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AMLO Questions US Aid to Ukraine over Central America

By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) on Tuesday, March 22, questioned the U.S. Congress’s decision to allocate emergency funds for Ukraine wartime relief due to Russia’s invasion of that country while continuing to stall on  providing financial aid to Central America. “The aid for Ukraine was approved in just two days, while support

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US Embassy Honors Black Women Lawmakers

By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF Throughout the entire month of February — Black History Month in the United States — the U.S. Embassy in Mexico will be paying homage to that nation’s female lawmakers of color with a giant banner recognizing the 25 African-American women currently in Congress, including Vice President Kamal Harris, who now presides over the U.S.

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Mexico News Roundup

By RICARDO CASTILLO     U.S. Senate Approves USMCA While all the hoopla right now in the U.S. Senate is about President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial, in Mexico, President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) is celebrating the approval of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA). “This brings to an end an important stage because (the treaty) has been now approved by the

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Has the Day of the USMCA Vote Finally Arrived?

By RICARDO CASTILLO  Expectations in Mexico grew high on Tuesday, Jan. 14, after U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell announced that the vote on the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) could come as early as “this week.” But at the same time in Mexico, everyone is keeping mum, hoping that the USMCA – a commercial and nonpolitical treaty – is shoved out

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Mexico News Roundup

By RICARDO CASTILLO  USMCA Is a Done Deal Happiness is a good trade deal. And a great Christmas gift for Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) since it affords the country a potentially secure economic future once all of the minor hurdles have been cleared. The passage of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA, or T-MEC, in Spanish), which was finally

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