Here’s where Kansas and Missouri come into play: On Thursday, The Washington Post reported that Missouri Sen. Eric Schmitt ...

A military operation against a tiny neighbor would destroy US credibility in Latin America and provide a boost for China and ...

UNT Dallas political science professor outlines the implications of Trump’s threat to the Panama Canal. Trump’s suggestion ...

Often called one of the seven modern wonders of the world, the Panama Canal splits the continents of North and South America ...

The neutrality of the nearly 50-mile canal, through which nearly 15,000 ships transit each year, is enshrined in Panama’s Constitution and is enforced by the autonomous Panama Canal Authority.

They say they fought too hard to wrest it from the U.S. to now hand back the waterway, which is part of the nation’s identity.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio is traveling to Panama late next week in his first official diplomatic trip late, amid ...

Rubio will depart on his first foreign trip to visit countries in Central America that may be vital for carrying out the Trump administration's mass deportation plans.

The U.S. views the Panama Canal as a strategically critical access point into the Pacific and new Secretary of State Marco ...

Marco Rubio will head overseas late next week; he's also scheduled to visit Guatemala, El Salvador, Costa Rica and the Dominican Republic.

Tensions between the U.S. and China have been rising for some time now, and Rubio's appointment has widely been seen as a ...

Marco Rubio's first trip as U.S. secretary of state to Central America to address migration and Panama Canal concerns.