World Feb 06 Mexico border cities fear U.S. tariffs could cripple economy, spark recesssion President Donald Trump's threats to impose 25% tariffs on Mexico and Canada have left many cities along Mexico's northern border in limbo…
World Jan 08 Mexico’s President Sheinbaum gives sarcastic retort to Trump’s ‘Gulf of America’ comment Standing before a global map in her daily press briefing, Sheinbaum proposed dryly that North America should be renamed “América Mexicana” because an 1814 founding document that preceded Mexico's constitution referred to it that way.
World Oct 01 Claudia Sheinbaum sworn in as Mexico’s first female president Claudia Sheinbaum has taken the oath of office as Mexico’s first female president in more than 200 years of independence.
World Sep 11 Mexican protesters storm Senate chamber before approval of controversial judicial overhaul Mexico’s Senate cleared the biggest hurdle for a controversial constitutional revision that will make all judges stand for election, a change that critics fear will politicize the judicial branch and threaten Mexico’s democracy.
World Aug 26 Protesters in Mexico march against outgoing president’s judiciary overhaul plan Protesters in Mexico marched in opposition to President Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s proposed judicial overhaul that critics say will weaken democratic checks and balances.
World Aug 08 Haiti’s Olympic athletes compete to inspire resilience in nation struggling with violence For the seven athletes competing for Haiti, participating in the Paris Olympic Games has always been about more than just winning gold.
World Jul 01 Bolivia’s economic turmoil fuels distrust in government and its claim of a failed coup Bolivians have been hit hard by economic turmoil in the small South American nation fueled by a longtime hyper-dependence on, and now shortage of, U.S. dollars.
World Jun 30 Bolivian president faces more accusations of staging ‘self-coup,’ including from rival Evo Morales On Sunday, Bolivia's former President Evo Morales joined others who contend President Luis Arce himself orchestrated last week's incident in an attempt to win the sympathy of Bolivians at a time when his popularity is extremely low.
World Jun 02 Voting begins in Mexico election likely to choose the country’s first female president Mexicans went to the polls Sunday to vote for who will likely be the country's first female president, voicing concerns overwhelmingly about security, from the power of Mexico's drug cartels down to street-level stick-ups.
Politics May 28 What to know about Mexico’s historic elections on Sunday that will likely put a woman in power Mexico could elect its first female president. The election is also the biggest in the country's history with more than 20,000 congressional and local positions are up for grabs.