The Miami Herald's Andrés Oppenheimer said the president-elect should concentrate on other issues than control of the canal.

President-elect Donald Trump has repeatedly suggested the United States take over the Panama Canal, a shipping waterway that cuts across Central America, unless fees for using the canal are lowered.

While the U.S. has not historically shied away from coveting the two northern territories, threatening to renege on a deal that ceded Washington’s control of the canal to Panama has been ...

Panamanian President José Raúl Mulino strongly rejected claims made by former U.S. President Donald Trump regarding Chinese interference in the operation of the Panama Canal. On December 26 ...

President-elect Donald Trump has sparked controversy by suggesting the United States should reclaim control of the Panama Canal, citing overcharges for its use and alleged Chinese influence over ...

The editor of a Florida-based newspaper has criticized President-elect Donald Trump for his recent suggestion that the U.S. should retake control of the Panama Canal. Andrés Oppenheimer ...

For dozens of US tourists watching a cargo ship pass through the Panama Canal, Donald Trump's threat to possibly wrest back control of the waterway is nonsensical. "I think it (the canal ...

Trump made big news last week when he threatened to take back the Panama Canal, a move met with grumbling and a response from the Panamanian government. “We’re being ripped off at the Panama ...

President-elect Donald Trump suggested on Wednesday that the U.S. could take control of Canada, Greenland and the Panama Canal—an unexpected Christmas Day message that has sparked concerns among ...

Treaties ratified by the Senate in 1978 established permanent neutrality, but some Republicans regret that decision. By Lisa Friedman Reporting from West Palm Beach, Fla. President-elect Donald J.

Panamanian President Jose Raul Mulino on Thursday ruled out negotiations with U.S. President-elect Donald Trump over control of the Panama Canal, denying that China was interfering in its operation.

The announcement comes as Trump is sparking a feud with the U.S. ally over control of the Panama Canal. “I am pleased to announce that Kevin Marino Cabrera will serve as the United States ...