News Snapshot:
We are still days away from Donald Trump's inauguration, yet the president-elect is already making progress on one of the most important foreign policy matters facing the United States: the future of the Panama Canal and, more broadly, the future of the Western Hemisphere. In recent weeks, Trump has expressed interest in securing U.S. control of the Panama Canal, along with Greenland. Both have strategic economic and defense benefits for our country. The president's interest, specifically in the Panama Canal, is welcome news. For years, I have called attention to China's and Russia's growing influence in Latin America and the...