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Arcs in and about Panama from the outlets we track, each followed from its first story to its last, with who covered it.

Place · 91 stories · 517 articles · earliest story we hold Oct 13, 2023

Right nowactive arcs, newest development first

All arcs3 named arcs in 2025

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Jan 1 – Dec 31, 20252 arcs shown · 1 more this year
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Trump's push to take back the Panama Canal

8 of 10 stories this year · gone quiet

Panama Canal administrator pushes back against Trump's assertions of Chinese meddling - The Daily Reporter · 10 articles, Jan 7Panama, familiar with US intervention, bristles at Trump's comments on canal · 23 articles, Jan 15Rubio warns of U.S. action if Panama does not curb Chinese influence around the canal · 32 articles, Jan 28Panama Denies State Department’s Claim US Ships Can Pass Through Canal For Free · 20 articles, Feb 3Panama president says ‘Trump is lying’ about reclaiming canal · 5 articles, Mar 5U.S. Defense Secretary Vows to “Take Back” Panama Canal · 8 articles, Apr 8Hegseth spurs fiery response from Beijing over Panama Canal ‘threat’ comments · 12 articles, Apr 8Trump calls for free passage of US ships through Panama, Suez canals: 'Would not exist without the USA' · 8 articles, Apr 26
Trump's deportations of migrants to third countries, from Panama to South Sudan

21 of 32 stories this year

Guatemala will accept migrants from other countries deported from the US · 14 articles, Feb 5Facing pressure from Trump, Costa Rica and Honduras begin taking deportees · 16 articles, Feb 18Panama and Costa Rica turning into a ‘black hole' for migrants, deportees from US, observers warn · 11 articles, Feb 28Panama offers temporary reprieve for 112 migrants deported by US · 9 articles, Mar 8Panama releases dozens of detained deportees from US into limbo · 20 articles, Mar 9Deportees from the US hop embassy to embassy in Panama in a desperate scramble to seek asylum · 9 articles, Mar 21Rwanda says it's in 'early stages' of talks with U.S. to take in deported migrants · 10 articles, May 5Trump administration South Sudan deportation attempt violated court order, judge says · 44 articles, May 20US officials must keep control of migrants sent to South Sudan in case removals were unlawful: judge · 10 articles, May 21Judge says Trump administration violated court order on third-country deportations · 5 articles, May 21A federal judge orders the Trump administration to return a Guatemalan deported to Mexico · 10 articles, May 24Trump asks Supreme Court to halt judge’s order blocking deportations of criminal migrants to South Sudan · 16 articles, May 27Trump administration working to return Guatemalan man deported to Mexico · 7 articles, May 29Supreme Court allows Trump to remove migrants to South Sudan and other turmoil-filled countries · 17 articles, Jun 23Judge briefly blocks immigrants’ deportation to South Sudan, but legal path eventually cleared · 49 articles, Jul 3US deports immigrants from Jamaica, Cuba and other countries to the African kingdom of Eswatini · 19 articles, Jul 16Men Deported by US to Eswatini in Africa Will Be Held in Solitary Confinement for Undetermined Time · 7 articles, Jul 18Rwanda says it reaches a deal with U.S. to take in up to 250 migrants · 16 articles, Aug 5Uganda agrees to take deported migrants from US if they don’t have criminal records · 15 articles, Aug 21South Sudan repatriates Mexican man deported from US · 11 articles, Sep 610 more deportees from the US arrive in the African nation of Eswatini · 5 articles, Oct 6
Trump's push to acquire Greenland · Dec 23, 2024 – Sep 28, 2026

Coverage over timeindependent sources per week, by side, every year we hold

202342 articles2024797 articles2025838 articles20261019 articles

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Jan 15, 202457016
Jan 29, 20240208
Feb 5, 202413110
Feb 12, 202415111
Mar 18, 20240215
Mar 25, 202413356172
Apr 8, 202425114
Apr 15, 20241003
Apr 22, 202428533
Apr 29, 20243329
May 6, 202438538
May 13, 202414314
May 27, 202421110
Jun 3, 20240215
Jun 24, 202424015
Jul 1, 202456017
Jul 22, 20240106
Jul 29, 202414231092
Aug 12, 2024411573
Aug 19, 20242115
Aug 26, 20241203
Sep 2, 20240319
Nov 25, 2024313139
Dec 2, 202476015
Dec 16, 202427722
Dec 23, 202412211299
Dec 30, 20240101
Jan 6, 2025182019151
Jan 13, 20251102
Jan 20, 2025110528
Jan 27, 202546320
Feb 3, 2025614337
Feb 17, 202523115
Feb 24, 202512111
Mar 3, 2025813550
Mar 10, 20254217
Mar 17, 20251409
Mar 31, 20250011
Apr 7, 202534420
Apr 21, 20251237
May 5, 20254127
May 19, 20251306
Jun 9, 20251128
Jul 14, 20251206
Sep 29, 20252115
Dec 8, 20259191288
Dec 15, 2025311954
Dec 22, 202514513
Dec 29, 2025234020245
Jan 5, 202653515
Jan 26, 20262128
Mar 30, 20260305
Apr 20, 20260215
Jul 6, 202604160
Jul 13, 20261405
Jul 20, 2026314068
Jul 27, 20260101
Aug 10, 2026247327751
Aug 17, 202615010
Aug 24, 20261409
Sep 7, 20260307
Sep 14, 202643219
Sep 21, 20263318
Sep 28, 20261001

Stories before June 28, 2026 come from archived pages, so who covered them is limited to the outlets we recovered for that period.

Everything else11 stories in 2025 not part of any arc, newest first

Stories about Panama that are not part of any arc yet

  1. May 7Biden: Trump’s ‘modern-day appeasement’ won’t satisfy Russia7 articles · 7 independent sources
    4 left, 1 center, 2 right
  2. Mar 13– 14Pentagon considering military options for Panama Canal access: Report7 articles · 7 independent sources
    3 left, 0 center, 1 right
  3. Jan 31– Feb 1Rubio heads to Central America as Trump admin attempts crackdown on migration to US10 articles · 10 independent sources
    4 left, 3 center, 2 right
  4. Jan 23Rubio will visit Central America, including Panama, on first trip abroad as secretary of state9 articles · 9 independent sources
    0 left, 5 center, 2 right

Stories that name Panama

  1. Dec 20– 22Coast Guard pursuing another tanker helping Venezuela skirt sanctions, US official says72 articles · 40 independent sources
    4 left, 13 center, 12 right
  2. Dec 10– 11US seizes oil tanker off Venezuelan coast96 articles · 55 independent sources
    9 left, 19 center, 12 right
  3. Sep 30– Oct 1UN Security Council approves new military force to fight Haiti gangs8 articles · 8 independent sources
    2 left, 1 center, 1 right
  4. May 19Researchers puzzle over rash of baby monkey kidnappings6 articles · 6 independent sources
    1 left, 3 center, 0 right
  5. Mar 4– 5Trump touts BlackRock's Panama Canal ports deal, says U.S. is ‘reclaiming' waterway22 articles · 20 independent sources
    5 left, 7 center, 4 right
  6. Jan 8– 9GOP Lawmaker Dusty Johnson Details His Bill To Allow Trump To Acquire Panama Canal5 articles · 5 independent sources
    0 left, 2 center, 3 right
  7. Jan 7– 8Trump wants to rename the Gulf of Mexico to 'Gulf of America.' Here's what to know about it69 articles · 34 independent sources
    10 left, 9 center, 11 right
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