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.

The neutrality of the nearly 50-mile canal, through which nearly 15,000 ships transit each year, is enshrined in Panama’s Constitution and is enforced by the autonomous Panama Canal Authority.

Marco Rubio will travel to Panama on his first trip abroad as secretary of State. The visit comes as Donald Trump looks to ...

U.S. President Donald Trump’s insistence that he wants to have the Panama Canal back under U.S. control is feeding ...

He has worked at the U.S. Department of State, on the National Security Council, and as a foreign policy adviser to U.S. Senator John McCain. Today, U.S. President Donald Trump will sweep back into ...

U.S. President Jimmy Carter cut diplomatic relations with Taiwan in 1979 in favor of better ties with China. Though Beijing ...

Carter's diplomatic achievements in both areas sealed his legacy: US diplomatic relations with the People's Republic of China ...

Former President Jimmy Carter was remembered Thursday with a state funeral in Washington. To discuss Carter's life and legacy, Geoff Bennett and Amna Nawaz spoke with Judy Woodruff, who has covered ...

And we gave the Panama Canal to Panama. We didn't give it to China. And they've abused it. They've abused that gift. It should have never been made." While former President Carter was lying in state ...

We didn't give it to China. And they've abused it. They've abused that gift. It should have never been made." While former President Carter was lying in state at the Capitol, Trump said he liked ...

Bonita’s Restaurant opened in February 2020. Since then, Hightower has fed people from across the United States and from foreign countries as far away as China, all making a pilgrimage to Carter’s ...