The death toll from Mexico's operation to capture Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG) leader Nemesio Rubén Oseguera Cervantes — known as "El Mencho" — has climbed sharply, with 25 National Guard members killed in six separate attacks in the state of Jalisco alone. Security Secretary Omar García Harfuch made the announcement Monday, visibly emotional, as the full scale of … [Read more...] about 25 National Guard Members Killed After Mexico Takes Down ‘El Mencho’
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Shelter-in-Place Warnings After Mexico Kills Top Cartel Boss
The Mexican military killed the leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel on Sunday in a raid in western Mexico, setting off a wave of violence that prompted governments in Jalisco and several neighboring states — as well as the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and other countries — to issue shelter-in-place orders and travel warnings. Nemesio Rubén Oseguera … [Read more...] about Shelter-in-Place Warnings After Mexico Kills Top Cartel Boss
USMCA Review Countdown: What’s at Stake for US-Mexico Trade in July 2026?
Photo: Fejuz / Unsplash On July 1, 2026, the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) faces its first formal joint review, a built-in mechanism that will determine whether the trade deal that replaced NAFTA in 2020 survives for another 16 years or begins a decade-long countdown toward expiration. For the roughly 1.6 million Americans living … [Read more...] about USMCA Review Countdown: What’s at Stake for US-Mexico Trade in July 2026?
Foundation Shoots Down Rumor of Elena Poniatowska’s Death
A false report that Elena Poniatowska — Mexico's most celebrated living writer — had died spread rapidly across social media on Wednesday, alarming readers, journalists, and public figures across Latin America before being quickly and firmly denied. The rumor originated on X, formerly Twitter, where a recently created account impersonating a publishing house posted a notice … [Read more...] about Foundation Shoots Down Rumor of Elena Poniatowska’s Death
Sheinbaum Moves to Cap Mexico’s 7-Figure Government Pensions
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum announced Wednesday that she will send a constitutional reform to Congress to eliminate what her government calls an entrenched system of excessive retirement payouts for former high-ranking officials at state-owned enterprises — some of whom collect more each month than the president herself earns. The announcement came during Sheinbaum's … [Read more...] about Sheinbaum Moves to Cap Mexico’s 7-Figure Government Pensions