Amid pressures from President Trump, Panama will “optimize transit priority” of U.S. Navy ships and will not renew its ...

The secretary of state said the United States could take steps to “protect its rights.” Panama’s leader said he was sure that ...

But Rubio was said to have had a firmer message in private, telling Panama that President Donald Trump had determined that the country had violated terms of the treaty that handed over the canal in ...

Secretary of State Marco Rubio threatened unspecified action if Panama does not take steps to lessen Chinese influence over ...

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Sunday threatened action against Panama without immediate changes to reduce Chinese ...

Photo: U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, second right, meets with Panamanian President Jose Raul Mulino at the ...

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Sunday threatened action against Panama without immediate changes to reduce Chinese ...

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio cautioned Panama about China influence and control over the Panama Canal, calling the ...

In his first visit to Panama and other Latin American countries as US secretary of state, Marco Rubio is seeking to counter Chinese influence in the region.

The State Department is also billing Rubio's trip as historic -- saying his six-day journey to Panama, El Salvador, Costa ...

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Visa appointments at the U.S. Embassy in Colombia were canceled Monday following a dispute between President Donald Trump and his Colombian counterpart Gustavo Petro over ...

State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce said last week Rubio will also make stops in Guatemala, El Salvador, Costa Rica and the Dominican Republic on the trip that begins late this week.