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 ...

A recent drought in Panama was so severe that the canal had to reduce traffic. How is climate change impacting Panama -- and ...

Rarely do Panamanians unite on political topics, but threats to the ownership of the canal go to the heart of national ...

Following Donald Trump’s repeated claims that the US needs to “ take back ” the Panama canal from Chinese control, the US ...

Panama President José Raúl Mulino has rejected the U.S. State Department’s claim that his country had reached a deal allowing ...

Marco Rubio is right. The Neutrality Treaty authorizes America to enforce a prohibition against ‘foreign operation.’ ...

From Panama, NPR's Ari Shapiro discusses how Secretary of State Marco Rubio's visit to the region is being received and reaction to Trump's message that the U.S. intends to take the canal back.

Marco Rubio is on a two-day tour of Central America amid tensions as Donald Trump refused to rule out military force to seize ...

The White House faces a decision on how to move forward with director of national intelligence nominee Tulsi Gabbard — wait ...

PANAMA CITY (AP) — Rubio: Chinese influence around Panama Canal is 'unacceptable' and without changes, US would act to protect its rights.

In his inaugural address last month, Donald Trump described the US decision to hand full control of the canal to Panama, in 1999, as "a foolish gift that should have never been made". Trump also ...

When US President Donald Trump threatened to "take back" the Panama Canal in his inauguration speech last week, Panamanians were reminded of American imperialism of old. For most of the 20th ...