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Donald Trump has refused to rule out using military force to retake the Panama Canal that was returned by the US to Panama ...

The Panama Canal Authority chief dismissed President-elect Trump’s claims that China is controlling the trade route and ...

Treaties ratified by the Senate in 1978 established permanent neutrality, but some Republicans regret that decision.

The canal executive said China doesn’t control route and U.S. ships can’t get better rates than others.

Rep. Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.) will introduce a bill that would authorize the president to purchase the Panama Canal and put it ...

Panama says the canal's sovereignty is "non-negotiable" after Trump refuses to rule out military force to seize it.

Few took the president-elect’s combative comments at face value, but they still sent a shudder through a country that the ...

Authorities of Panama and Greenland have repeatedly said they won't hand over any territory to Trump, with Panama's president ...

President-elect Donald Trump wouldn't rule out military or economic coercion, saying the U.S. needs to stop China. Also a ...

Plus: California Gov. Gavin Newsom declares a state of emergency as the Palisades Fire rages. Illegal immigration plummets at ...