The U.S. does not have any authority over the Panama Canal. The waterway ... control until treaties signed in 1977 by President Jimmy Carter set terms for its eventual transfer to Panama.

Panama President José Raúl Mulino says there will be no negotiation with the United States over ownership of the Panama Canal

Panamanian President Jose Raul Mulino on Thursday ruled out discussing control over the Panama Canal in a meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who is set to visit the Central American country in his first official trip abroad this weekend.

The Panama Canal’s future security may depend less on scrutinizing foreign presences and more on rekindling the kind of robust American partnership that made the Canal’s success possible in the

Panama has owned and administered the Panama Canal for nearly three decades. President Trump wants to change that to counter growing Chinese influence in Latin America.

The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation held a hearing Tuesday to discuss the issue of foreign influence in the Panama Canal.

The memorial services for former President Jimmy Carter began in his home state of Georgia on Saturday, with an emotional motorcade through his hometown of Plains, ahead of his state funeral in ...

One issue gaining interest concerns the Panama Canal, which has operated since its opening in 1914. France was an original sponsor in constructing a canal. A canal could pay immense dividends for trade and commerce in the region by drastically cutting distance and travel time from the Pacific Ocean to the Atlantic Ocean.

President Trump’s threat to retake the canal came out of the blue, inflaming Panamanians. But Trump’s view is nothing new.

They say they fought too hard to wrest it from the U.S. to now hand back the waterway, which is part of the nation’s identity.

Panama President José Raúl Mulino says there will be no negotiation with the United States over ownership of the Panama Canal. He also says that he hopes U.S.