U.S. officials have called for action against several politicians from Sheinbaum's own Morena party and threatened to levy further tariffs if Mexico did not take action, sources said.

These are not isolated events; they happen because state officials in Mexico protect organized crime—not occasionally but routinely, at various levels of government. Often, officials face a simple ...

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The judge wrote that political corruption has plagued New Mexico since statehood in 1912. "The corruption of the Santa Fe Ring reportedly delayed New Mexico's admission to the Union.

Mexico’s transparency institute, which has played a pivotal role in exposing corruption, is fighting President López Obrador to do its job.

Legally, the victim in a corruption case is the affected government department. Lawyers at Tojil, a Mexico City nonprofit that works to combat corruption, are trying to change that. “The government ...

What distinguishes the current moment is that Mexico’s new militarism is not a security strategy—not even a failed one, as AMLO’s administration has been the “bloodiest” in Mexico’s history, recording ...

Mexico’s battle against corruption took a hit as the country dropped 14 positions in the Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI), placing 140th out of 180 nations in 2024. The country’s score fell ...

Alex González Ormerod is the founder of The Mexico Political Economist, a weekly publication covering Mexican politics and business. He has written about Latin American politics, culture, and ...

The U.S.-Mexico border has always been a politically charged flashpoint. For years, under Republican and Democratic ...

In Mexico, recent electoral violence aims to delineate territorial and political control by organized crime organizations. In the U.S., extremist ideologies have been the distinctive feature of ...