Summer Nears, but No Vacation in Sight
Political temperatures are also rising, and potential conflicts and near-miss economic catastrophes are coming to a head in the Western Hemisphere and around the globe
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AMLO Gets Blowback from U.S. Republicans
Read moreMexico Says US Expelled 2.8 Million Migrants under Title 42
In March 2020, the Title 42 policy was introduced by former U.S. President Donald Trump. It permitted the swift expulsion of migrants during the covid-19 pandemic
Read moreBiden Sends 1,500 Troops to Guard Border with Mexico
Since taking office in January 2021, Biden has grappled with record numbers of migrants illegally crossing the U.S.-Mexico border, leading to a crisis situation in many border states
Read moreUS Goes after Sinaloa Cartel, Including El Chapo’s Sons
The Joe Biden administration on Friday, April 14, filed legal charges against 28 alleged Sinaloa Cartel leaders — including three sons of notorious jailed drug lord Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán
Read moreUS Ready to Give Mexico Ultimatum on Energy
Bipartisan calls for the United States to toughen its position on Mexico’s energy policies have intensified as a war of words has taken shape between the two governments
Read moreMayorkas Backs Blinken, Confirms Cartels Control Mexican Territory
U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas confirmed what U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken previously said: Drug cartels control part of Mexico’s national territory
Read moreWho’s Watching the Chickens?
AMLO may not understand that the kidnaping and/or killing of U.S. citizens in Mexico does not sit well with the Joe Biden (or for that matter, any other U.S.) administration, but the cartels sure do
Read moreUS Demands AMLO Butt Out of Its Electoral Process
AMLO got this dander up against the United States when a group of Republican lawmakers proposed declaring Mexican drug cartels as terrorist groups
Read morePeso Loses Ground against Dollar after U.S. Financial Shakeup
The peso slid dramatically in early trading by more than 3.5 percent against the dollar because of traders fearing market contagion from the U.S. bank collapses
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