Rubio played the role of the good cop, clearly articulating U.S. interests in a Panama Canal free from Chinese domination and promising economic cooperation in return.

President Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) upended the U.S. Agency for International ...

El Salvador President Nayib Bukele has agreed to imprison convicted criminals from any country that have been ordered ...

Secretary of State Marco Rubio said El Salvador agreed to take deportees and "dangerous" U.S. criminal citizens.

Marco Rubio is set to embark on his first diplomatic mission abroad since being confirmed to his post, visiting five ...

Rubio's office warned that the U.S. would take necessary measures to protect the Panama Canal against China's alleged ...

President Donald Trump announced sweeping duties on Canada, Mexico and China over the weekend, triggering a trade conflict with the U.S.’ largest agricultural trading partners.

President José Mulino said Panama's sovereignty over the world's second busiest waterway is not up for discussion.

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 ...

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

Trump has repeatedly suggested the U.S. should demand the return of the Panama Canal if Panama does not reduce the fees it ...