5 days ago · PANAMA CITY (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio brought a warning to Panamanian leader José Raúl Mulino on Sunday: Immediately reduce what President Donald Trump says is Chinese influence over the Panama Canal area or face potential retaliation from the United States.. Rubio, traveling to the Central American country and touring the Panama Canal on his first foreign trip as top U.S ...

4 days ago · Later on Sunday, Mr. Rubio traveled to the canal itself, touring the Miraflores Locks near central Panama City, where vessels move along the 51-mile canal linking the Pacific Ocean to the ...

4 days ago · The below is attributable to Spokesperson Tammy Bruce: Secretary of State Marco Rubio met with Panamanian President José Raúl Mulino and Foreign Minister Javier Martínez-Acha today in Panama City to address critical regional and global challenges. Secretary Rubio informed President Mulino and Minister Martínez-Acha that President Trump has made a preliminary determination that the current ...

4 days ago · Marco Rubio warned Panama's President that Washington will act if Panama does not end what Trump sees as China's influence and control over the Panama Canal.

4 days ago · Secretary of State Marco Rubio met with Panamanian President José Raúl Mulino in Panama over the weekend, State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce said in a readout of their meeting.

4 days ago · Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s first visit to Panama yielded some concessions amid President Donald Trump’s concerns of alleged Chinese influence over the Panama Canal.. After meeting with ...

4 days ago · U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio told the leaders of Panama on Sunday that the Central American country must take immediate action on curbing China's influence over the Panama Canal area or the ...

6 days ago · Secretary of State Marco Rubio is on his first foreign trip in office. He's in Central America to press President Donald Trump’s top priority — curbing illegal immigration — and to bring the message that the U.S. wants to reclaim control over the Panama Canal despite intense resistance from regional

4 days ago · 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.

5 days ago · Item 1 of 6 Marco Rubio tours the Miraflores locks at the Panama Canal, Feb. 2, 2025. Mark Schiefelbein/Pool via REUTERS [1/6] Marco Rubio tours the Miraflores locks at the Panama Canal, Feb. 2, 2025.