China did not build this canal. China does not operate this canal. And China will not weaponize this canal," Hegseth said, ...

U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has credited Panama President José Raúl Mulino with improving security cooperation ...

The Defense secretary promoted working with 'like-minded allies and partners' after Trump repeatedly threatened to take over the famous canal.

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth is set to travel to Panama in the coming days amid the administration’s pursuit of "reclaiming" control of the Panama Canal.

Hegseth's visit comes amid tensions over US President Donald Trump's repeated assertions that the United States is being ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is slated to meet with Panama leaders next week amid ... Secretary of State Marco Rubio wrote in an X post that "the United States cannot, and will not, allow ...

During his first trip abroad as secretary of state, which began with a stop in Panama, Marco Rubio said he agreed that US vessels should be allowed to traverse the canal at no charge. Rubio said ...

my administration will be reclaiming the Panama Canal, and we’ve already started doing it,” Trump said in a March address to Congress. Secretary of State Marco Rubio visited the country in ...

The Panama Canal's strategic importance has largely flown under the public radar. Handling 5% of global trade and serving as ...

Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s hastily arranged Panama City ... that “U.S. government vessels can now transit the Panama Canal without charge fees” prompted an immediate, authoritative ...