The American Civil War divided the nation - but not every slave state joined the Confederacy. This episode explores why key border states like Kentucky, Missouri, and Maryland chose to remain in the ...

of the Granadian Confederacy belong to the State of Panama," and among these rents and properties is the Panama Railroad, from which the Federal Government now draws a rent say of $50,000 a year ...

1821 - Panama becomes independent of Spain, but joins the confederacy of Gran Colombia, which also comprises Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia. 1831 - Panama becomes part of Colombia ...

President-elect Donald Trump has repeatedly suggested the United States take over the Panama Canal, a shipping waterway that cuts across Central America, unless fees for using the canal are lowered.

It was a territory known to some who lived there as a tropical utopia. The Canal Zone in Panama had been under U.S. control for nearly 75 years. But in 1977, President Jimmy Carter signed treaties ...

President-elect Donald Trump threatened to reassert U.S. control over the Panama Canal, accusing Panama of charging excessive rates to use the Central American passage, which allows ships to ...

In the past, hundreds of thousands of migrants crossed Panama to make it to the U.S. But now, as Trump has taken office, thousands are headed back, and some are getting stranded in the country.

While you might be surprised by which candidate openly acknowledges their ancestors’ ties to slavery, the confederacy and the Ku Klux Klan, this political contest is more than just about the ...

Editor’s Note: This story originally published on December 23, 2024. It has been updated to reflect recent developments. President-elect Donald Trump is not letting up on his suggestions that ...

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump came out swinging in a combative inaugural speech in which he affirmed plans to rename the Gulf of Mexico and regain control of the Panama Canal. Trump ...