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Rubio walks back State Department’s claim of free Panama Canal transit for US government vessels

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has walked back the assertion of the State Department that Panama “has agreed to no longer charge fees” to US government vessels transiting the Panama Canal after outcry from the Panamanian government.

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Secretary of State Rubio insists US ships must transit freely through Panama Canal

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Thursday said it was "absurd" to charge fees to the U.S. military for using the Panama Canal.

Axios Sneak Peek on MSN · 1d

U.S. reaches deal to avoid boat fees at Panama Canal, State Department says

U.S. government vessels are being allowed to transit the Panama Canal without being charged fees, the U.S. Department of State announced Wednesday evening. The big picture: The move comes days after Secretary of State Marco Rubio visited Panama and warned officials there to curb Chinese influence as President Trump seeks to regain control of the Panama Canal.

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Rubio’s tenure as secretary of state is off to a dreadful start

The secretary of state was supposed to be one of the “normal” picks for Trump’s Cabinet, but Marco Rubio is already failing ...

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Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose wants to be state auditor

The reshuffling of statewide Republicans continues as Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose enters the 2026 race for state ...

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With Ramaswamy run expected, Ohio treasurer drops bid for governor to run for secretary of state

Republican Vivek Ramaswamy's expected run for Ohio governor continued to reshape the 2026 election on Wednesday, as two-term ...

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Secretary of State Rubio also tapped as acting head of embattled USAID’s ‘viper’s nest of radical left marxists’

My frustration with USAID goes back to my time in Congress. It’s a completely unresponsive agency,” Rubio said Monday.

New Secretary of State Marco Rubio of Florida jumps into new role. What he's starting with

The day after Donald Trump was sworn in as America's 47th president, former U.S. senator from Florida, Marco Rubio, was sworn ...

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Secretary of state boots 183,000 Iowans off voter rolls. Which counties got hit hardest?

More than 180,000 Iowans had their voter registrations canceled after being in "inactive" status as part of Iowa's regular ...

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Australia makes $500 mln AUKUS payment ahead of US defence secretary meeting

Australia has made its first $500 million payment to the United States under the AUKUS nuclear submarine deal ahead of a ...

Secretary of state warns Mississippians of increase in scams

Secretary of State Michael Watson is warning Mississippians of an increase in investment scams. Criminals are using multiple ...

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Georgia secretary of state urges improvements to SAVE program

Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger has formally requested that newly appointed U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security ...

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New York’s Secretary of State touts Hochul’s affordability agenda to help bring costs down

Housing costs, rising utilities and increasing bills have put much of New York in an affordability crisis. New York’s ...

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