The answer is simple: there is no greater or more idealistic symbol of U.S. power in the world than the Panama Canal. As Trump seeks a way to enhance the country's power in the world, leaning on imagery regarding the Panama Canal provides just the right message.

Carter's restrained statesmanship at the height of US dominance stands in contrast to Trump's bellicose rhetoric as his country's influence declines Almost half a century after US president Jimmy Carter signed the Torrijos-Carter Treaties in 1977,

U.S. President Donald Trump’s insistence that he wants to have the Panama Canal back under U.S. control is feeding nationalist sentiment and worry in Panama, home to the critical trade route and a country familiar with U.

Donald Trump, who overcame impeachments , criminal indictments and a pair of assassination attempts to win another term in the White House, was sworn in Monday as the 47th U.S.

Donald Trump has reiterated ambitions to “take back” the Panama Canal, which was built by the US and returned to Panama decades ago...

The new Panamanian ambassador was given strict instructions as he prepared to meet then-President Donald Trump one day in 2019: Do not engage him in any substantive discussion of critical issues.

President-elect Donald Trump surprised many earlier this month when at a news conference at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida, he declined to assure the public that he would not use military coercion against Panama. Trump suggested he would consider using military force to gain or regain control of the Panama Canal.

Donald Trump, who overcame impeachments, criminal indictments and a pair of assassination attempts to win another term in the White House, was sworn in Monday as the 47th U.S. president, taking charge as Republicans claim unified control of Washington and set out to reshape the country’s institutions.

The new administration sees Chinese-owned infrastructure as leverage over the waterway. Panama and some former U.S. military officials say concerns are overblown.

Former President Jimmy Carter and former first lady Rosalynn Carter weren't supposed to go on their first date. On a Sunday night in 1945, Jimmy Carter, on a break from the U.S. Naval Academy in ...

Carter was among 4,500 volunteers, organized by Habitat for Humanity, building 100 homes in the coastal city during the week. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe, File) FILE - Former U.S. President Jimmy ...

BERKS COUNTY, Pa. - In his one hundred years of life, former President Jimmy Carter certainly made a lasting impact. "Forget the President part, just look at the life," said retired Kutztown ...