Trump is right to lament the lives lost for the creation of the canal. They were mostly Black Caribbean migrant workers, living and dying under Jim Crow conditions that the U.S. imposed in Panama.

In his inaugural speech, President Donald Trump repeated his plan to regain control of the Panama Canal. Can he?

including renaming of the Gulf of Mexico and Alaska’s Mount Denali -- and plans to "take back" the Panama Canal. Trump, in his inaugural address, accused Panama of violating the spirit of a ...

“A man, a plan, a canal — Panama ... expensive construction project in U.S. history at the time. In 1977, President Jimmy Carter signed two treaties: the “Panama Canal Treaty,” granting ...

In this episode of Need to Know, host John Milewski speaks with Benjamin Gedan, Director of the Wilson Center's Latin America Program, about the geopolitical and economic significance of the Panama ...

Newly inaugurated U.S. President Donald Trump is pushing to "take back" the Panama Canal ... completed construction of the canal in the early 20th century, a project begun by France that cost ...

WASHINGTON — Panama ... canal’s sovereignty is still under Panama. Panama’s announcement that it would be ending its involvement in China’s major investment program occurred the day before ...

The State Department said Wednesday that "U.S. government vessels can now transit the Panama Canal without charge fees." ...

Donald Trump has begun his second term as president by ramping up pressure on Panama – threatening to “take back” the Panama ...

On Saturday, he imposed punishing tariffs on the top US trading partners -- Canada, China and Mexico. Nearly 75 percent of cargo that went through the Panama Canal in the 2024 fiscal year came ...

On day one of his second term Monday, Trump signed an executive order renaming the Gulf of Mexico ... spent on a project before and lost 38,000 lives in the building of the Panama Canal ...