Politics Jan 20 Watch 3:50 News Wrap: Senate confirms Mattis, Kelly In our news wrap Friday, Congress signed off on the first of President Trump's picks to fill out his cabinet, nearly unanimously voting to approve Defense Secretary James Mattis and Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly. Also, Mexican drug lord "El… By PBS News Hour
World Jan 10 Sean Penn met secretly with drug lord ‘El Chapo’ Guzman In an interview with Sean Penn secretly conducted last year, drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman admitted he was the world's largest supplier of heroin, methamphetamine, cocaine and marijuana. By Elisabeth Ponsot
World Jul 13 Watch 4:35 Escape of biggest drug lord in the world is huge blow for Mexican president What does the escape of Mexican cartel kingpin Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman mean for that nation’s drug war? William Brangham speaks to Alfredo Corchado of The Dallas Morning News about the jailbreak and the fallout. By PBS News Hour
World Feb 23 New details of most-wanted drug kingpin captured in Mexico In a joint effort of Mexican and U.S. law enforcement on Saturday, Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, the notorious drug kingpin, was taken into custody in the resort city of Mazatlan. By Hari Sreenivasan, Elisabeth Ponsot
Mar 24 Watch U.S. Tightens Border Security as Mexico’s Drug War Rages On Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano announced plans Tuesday for bolstering security along the country's southwest border in an effort to curb spillover from Mexico's deadly drug war. Betty Ann Bowser reports. Continue watching
Mar 23 Watch Other News: Home Sales Rise, Mexico Drug War Escalates In the day's other news, reports showing increased home sales helped fuel a rally on Wall Street and the Mexican government announced it will offer $2 million each for the arrest of 24 top drug lords in its latest effort… Continue watching