Since returning to office, President Trump has made repeated claims that China operates the Panama Canal and threatened to ...

One claim about Jimmy Carter, which he repeated twice, is just wrong. Following up on his recent threats to retake control of the Panama Canal if Panama doesn’t lower shipping fees and eliminate ...

Former President Jimmy Carter, who passed away on Sunday, often regarded the U.S. transfer of control of the Panama Canal to Panama as one of the defining moments of his presidency. The signing of ...

The canal was constructed by the U.S. in the early 1900s, connecting the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, and ceded back to Panama by former President Jimmy Carter following the signing of two ...

The U.S. does not have any authority over the Panama Canal. The waterway ... control until treaties signed in 1977 by President Jimmy Carter set terms for its eventual transfer to Panama.

Washington had suggested Panama had agreed to no longer charge fees for US government vessels using the waterway.

Security officers attend a ceremony Dec. 31 in Panama City to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the United States' ceding control of the Panama Canal to ... to President Jimmy Carter’s loss ...

Panama has denied ... to Panama during the Carter administration. A newly introduced bill called the "Panama Canal Repurchase Act" would give Trump and Rubio the authority to negotiate with ...

Responding to the comments, the Panama Canal Authority (ACP ... after years of protest, President Jimmy Carter signed a treaty with Panama in 1977 to gradually hand back control of the waterway ...