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"His departure clears the way for Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum to complete her security cabinet. Until now, Gertz...
11/29/2025

"His departure clears the way for Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum to complete her security cabinet. Until now, Gertz had been the only member not appointed by the president."

The veteran politician resigns from the office two years before the end of his term, leaving Claudia Sheinbaum free to complete her security cabinet

"A contingent of Mexican army Special Forces soldiers have been deployed to the state of Chihuahua as part of anti-crime...
11/27/2025

"A contingent of Mexican army Special Forces soldiers have been deployed to the state of Chihuahua as part of anti-crime efforts following a recent mass killing during a horse race in Parral."

Mexican military reinforcements arrive following a drug cartel mass killing during a horse race in the state of Chihuahua.

"Mexico unveiled plans Wednesday to build what it claims will be Latin America’s most powerful supercomputer — a project...
11/27/2025

"Mexico unveiled plans Wednesday to build what it claims will be Latin America’s most powerful supercomputer — a project the government says will help the country capitalize on the rapidly evolving uses of artificial intelligence and exponentially expand the country’s computing capacity."

Mexico has announced plans to build what it says will be Latin America's most powerful supercomputer.

"This year, former President Dmitri Medvedev accused Ukraine and the United States of recruiting Mexican and Colombian c...
11/26/2025

"This year, former President Dmitri Medvedev accused Ukraine and the United States of recruiting Mexican and Colombian cartels to fight Russia, an accusation picked up by Spanish-language media in the region. That followed a similar accusation spread by the Russian Embassy in Mexico City, which was shared by several Morena politicians."

A U.S. government cable said that Kremlin-run outlets had scaled up their efforts across Latin America, seeking to turn people against the United States and garner support for Russia.

"Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum is now beginning her second year in office. Executives in U.S. companies need to vo...
11/23/2025

"Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum is now beginning her second year in office. Executives in U.S. companies need to voice their concerns about roadway security issues in Mexico and encourage Sheinbaum to collaborate with U.S. intelligence and law enforcement agencies to dismantle the groups that are threatening and undermining the major companies that are operating in Mexico."

Organized crime groups in Mexico are threatening U.S. companies and their employees, resulting in a labor shortage of truck drivers and a high rate of violent hijackings, forcing companies to inves…

"While Sheinbaum flatly rejected the idea of a direct U.S. military incursion into Mexican territory, and Secretary of S...
11/23/2025

"While Sheinbaum flatly rejected the idea of a direct U.S. military incursion into Mexican territory, and Secretary of State Marco Rubio also ruled out any unilateral U.S. action, interventionist rhetoric is growing among the president’s electoral base."

Extremist commentators and Donald Trump himself are spreading misinformation and exaggerations about the protests to bolster justifications for a direct attack on the cartels

"Authorities on Friday arrested seven bodyguards suspected of being involved in the assassination earlier this month of ...
11/23/2025

"Authorities on Friday arrested seven bodyguards suspected of being involved in the assassination earlier this month of a popular mayor in west-central Mexico who they were supposed to be protecting."

Authorities arrested seven bodyguards suspected of being involved in the assassination earlier this month of a popular mayor in west-central Mexico.

"The Mexican government has sent 600 soldiers to Chihuahua in the wake of a massacre at a private racetrack in the south...
11/23/2025

"The Mexican government has sent 600 soldiers to Chihuahua in the wake of a massacre at a private racetrack in the southern tip of the state."

The Mexican government has sent 600 soldiers to Chihuahua in the wake of a massacre at a private racetrack in the southern tip of the state.

"Far-right extremists in places like the Inland Empire and San Diego are staging high-profile 'active club' rallies."
11/23/2025

"Far-right extremists in places like the Inland Empire and San Diego are staging high-profile 'active club' rallies."

L.A.'s alt-right extremists are doubling down on their “WHITE MAN FIGHT BACK!" fliers, neo-N**i tattoos, and white power band tees.

"Members of the national and local spheres of power understand their mutual dependence and tend to collaborate, until th...
11/23/2025

"Members of the national and local spheres of power understand their mutual dependence and tend to collaborate, until they don’t, as in the War of Independence that ended in 1821 or the Revolution of 1910."

In a new book, Paul Gillingham tells the story of a nation that has thrived because of its diversity, not in spite of it.

"Mexican authorities seem to have been convinced that the matter was settled, especially after Secretary of State Marco ...
11/20/2025

"Mexican authorities seem to have been convinced that the matter was settled, especially after Secretary of State Marco Rubio declared last week that U.S.-Mexico anti-drug cooperation was at 'an all-time high,' adding: 'We’re not going to take unilateral action or go in and send American forces into Mexico.'"

"It's OK with me," Trump said about possible strikes in Mexico. His Mexican counterpart, President Claudia Sheinbaum, said Mexico will not accept U.S. intervention in its territory.

"On Monday, men arrived in a boat at a beach in northeast Mexico and installed some signs signaling land that the U.S. D...
11/20/2025

"On Monday, men arrived in a boat at a beach in northeast Mexico and installed some signs signaling land that the U.S. Department of Defense considered restricted."

The signs read in English and Spanish, "Warning: Restricted Area," and had been declared restricted by "the commander."

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