Secretary of State Marco Rubio declared Thursday that President Trump’s interest in taking control of Greenland and the Panama Canal “is not a joke” and vital to US national security interests.

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio told Panamanian President José Raúl Mulino on Sunday that the Central American ally must immediately reduce Chinese influence over the Panama Canal area or ...

Marco Rubio will travel to Panama on his first trip abroad as secretary of State. The visit comes as Donald Trump looks to reclaim Panama's canal.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio met with Panamanian President José Raúl Mulino Sunday amid his first overseas trip, as the Trump administration makes a push for control of the Panama Canal.

transcript. Rubio Visits Panama Canal On his first foreign trip as secretary of state, Marco Rubio met with President José Raúl Mulino and visited the Panama Canal.

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio admitted his claim that Panama would allow American ships to use its canal for free is not true. On Wednesday, the U.S. Department of State said Panama’s ...

President Donald Trump’s Secretary of State Marco Rubio demanded Panama immediately reduce “unacceptable” Chinese “influence and control” over the Panama Canal.. On his first official ...

Rubio will arrive in Panama on Saturday for meetings the following day with Mulino and the canal administrator. He will then travel to El Salvador, Costa Rica, Guatemala and the Dominican Republic.

The Panama Canal issue is a very serious one." Rubio has also voiced concerns about lax oversight allowing smuggled goods to be moved through the canal, and in 2022, he led a bipartisan group of ...

Marco Rubio set to visit Panama on first official trip as Secretary of State as Trump pushes taking over the Canal. Rubio’s trip through Central America will come as his boss has refused to rule ...

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio told Panama's president in a face-to-face meeting Sunday that the Central American ally must reduce alleged Chinese influence over the Panama Canal area or the ...

Marco Rubio forced into embarrassing walk back on Panama Canal claim. Marco Rubio claimed Panama had agreed to stop charging US vessels transiting through the canal ...