Mexico’s president wants to eliminate almost all remaining government oversight and regulatory agencies before he leaves office on Sept. 30, claiming they are “useless” and cost too much ByThe Associated Press December 11, 2023, 2:25 PM FILE – Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador speaks at the National Palace in Mexico City, Jan. 10, 2023. … Read more
MEXICO CITY — A recent killing spree in the Mexican border city of Tijuana could have been lifted from a TV script: enraged drug lords hunting down corrupt police officers who stole a drug shipment. Two of the officers suspected of the theft have been killed, prosecutors say. But so have at least three other … Read more
MEXICO CITY — A third-party candidate announced Saturday he is leaving Mexico’s 2024 presidential race, practically ensuring the country ’s next president will be a woman. Samuel García, the governor of the northern border state of Nuevo Leon, said Saturday he won’t run for president in the June 2 elections. He had been polling below … Read more
Mexico’s president says its minimum wage will rise by 20% in 2024, to the equivalent of about $14.25 per day ByThe Associated Press December 1, 2023, 10:20 AM FILE – Construction workers sit on a beam hanging from a crane at a construction site of a residential high rise building, in Mexico City, June 17, … Read more
Ash billowed from the Popocatepetl volcano in Puebla, Mexico, on Friday, November 17, as Mexico officials warned people to stay away from the area. The National Disaster Prevention Center said on Friday that the volcano was emitting water vapor, volcanic gases and ash, and that the Popocatepetl Volcanic Alert Traffic Light remained at a “Yellow … Read more
Comment on this storyCommentAdd to your saved storiesSave President Biden and Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador on Friday reaffirmed their commitment to working together to address migration and combat fentanyl trafficking to the U.S., tackling two issues that have been the main lines of attack against the administration by 2024 Republican presidential candidates. The … Read more
MEXICO CITY — The administration of Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador has rushed to create more protected natural areas at the end of his presidency, but environmentalists accuse it of trying to “greenwash” an image of favoring petroleum in a time of climate change. They note the administration is entering its final year after … Read more
MEXICO CITY — Mexico’s ruling party on Saturday named its candidates for eight governorships and the mayorship of Mexico City. But after ruling out the most popular candidate for the capital, questions remain about whether the party can avoid desertions. For the moment, former capital police chief Omar García Harfuch — who won polls on … Read more
MEXICO CITY — What started as an ambush quickly transformed into a manhunt on Wednesday afternoon, when police in Mexico’s northern border state of Sonora repelled a highway attack, then chased injured shooters into the mountains nearby. It was the second shootout in two days in a region where escalating clashes between authorities and powerful … Read more
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Former Mexico City Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum has a commanding lead over her nearest rival in the contest to win Mexico’s presidential election next year, opinion polls showed on Monday. A Sept. 30-Oct. 5 survey of 800 voters by polling firm Parametria showed Sheinbaum, candidate of the ruling leftist National Regeneration Movement … Read more