Mexico, Canada Win Auto Parts Dispute with US
In accordance with the USMCA, the United States must now come to an agreement with Canada and Mexico on how to apply the panel decision or face possible retaliatory tariffs
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The Summit That Never Was
The only time López Obrador touched on the subject was when he made reference to the Sembrando Vida Program, which is focused on tree planting
Read moreAMLO Asks Biden to Arrive at Felipe Ángeles Airport
AMLO appealed to Biden to “follow the example” of Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who López Obrador said has already agreed to use the new terminal for his arrival at the NALS
Read moreOn the Mark: Brittney Griner Released through Prisoner Swap
By MARK LORENZANA After almost 10 months of being detained, WNBA superstar Brittney Griner was finally released from Russian custody and arrived in the United States on Thursday, Dec. 8, after a successful prisoner swap between Washington and Moscow. The United States government exchanged convicted arms dealer Victor Bout for Griner. The successful swap was a culmination of months of
Read moreBiden, Trudeau to Visit Mexico in January
PULSE NEWS MEXICO Both U.S. President Joe Biden and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau are slated to make their first official visits to Mexico in those capacities in early January to attend the North American Leaders Summit (NALS), which will be hosted by Mexico’s President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) starting on Jan. 9. During his daily press conference on
Read moreCarstens Wins King of Spain Award, Mexico’s IDB Candidate Loses to Brazil
By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) got a double-whammy blow to his economic policies over the weekend when former Central Bank of Mexico (Banxico) Governor Agustín Carstens (a champion of what AMLO despairingly calls neoliberal economics) was presented the King of Spain Economics Award as “one of the most important and influential economic policy makers in
Read moreMexico Promotes Fossil Fuels as US Pushes for Clean Energy
By MARK LORENZANA Mexico will allocate 503 billion pesos this year in subsidies to gasoline and domestic electricity — produced with gas and coal — as a key element to combat inflation, Secretary of the Treasury Rogelio Ramírez de la O reported on Monday, Aug. 1. In contrast, the United States is about to embark on an ambitious anti-inflation plan
Read moreIt’s Time to Block Taliban Leaders’ Trips Abroad
Six former U.S. ambassadors to Afghanistan speak out
Read moreWashington Post: AMLO Gives US No Choice but to Push Back
PULSE NEWS MEXICO In a scathing opinion column published by its editorial board, the Washington Post on Monday, Aug. 1, said that while it would be best for the United States and Mexico to resolve their differences within an “atmosphere of calm and mutual cooperation, with no gratuitous irritations to this vital bilateral relationship,” President Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s (AMLO)
Read moreWhy Bartlett Díaz May Finally Have to Pay the Piper
OPINION By ALEJANDRO ENVILA FISHER The most notable aspect of the recent capture of Mexican drug lord Rafael Caro Quintero, including the many signs of intelligence collaboration with U.S. agencies, is the rapid growth of speculation surrounding current Federal Electricity Commission (CFE) Director and former Secretary of the Interior Manuel Bartlett Díaz and the consequences that the delivery of the
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