• From Trump tariffs to social programs, Mexico's first female president takes stock in address

    From Trump tariffs to social programs, Mexico's first female president takes stock in address

    Sep 01, 2025 08:21 PM EDT

    ... and pressured allies into making concessions. Sheinbaum has been able to dodge the brunt of Trump’s tariffs by going after Mexican cartels and their fentanyl production more aggressively than her predecessor. In recent months, the government has delivered dozens of cartel figures long wanted by U.S. authorities to ...

  • What consumers can expect as de minimis exemption ends

    What consumers can expect as de minimis exemption ends

    Aug 29, 2025 10:50 PM EDT

    ... manufacturing, that is part of the justification that President Trump, the administration have put forward for this. They have also said that the exemption allowed fentanyl to be smuggled into the U.S. and that's part of their reason for this. What do we know about that? Is there ...

  • Why is the U.S. deploying warships to South America? 4 things to know

    Why is the U.S. deploying warships to South America? 4 things to know

    Aug 29, 2025 04:09 PM EDT

    ... of defense options." The deployment comes as President Donald Trump has pushed for using the military to thwart cartels he blames for the flow of fentanyl and other illicit drugs into American communities and for perpetuating violence in some U.S. cities. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt was asked ...

  • WATCH: Bondi heralds former Sinaloa cartel leader's guilty plea as 'landmark victory'

    WATCH: Bondi heralds former Sinaloa cartel leader's guilty plea as 'landmark victory'

    Aug 26, 2025 05:45 PM EDT

    ... of cocaine, “most of which went to the United States,” he said. Prosecutors said in his indictment that he and the cartel also trafficked in fentanyl and methamphetamine.Zambada pleaded guilty to charges of engaging in a continuing criminal enterprise between 1989 and 2024 and racketeering conspiracy, which encompasses involvement ...

  • How the reclassification of marijuana could impact users, businesses and research

    How the reclassification of marijuana could impact users, businesses and research

    Aug 20, 2025 10:35 PM EDT

    ... and addiction. Right now, marijuana is in the most restrictive category, Schedule I. That's the same category as heroin and LSD. Schedule II includes fentanyl and cocaine, III, Tylenol with codeine, steroids and testosterone, IV, Xanax and Valium, and, V, over-the-counter medications like Robitussin. Last year, the ...

  • Trump's D.C. takeover escalates with surge in arrests and homeless encampments cleared

    Trump's D.C. takeover escalates with surge in arrests and homeless encampments cleared

    Aug 14, 2025 10:45 PM EDT

    ... to criticize this activity. And let's just be honest here. This is a lot of people who are now not looking and not investigating fentanyl and domestic violence and terrorism. Amna Nawaz: Juliette, the president has said he wants to extend this authority in D.C., possibly even to ...

  • U.S. sanctions cartel associates accused of scamming elderly Americans

    U.S. sanctions cartel associates accused of scamming elderly Americans

    Aug 13, 2025 06:19 PM EDT

    ... from a Mexican rapper who it accused of laundering cartel money to Mexican banks facilitating money transfers in sales of precursor chemicals used to produce fentanyl. The announcement also came one day after Mexico sent 26 high-ranking cartel figures to the U.S. in the latest major deal with ...

  • Trump doubles reward for arrest of Venezuela's president to face U.S. drug charges

    Trump doubles reward for arrest of Venezuela's president to face U.S. drug charges

    Aug 08, 2025 08:19 PM EDT

    MIAMI (AP) — The Trump administration is doubling to $50 million a reward for the arrest of Venezuela's President Nicolás Maduro, accusing him of being one of the world's largest narco-traffickers and working with cartels to flood the U.S. with fentanyl-laced cocaine. “Under President Trump’s ...

  • Trump's new tariffs lenient on some countries, while shares sink and U.S. dollar weakens

    Trump's new tariffs lenient on some countries, while shares sink and U.S. dollar weakens

    Aug 01, 2025 12:27 PM EDT

    ... also slammed Canada's plan to recognize a Palestinian state and has expressed frustration with a trade deficit largely fueled by U.S. oil purchases. “Canada accounts for only 1% of U.S. fentanyl imports and has been working intensively to further reduce these volumes,” Carney said in a statement.

  • Trump signs order imposing new tariffs on many trading partners that go into effect in 7 days

    Trump signs order imposing new tariffs on many trading partners that go into effect in 7 days

    Aug 01, 2025 12:45 AM EDT

    ... of the agreement with Mexico that goods imported into the U.S. would continue to face a 25% tariff that he has ostensibly linked to fentanyl trafficking. He said autos would face a 25% tariff, while copper, aluminum and steel would be taxed at 50% during the negotiating period. He ...