Thursday, January 8, 2026

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Mexico tiene vida organization rally

A new ultraconservative party could appear on Mexico’s 2027 ballots

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Comprising conservative businessmen and followers of evangelical churches, the self-described "pro-life" party is close to meeting the requirements to be an official national party.
Sheinbaum Jan. 7, 2026

Venezuela situation won’t change Mexico’s relationship with US, says Sheinbaum: Wednesday’s...

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The United States' military intervention in Venezuela last Saturday and the Trump administration's intentions for, and in, the South American nation were a key focus of President Sheinbaum's Wednesday morning press conference.
A woman and small girl hug wearing Venezuelan ball caps

Joy meets fear as the Venezuelan community processes Maduro’s capture from...

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As Venezuelans living in Mexico process news of Maduro's capture, their hopes and fears must exist alongside Mexicans' vocal condemnation, highlighting fundamentally different perspectives on what happened on Jan. 3.
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Alejandro Gertz Manero

Ex-AG Gertz Manero to serve as Mexico’s ambassador to UK

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In resigning from his position of Attorney General in November, Gertz had said that his potential appointment as an ambassador would allow him to continue serving his country.
Sheinbaum on Jan 6, 2026

President Sheinbaum calls on US to ensure ‘fair trial’ for Maduro

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The president also repeated her condemnation of the military attack that made the trial possible, and urged Venezuela's opposition to condemn the intervention regardless of their opinion of Maduro.
Sheinbaum

Sheinbaum: ‘Intervention does not bring democracy to the people’

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Reading a prepared statement on Monday morning, Sheinbaum said Mexico maintains a historical position based on non-intervention and the self-determination of peoples, emphasizing that “Only the people can build their own future.”
Donald Trump in front of a Mexican flag

Opinion: ‘Something’s going to have to be done with Mexico’ but it must not be by Trump

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Hours after the U.S. intervention in Venezuela, the President called into Fox and Friends to suggest Mexico was his next target. María Meléndez discusses why military action in Mexico would be doomed to failure.
President Sheinbaum smiles behind a press conference podium

Nature steals the spotlight from Mexico’s economic achievements: Friday’s mañanera recapped

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Positive economic news was supposed to be Friday's focus, until a strong earthquake forced authorities and the press corps to evacuate the National Palace.
Sheinbaum announced that the Federal Attorney General’s Office (FGR) and the Oaxaca state prosecutor’s office will investigate the cause of the derailment that killed 13 people on Sunday.

Sheinbaum outlines immediate priorities, orders probe into Interoceanic Train derailment: Monday’s mañanera recapped

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Following Naval Minister Admiral Raymundo Morales' briefing on the fatal derailment of the Interoceanic Train, President Sheinbaum laid out the government's three core priorities moving forward.
President Sheinbaum and her husband in front of a Christmas tree

President Sheinbaum celebrates love, fraternity and Mexican values in Christmas message

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"We are the shared word, the plate served with love, the laugh that heals and the memory that keeps company," she said, thanking elders who "teach us to resist with dignity and love with the soul."
Cuauhtémoc, Ciudad de México. 22 de diciembre 2025. La presidenta constitucional de los Estados Unidos Mexicanos, la Doctora Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo en conferencia de prensa matutina en el salón de la Tesorería de Palacio Nacional. La acompañan: Iván Escalante, Procurador Federal del Consumidor (Profeco) y Alfonso Suárez del Real, asesor político de la Coordinación de Comunicación Social. Enlace con Efraín Morales López, Director General de la Comisión Nacional del Agua (CONAGUA). Foto: Hazel Cárdenas/Presidencia

Where will Mexico’s president spend Christmas?

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President Sheinbaum announced Monday that she will spend three days away from Mexico City to celebrate Christmas with her family, marking her first official break since taking office.
Sheinbaum smiles from her morning press conference podium

Sheinbaum previews her 2026 priorities: Friday’s mañanera recapped

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The president also touched on tariffs, clarified details about the USMCA review and shared her 12 New Years wishes.
President Sheinbaum at the podium of her morning press conference

Sheinbaum reminds Trump of the United States’ immigrant roots: Thursday’s mañanera recapped

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On International Migrants Day, President Sheinbaum responded to her U.S. counterpart's most recent anti-migrant remarks and addressed new U.S. cartel sanctions.
Cuauhtémoc, Ciudad de México, México, 17 de diciembre de 2025. La doctora Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo, presidenta Constitucional de los Estados Unidos Mexicanos en conferencia de prensa matutina, “Conferencia del Pueblo” en el Salón Tesorería de Palacio Nacional. La acompañan Luz Elena González Escobar, secretaria de Energía; Emilia Esther Calleja Alor, directora general de la Comisión Federal de Electricidad (CFE); Jorge Marcial Islas Samperio, subsecretario de Planeación y Transición Energética y Miguel Ángel Elorza Vásquez, coordinador de Infodemia.

Mexico, US agree to deepen intel sharing on criminal drone use: Wednesday’s mañanera recapped

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At her Wednesday morning press conference, President Sheinbaum reiterated Mexico’s opposition to foreign interventions and responded to questions about the Mexico-U.S. security meeting that took place in Mexico City last week.
PAN Deputy Daniela Álvarez and Morena Deputy Yuriri Ayala

Fight breaks out between lawmakers in CDMX Congress

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The disorder occurred on Monday during discussions about replacing the Mexico City Transparency Institute (InfoCDMX) with a new entity controlled exclusively by Morena lawmakers.

Opinion: Could Mexico make America great again? An introduction

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In a new weekly series of articles, the CEO of the American Chamber of Commerce of Mexico Pedro Casas breaks down the four big theoretical pillars shaping U.S. policy and what they mean for Mexico's geopolitical panorama.