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U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio meets with Ecuador's President Daniel Noboa in Quito

World Sep 04

U.S. military strikes on suspected drug smugglers spark legal and diplomatic concerns

By Nick Schifrin, Dan Sagalyn, Zeba Warsi

World Sep 01

Mexican President Sheinbaum delivers her first State of the Union address
From Trump tariffs to social programs, Mexico’s first female president takes stock in address

Mexico President Claudia Sheinbaum has celebrated her government’s handling of tumultuous relations with the Trump administration in her first state of the nation address.

By Megan Janetsky, Associated Press

Nation Aug 13

Press conference on the extradition of 29 drug cartel members to the U.S., in Mexico City
U.S. sanctions cartel associates accused of scamming elderly Americans

The U.S. imposed sanctions on more than a dozen Mexican companies and four people it says worked with a powerful drug trafficking cartel to scam elderly Americans in a multimillion-dollar timeshare fraud.

By Associated Press

Nation Mar 04

US lawmakers cheer Supreme Court for upholding TikTok ban law
Watch 5:40
Mexico argues American gunmakers liable for cartel gun violence

Mexican officials argued at the U.S. Supreme Court that American gunmakers should be held liable for cartel violence in their country. The Mexican government estimates that 200,000 firearms are smuggled into the country from the U.S. each year. Chip Brownlee,…

By Stephanie Sy, Ali Schmitz

Politics Mar 04

The Supreme Court is pictured, in Washington, D.C.
LISTEN: Supreme Court hears case on U.S. gun makers sued by Mexico for fueling cartel violence

The Supreme Court seemed likely Tuesday to block a $10 billion lawsuit Mexico filed against top firearm manufacturers in the U.S. alleging the companies have fueled cartel gun violence.

By Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press

Feb 19

Trump administration designates 8 Latin American cartels as ‘foreign terrorist organizations’

By Ellen Knickmeyer, Associated Press

The move carries out a Jan. 20 executive order by President Donald Trump and names Tren de Aragua in Venezuela, MS-13 in El Salvador and others.

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Jul 26

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Sinaloa cartel head ‘El Mayo’ arrested after flying to the U.S.

By Amna Nawaz, Ethan Dodd

The world’s most powerful drug kingpin was in a U.S. court Friday on weapons, money laundering and drug trafficking charges. Ismael Zambada Garcia, also known as "El Mayo," founded the Sinaloa cartel with Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman. He was arrested…

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Jun 01

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What’s at stake in Mexico’s landmark presidential election

By Ali Rogin, Winston Wilde, Satvi Sunkara

Mexico holds the largest election in its history on Sunday, and no matter the outcome, the country will almost certainly elect its first woman president. Voters are hopeful that will bring about change at a time of record levels of…

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Oct 03

WATCH: U.S. announces sweeping action against Chinese fentanyl supply chain producers

By Fatima Hussein, Eric Tucker, Associated Press

The U.S. is announcing a series of indictments and sanctions against 14 people and 14 firms across China and Canada related to the import of fentanyl into the United States.

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Apr 12

Arizona House expels GOP lawmaker who presented unproven accusations

By Jonathan J. Cooper, Associated Press

The Arizona House of Representatives has expelled a Republican lawmaker who organized a presentation by someone who made unsubstantiated accusations that a wide range of public officials took bribes from a Mexican drug cartel.

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