and unexpected – focal point of President Donald Trump’s second administration. He has repeatedly stated his ...