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
Jun 02 Voting begins in Mexico election likely to choose the country’s first female president By Megan Janetsky, Mark Stevenson, Associated Press 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. Continue reading
Jun 01 Mexico’s 2024 elections: Who’s leading the polls and what’s the next president’s biggest challenge? By Shannon K. O'Neil, Council on Foreign Relations Against a backdrop of widespread violence, a record number of voters will look to elect Mexico’s first woman president in an election on June 2 that polls predict will go to Claudia Sheinbaum. Continue reading
Jun 01 Watch 7:32 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… Continue watching
May 31 Watch 6:24 Mexico set for historic election on Sunday after violent and polarized campaign season By Nick Schifrin, Teresa Cebrián Aranda As many as 100 million Mexicans go to the polls Sunday to elect a new president and it is already guaranteed to be historic. Both leading candidates are women and the country has never had a female leader. The main… Continue watching
May 30 Mexico to choose between two women in presidential election amid violence and polarization By Mark Stevenson, María Verza, Associated Press The battle lines are drawn: the ruling Morena Party already holds the governorships of 23 of the country's 32 states, and is going for them all. It already has a simple majority in both houses of Congress, and wants a… Continue reading
May 28 What to know about Mexico’s historic elections on Sunday that will likely put a woman in power By Megan Janetsky, Associated Press 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. Continue reading
May 27 Heat is killing howler monkeys in Mexico By Megan Janetsky, Associated Press Meanwhile, an animal park in northern Mexico confirmed it has received reports that at least a hundred parrots, bats and other animals have died, apparently of dehydration. Continue reading
May 25 Top Sinaloa cartel assassin has been extradited to U.S. to face charges, DOJ says By Associated Press A top assassin for the Sinaloa drug cartel who was arrested by Mexican authorities last fall has been extradited to the U.S. to face drug, gun and witness retaliation charges, the Justice Department said Saturday. Continue reading
May 23 ‘Heat dome’ leads to sweltering temperatures in Central America and the U.S. South By Isabella O'Malley, María Verza, Associated Press Meteorologists say the conditions have been caused by what some refer to as a heat dome — an area of strong high pressure that blocked clouds from forming and caused extensive sunshine and hot temperatures. Continue reading