Saturday, March 7, 2026
A view of a Mexican street in Tapalpa, Jalisco

Mexico after El Mencho: The ‘Confidently Wrong’ podcast shares insider perspectives

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Mexico News Daily's podcast takes a break from its season 2 programming to share two new episodes on the state of Mexico after El Mencho's fall — including firsthand accounts from Jalisco residents.
President Sheinbaum at her morning press conference podium

Drug busts, arrests and the ‘definite’ decline of the Jalisco cartel:...

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The press conference also featured details of Mexico's World Cup security plans and Sheinbaum's response to a recent U.S. threat of unilateral action against cartels in Latin America.
Sundance festival marquis

The Sundance Film Festival announces its return to Mexico City on...

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For the third straight year, the Mexican version of the famed independent film showcase will feature screenings at a number of movie theaters across the capital for four days
USTR AND SE

Mexico announces kick-off of formal USMCA negotiations — without Canada

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Holding bilateral sessions during the trilateral process is not unheard of in USMCA negotiations, and the Canadians are expected to join the early talks at an unspecified future date.
Mexican peso 500-peso bills and a chart

Peso continues to slide amid Iran war risks, nearing 18 to the dollar

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The Mexican peso continued to lose value against the dollar as Trump continued to threaten Iran and unemployment rose in the U.S.
Rendering of Zocal's before March 8, 2026

Mexico City’s Zócalo will glow in purple Sunday for International Women’s Day

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The capital's decorative support for the Women's Day march and rally shows how far the event has come, but protective measures have still been installed around the government palace.
An EV charger in focus with an electric car in the background

2 US firms will invest US $500 million for electrified transport in Mexico

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The project will start by addressing the lack of charging stations — the No. 1 deterrent to EV adoption — but also plans to create an entire "electrified ecosystem" for mass use.
"Los mineros están en luto," reads a banner carried by a group protesting miners marching down a road

2 more Vizsla Silver miners identified as 3 remain missing in Sinaloa

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Mexican authorities confirmed the identification of two bodies recovered in El Verde, more than a month after 10 employees of a Canadian mining company were kidnapped from their homes in Sinaloa.
The third Foro Nacional de la Bicicleta

3rd National Bike Forum to be held in San Cristóbal de las Casas

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San Cristóbal de las Casas has dealt with a lot in recent years, but its cycling community has stayed strong and this March the city hosts Mexico's 3rd National Bike Forum.
Monarch butterfly

The butterfly effect: What the monarch migration teaches us about life and death

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The annual migration of monarch butterflies between Canada and Mexico helps keep forests alive, and does much more on literal and metaphorical levels.
President Sheinbaum at her morning press conference

Sheinbaum puts her World Cup ticket up for grabs in a nationwide juggling contest: Thursday’s mañanera recapped

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A young female soccer player will represent Sheinbaum at the World Cup, Sheinbaum said at her Thursday presser. She also addressed the death of a Mexican citizen in ICE custody in the United States.
Cuera tamaulipeca dress

Mexico grants legal protection to an iconic leather garment from Tamaulipas: The Cuera Tamaulipeca

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The PGI legal recognition is a first for any product from Tamaulipas and establishes the Cuera Tamaulipeca clothing design and production as exclusively from the state with which it is identified.
Creel Chih.

Chihuahua teams up with BBVA to bring banking services to Magical Towns

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The border state is loaded with attractions — including five Pueblos Mágicos — but the relative scarcity of digital payment tools makes it hard for tourists and merchants to do business with each other.
Two shelter dogs press their noses through fence holes

Pick it up: CDMX’s new animal welfare policy targets dog poop on sidewalks with a new reporting hotline

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Mayor Brugada's goal of a "very animal-friendly" capital faces three challenges: the prevalence of biting, feces left on sidewalks and the proliferation of unregistered street dogs.
A car drives down the flooded ocean-front malecón of La Paz in 2022 after Hurricane Kay

Mexico expands emergency phone alerts to include extreme rain ahead of hurricane season

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As tropical hurricanes become increasingly powerful and unpredictable, Mexico is launching a new cell phone alert system to warn the public about risks related to extreme rainfall.
Mexican security officials meeting with FIFA representatives at a long meeting table showing the Mexican seal with the word "seguridad"

Security cabinet meets with FIFA to coordinate World Cup safety plans

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Mexican officials met with FIFA in Mexico City this week on President Sheinbaum's orders, as Mexico looks to reassure visitors ahead of the June competition.