National security adviser Mike Waltz praised the president's security agenda, citing success around the Panama Canal, at CPAC on Friday.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio is preparing to travel to Panama, Costa Rica, Guatemala and other Central American countries, State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce confirmed to CBS News.

State Department spokeswoman Tammy Bruce said in a statement. Rubio said that it is also a violation of the treaty between the U.S. and Panama which defines the neutrality and operation of the canal.

WASHINGTON – Secretary of State Marco Rubio will travel to Panama on his first trip abroad as America’s chief diplomat. State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce said Thursday that Rubio will ...