Wed, January 8, 2025
[ Wed, Jan 08th 2025 ]: ABC
Trump and Senate Republicans still divided on how to implement his agenda
[ Wed, Jan 08th 2025 ]: BBC
Keir Starmer and Kemi Badenoch clash over a national inquiry into grooming gangs
[ Wed, Jan 08th 2025 ]: Richmond
Water-less, but not grumbling, Virginia legislators meet briefly
[ Wed, Jan 08th 2025 ]: Sky
MPs vote against new national inquiry into grooming gangs
[ Wed, Jan 08th 2025 ]: MSN
Kamala Harris to visit Singapore, Bahrain and Germany on final vice-presidential overseas trip
[ Wed, Jan 08th 2025 ]: MSN
Trump will not rule out force to take Panama Canal, Greenland
[ Wed, Jan 08th 2025 ]: Reuters
Canada's main opposition leader Poilievre rides wave of anti-Trudeau discontent
[ Wed, Jan 08th 2025 ]: i
Trump and 'toxic' borrowing costs could force Reeves to hike taxes or cut spending
[ Wed, Jan 08th 2025 ]: MSN
Young Americans More Concerned About Inflation Than Older Adults: Poll
[ Wed, Jan 08th 2025 ]: MSN
US to announce $500M in weapons to be sent to Ukraine
[ Wed, Jan 08th 2025 ]: MSN
France urges EU to get tough on Musk's political comments as bloc struggles for a response
[ Wed, Jan 08th 2025 ]: MSN
DOJ To Release Special Counsel Jack Smith's Findings In Trump Jan. 6 Probe
[ Wed, Jan 08th 2025 ]: MSN
Maddow Blog | ACA enrollment reaches new heights, but Republican threats remain
[ Wed, Jan 08th 2025 ]: PBS
Trump asks the Supreme Court to block Friday's sentencing in his New York hush money case
[ Wed, Jan 08th 2025 ]: MSN
'It's ours': Trump says he will change the name of the Gulf of Mexico
[ Wed, Jan 08th 2025 ]: MSN
Italian Journalist Cecilia Sala Freed From Iranian Prison
[ Wed, Jan 08th 2025 ]: MSN
Garland plans to release Jack Smith's Jan. 6 report over Trump's objections
[ Wed, Jan 08th 2025 ]: MSN
Trump Spurs Wind Power Share Plunge After No Windmills Vow
[ Wed, Jan 08th 2025 ]: MSN
DOGE, looking to slash federal spending, is hiring full-time, salaried employees
[ Wed, Jan 08th 2025 ]: MSN
Maddow Blog | When Trump directs veiled threats at a NATO ally, it's a problem
[ Wed, Jan 08th 2025 ]: MSN
Pennington County gets new county commissioners
[ Wed, Jan 08th 2025 ]: MSN
Trump Echoes Putin's Propaganda, Shifts Blame For Ukraine Invasion Onto NATO and Biden
[ Wed, Jan 08th 2025 ]: MSN
How Justin Trudeau captured the zeitgeist, and how he lost it
[ Wed, Jan 08th 2025 ]: MSN
Wednesday briefing: Los Angeles fires; Trump's Gr .. omments; Meta fact checks; winter storm; and more
[ Wed, Jan 08th 2025 ]: MSN
Labour MSP tells UK Government 'it's not too late' to compensate Waspi women for pension changes
[ Wed, Jan 08th 2025 ]: MSN
Elon Musk seeks to install himself as global dictator - and 'so far it's working': expert
[ Wed, Jan 08th 2025 ]: MSN
Bracing for Trump, Mexico aims to roll out a 'panic app' for Mexican nationals being deported
[ Wed, Jan 08th 2025 ]: MSN
As Maryland lawmakers start new session, a budget crisis looms large
[ Wed, Jan 08th 2025 ]: MSN
Court decision on Cuomo ethics commission under scrutiny, appeal
[ Wed, Jan 08th 2025 ]: MSN
Iran Readying Nuclear Attack On Israel? New Units at Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant | Watch
[ Wed, Jan 08th 2025 ]: MSN
Government should be 'ashamed' of policies on Gaza, former cabinet minister says
[ Wed, Jan 08th 2025 ]: MSN
Trump does not rule out using military force to take control of Panama Canal and Greenland
[ Wed, Jan 08th 2025 ]: MSN
ActionSA and EFF slam ArcelorMittal layoffs, highlight policy and governance failures
[ Wed, Jan 08th 2025 ]: MSN
Trump's threats to Greenland, Canada and Panama explain everything about America First
[ Wed, Jan 08th 2025 ]: MSN
NATO, Gaza and Greenland: Key takeaways from Trump's news conference
[ Wed, Jan 08th 2025 ]: MSN
IPS dissolution, budget and other issues to watch in the 2025 Indiana legislature
[ Wed, Jan 08th 2025 ]: MSN
Colleges prepare for new legal and political terrain under Trump
[ Wed, Jan 08th 2025 ]: MSN
Elon Musk's dangerous influence on our politics - The Irish News view
[ Wed, Jan 08th 2025 ]: MSN
TikTok's fate divides Trump and fellow Republicans as Supreme Court action looms
[ Wed, Jan 08th 2025 ]: MSN
Jean-Marie Le Pen's legacy of provocation and hate speech
[ Wed, Jan 08th 2025 ]: MSN
Venezuelan migrants long for home as Maduro nears start of new term
[ Wed, Jan 08th 2025 ]: MSN
Pope chooses woman as Vatican prefect
[ Wed, Jan 08th 2025 ]: MSN
Donald Trump won't rule out invading allies to seize land in Panama and Greenland
[ Wed, Jan 08th 2025 ]: MSN
New faces, familiar issues mark day one of 2025 Pa. legislative session
[ Wed, Jan 08th 2025 ]: MSN
Cecilia Sala heading home after being released by Iran
[ Wed, Jan 08th 2025 ]: MSN
Trump is considering a national economic emergenc .. tion to allow for new tariff program, sources say
[ Wed, Jan 08th 2025 ]: MSN
Trump's Tariffs: President-Elect Can't Guarantee Prices (And What That Means for Your Money)
[ Wed, Jan 08th 2025 ]: MSN
Akron City Council debate continues over nearly $ .. ,000 proposal to audit police use of force policy

FACT CHECK: Did the U.S. Ever 'Own' The Panama Canal?

A post on X claims that the U.S. never "owned" the Panama Canal. Verdict: Misleading The U.S. signed a treaty in 1903 that allowed it to build and operate the Canal. President Jimmy Carter gave control back to Panama in 1978 under a new treaty.
The article from MSN discusses the historical context of the Panama Canal, addressing the claim that the U.S. once owned it. It explains that while the U.S. did not technically "own" the Panama Canal, it had significant control over it. The U.S. facilitated Panama's independence from Colombia in 1903, and through the Hay-Bunau-Varilla Treaty, gained rights to construct, manage, and defend the canal. This control was exercised through the Panama Canal Zone, a 10-mile wide strip of land where the U.S. had sovereignty until the Torrijos-Carter Treaties of 1977, which set the stage for the canal's transfer back to Panama. The transfer was completed on December 31, 1999, when Panama assumed full control of the canal. The article clarifies that while the U.S. had de facto control, the canal was always legally Panamanian territory.

Read the Full MSN Article at:
[ https://www.msn.com/en-us/politics/government/fact-check-did-the-u-s-ever-own-the-panama-canal/ar-AA1xbI8x ]