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What people say vs. the hard data: A perspective from our...
CEO Travis Bembenek makes the case for the MND Sheinbaum Index: a data-driven framework to evaluate the president's real performance — not just her popularity.
Opposition demands Rocha’s impeachment as US lawmakers escalate pressure on Mexico
What on the surface is a judicial matter has the makings of a possible geopolitical crisis, and has come at a tense time in Mexico-U.S. relations.
State governors in hot water and a deal to cap gas...
Sheinbaum faced an uncomfortable balancing act at Friday's presser: One governor stands accused of allowing illegal CIA operations on Mexican soil, while another faces U.S. drug trafficking charges.
US indictment of Sinaloan governor lacks proof, Sheinbaum says: Thursday’s mañanera recapped
President Sheinbaum questioned the motives behind new U.S. charges that Gov. Rocha Moya and other sitting politicians conspired with the Sinaloa Cartel, promising to defend Mexican sovereignty.
Opinion: Sheinbaum’s political gambit reshapes Mexico in her own image
Eighteen months into her term as Mexico's president, Claudia Sheinbaum is making strategic moves to consolidate her power, María Meléndez explains.
Sheinbaum refuses to extradite Sinaloa Gov. Rocha to US without ‘irrefutable’ evidence of wrongdoing
Sheinbaum struck a defiant note on Thursday, accusing the United States of political motives in its request that Mexico extradite Sinaloa’s sitting governor, who faces U.S. narco-trafficking charges.
Morena senators accuse Chihuahua Governor Maru Campos of treason, violating sovereignty
Senators Óscar Cantón, Lucía Trasviña and Martha Lucía Mícher launched accusations of treason and violating national sovereignty on Tuesday after the Governor of Chihuahua, Maru Campos, declined to appear before the Constitutional Points and Public Security Committees.
Public infrastructure projects required to use Mexican steel, per new federal pact: Wednesday’s mañanera recapped
President Sheinbaum signed a landmark agreement committing the federal government to purchase only Mexican steel for public infrastructure projects on Wednesday, aimed at bolstering national industry in the face of high U.S. tariffs.
Sheinbaum says US agrees to respect Mexican law following CIA scandal: Tuesday’s mañanera recapped
Also during the president's daily press conference, Labor Minister Marath Bolaños highlighted that Mexico's labor poverty rate is currently at its lowest level on record.
Mexico sends protest note to US ambassador over CIA activities in Chihuahua: Monday’s mañanera recapped
Also on Monday, President Sheinbaum responded to the shooting in Washington, D.C., on Saturday that was perpetrated by a man who allegedly wanted to target U.S. President Donald Trump and other U.S. officials.
Approval of President Sheinbaum holds strong in March with over 60% support
Despite concerns related to security, the economy and healthcare, over two-thirds of respondents in Mexico continue to approve of Sheinbaum's performance as president.
Gov. Campos gets an official talking-to over CIA operations in Chihuahua: Friday’s mañanera recapped
In other topics from Friday's presidential presser, Sheinbaum's blunt response to U.S. Ambassador Johnson's corruption critique and the re-opening of Teotihuacán after Monday's deadly shooting.
After Mexico visit, UN human rights chief urges tougher action on disappearances and impunity
High Commissioner Türk met with President Sheinbaum and recognized authorities' efforts to fight violence in a system "marked by high levels of corruption and institutional fragility."
Sheinbaum taps Roberto Lazzeri as Mexico’s next ambassador to US: Thursday’s mañanera recapped
On Thursday, the president introduced her choice for ambassador to the U.S., addressed corruption charges against Economy Minister Marcelo Ebrard and announced another change to her cabinet.
Sheinbaum confronts US over unauthorized CIA operation in Chihuahua: Wednesday’s mañanera recapped
President Sheinbaum said on Wednesday that the Foreign Ministry sent a letter to U.S. Ambassador Ron Johnson demanding answers, and reiterated that U.S. involvement in Mexican security operations falls outside agreed protocol.
Opinion: Seat 34B is not a foreign policy
The videos of President Sheinbaum boarding a commercial flight are good storytelling. The problem is that good storytelling and good governance are not the same thing, and confusing the two has costs, María Meléndez writes.
