Eighteen months into her term as Mexico's president, Claudia Sheinbaum is making strategic moves to consolidate her power, María Meléndez explains.

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.

Traffic in Mexico is designed to be not only safe, but smooth-flowing. To accomplish this, planners have adapted tools beyond simple traffic signals.

The Nayarit coast's burgeoning fame as an attractive tourist destination has inevitably led to increased development, which has just as inevitably led to protests on environmental and public-access grounds.

The spill has killed at least 22 sea turtles, four dolphins and one manatee, in addition to damaging fish populations, coastal birds (including two pelican deaths), mangroves and reefs, according to media reports.

It's no secret that Mexico's auto industry, on a roll in recent years, has hit a bump in the road. While still a major player worldwide, Mexico took seventh place in the 2025 global ranking, producing 2.6% fewer units than in 2024. 

Prosecutors in the United States have formally accused Sinaloa Governor Rubén Rocha Moya and nine other current and former Mexican officials of drug trafficking and related weapons offenses, alleging that they colluded with the Sinaloa Cartel.

The massive bridge, a priority project in President Sheinbaum's transportation strategy, will cut the commute time from Puerto Vallarta to the Riviera Nayarit by 25 minutes.