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 travel to Panama on his first trip abroad as secretary of State. The visit comes as Donald Trump looks to ...
Secretary of State Marco Rubio's visit to Central America comes after President Donald Trump has repeatedly promised to take the Panama Canal back.
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.
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.