President Donald Trump speaks to Fox Noticias about his financial agenda and about the control of the Panama Canal.

While visiting Panama this week, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth did not mention President Trump's pledge to take back the Panama Canal. Was it just a ploy to make Panama resolve to get tougher on ...

China has fired back at President Donald Trump, dismissing his claim that Beijing has seized control of the Panama Canal as baseless and provocative. Newsweek reached out by email to a Trump ...

If China’s alleged influence over the canal wasn’t halted, Trump threatened to “take back” the iconic waterway that the US returned to Panama in 2000, employing military force if needed. Panama’s ...

Trump has falsely claimed that China is operating the canal and that Chinese soldiers are present. But experts acknowledge U.S. security concerns, particularly regarding espionage, with an expansive ...

Defense Secretary Hegseth said the U.S. and Panama are strengthening security ties and "together" will "take back" the canal from the influence of China, which operates two major ports.

On the latest episode of The President’s Inbox, Jim sat down with Will Freeman, fellow for Latin America studies at the Council, to discuss President Donald Trump’s effort to reassert U.S. influence ...

While China does not control the Canal, a subsidiary of the Hong Kong-based Hutchinson Holdings company operates two of its ports, among others in Latin America. Why is Trump threatening Panama?

China has invested heavily in Panama, including in a number of construction deals, and does manage two of Panama’s five main ports. Trump called turning over the canal a “magnanimous gesture ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth breaks down recent arrangements around the Panama Canal and addresses rising temperatures in relations with China on "The Will Cain Show." ...

Trump also alleges Chinese interference in control of the crucial waterway. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning said China would support Panama in defending the canal's sovereignty.

Mr. Trump has said that the United States needs the Panama Canal for "economic security," falsely alleging that it is being "operated by China." "The Panama Canal is vital to our country.