Mat Tanner, a retired Navy Chief submariner and executive director of the USS Iowa Commissioning Committee, says former Iowa First Lady Christie Vilsack is the sub’s sponsor and she’ll preside ...

WASHINGTON — A top Senate Republican accused Panama Tuesday of violating the treaty giving the Central American nation control over the vital Panama Canal shipping lane — saying the country ...

China’s influence on the Panama Canal poses "acute risks to U.S. national security," Sen. Ted Cruz is warning Tuesday, alleging the Chinese Communist Party has taken a "militaristic interest" in ...

A cargo ship sails through the Miraflores locks of the Panama Canal in Panama City on Sept. 9, 2024. The Panama Canal is more than a piece of infrastructure; it’s a global asset that symbolizes ...

In his inaugural address, U.S. President Donald Trump vowed to put the Panama Canal, a key global shipping route, back under the control of the United States, amid fear of growing Chinese ...

Not only is the building home to the governor's offices, the legislature and the old Supreme Court room, but it also shelters several artifacts, including a model of the USS Iowa battleship and ...

Newly inaugurated U.S. President Donald Trump is pushing to "take back" the Panama Canal, the world's second busiest interoceanic waterway, spurring concerns that the United States could invade ...

The US handed control of the canal to Panama on Dec. 31, 1999, via treaty Trump claims US is getting 'ripped off' and vows to retake canal He's suggested military force to retake the canal ...

Russia warned President Trump on Tuesday against seizing the Panama Canal, after he reiterated his intent to take control of the strategic waterway in his second inaugural address Monday.

Of the many sweeping changes President Trump has been focused on during his return to the White House is control over the Panama Canal. Since winning the 2024 election, Trump has mused over ...

A new submarine with Iowa’s name is going to be formally commissioned the first weekend in April. A release from the USS IOWA SSN 797 Commissioning Committee states that the new Virginia-Class ...