Jan 08 Mexico's President Sheinbaum gives sarcastic retort to Trump's 'Gulf of America' comment By Megan Janetsky, Associated Press 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. Continue reading
Nov 28 Mexico's President Sheinbaum says she is confident tariff war with Trump can be averted By Associated Press Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum says she is confident that a tariff war with the United States can be averted after a phone call with U.S. President-elect Donald Trump… Continue reading
Nov 26 Mexico's president says she may impose tariffs to retaliate against any Trump tariffs By Associated Press Mexico could retaliate with tariffs of its own after U.S. President-elect Donald Trump threatened to impose 25% tariffs on Mexican goods. Continue reading
Oct 01 Claudia Sheinbaum sworn in as Mexico's first female president By María Verza, Megan Janetsky, Mark Stevenson, Associated Press Claudia Sheinbaum has taken the oath of office as Mexico’s first female president in more than 200 years of independence. Continue reading
Aug 26 Protesters in Mexico march against outgoing president's judiciary overhaul plan By Megan Janetsky, Associated Press 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. Continue reading
Jun 04 Mexico's next president faces money and dialogue challenges, plus the U.S. election By María Verza, Associated Press A top economic challenge will be whether Sheinbaum will have the money to continue her predecessor’s popular social programs, considering the government has a big deficit of almost 6% that the Treasury has vowed to reduce. Continue reading
Jun 03 Watch 4:24 What Claudia Sheinbaum's historic election win means for U.S.-Mexico relations By Geoff Bennett, Teresa Cebrián Aranda Voters in Mexico made history by electing its first female president and first president with Jewish heritage. Claudia Sheinbaum won in a landslide with more than 58 percent of the vote. She will face many challenges, including security, organized crime,… Continue watching
Jun 03 These are the pressing gender-related issues facing Mexico's next president By Sara España, Associated Press According to U.N. Women, up to 10 women are victims of femicide each day in Mexico. The number totaled 3,000 in 2023. Continue reading
Jun 03 Who is Claudia Sheinbaum? Here's what to know about Mexico's next president By Christopher Sherman, Associated Press While she hewed close to her predecessor politically and shares many of his ideas about the government's role in addressing inequality, she is viewed as less combative and more data-driven. Continue reading
Jun 03 Mexico picks Claudia Sheinbaum for president, first woman to hold the job By María Verza, Mark Stevenson, Associated Press The climate scientist and former Mexico City mayor was the favored successor of outgoing President Andrés Manuel López Obrador. Continue reading