Mexico has seen 14 mayors killed since Sheinbaum took office
The latest victim, Temoac Mayor Valentín Lavín Romero, was shot dead inside town hall. Oaxaca, with five cases, is the state hardest hit, followed by Michoacán with four
The FBI investigated writer Carlos Monsiváis over links to the Black Panthers and the Chicano movement
Documents obtained by EL PAÍS reveal that the Mexican author was under FBI scrutiny at least from 1969 to 1974
Former US ambassador Ken Salazar says López Obrador tied migration cooperation to infrastructure funding in Mexico
In his memoir, the politician recounts the Mexican president’s frustration over limited Biden support for the Isthmus of Tehuantepec railway
King Felipe VI and Claudia Sheinbaum end the rift between Spain and Mexico with a meeting at the National Palace
The meeting seals the normalization of diplomatic relations after seven years, leaving behind tensions sparked by López Obrador’s controversial letter asking for an apology
Sheinbaum puts her own stamp on Mexico’s diplomatic peace with Spain
The president’s scheduled meeting with King Felipe IV represents a distancing from her predecessor Andrés Manuel López Obrador, though not a complete break with his legacy. The move also carries a political component in response to pressure from Trump
In Mexico, a pro-fracking committee is advising Sheinbaum on approving unconventional natural gas extraction
According to the list of its 47 members obtained by EL PAÍS, 17 are in favor of hydraulic fracturing and only seven are critical academics
Mexican town of Mahahual sees little economic benefits — but massive environmental cost — from cruise ships
The global cruise holding companies, which have designed the ships to be floating cities unto themselves, are few and wind up with the vast majority of the profits they produce
Mexico’s López Obrador resurfaces to criticize U.S. interference: ‘Why did President Trump change so much?’
In a letter posted on social media, the former president backs his successor Claudia Sheinbaum and criticizes the White House’s role in Mexico’s internal affairs
The extraditions Mexico wants and Washington hasn’t granted: From fraud networks to cartel figures
The United States has refused to extradite 269 alleged criminals that Mexico has requested since 2018
Sinaloa governor, subject of US investigation, stands alone under allegations of cartel ties
The progress of the case against Rubén Rocha and nine other officials is setting off alarm bells within the ruling party, Morena
The ‘Rocha case’ and the CIA agents crisis open the first crack in the US-Mexico security relationship
The good feeling that existed between the Mexican security cabinet and US law enforcement agencies has soured due to the clashes of recent weeks
The United States puts a spotlight back on narcopolitics in Mexico
The accusation against the governor of Sinaloa once again highlights the allegations that have dogged Morena’s electoral campaigns since 2021
Inside the fuel‑smuggling network that brought down two Mexican Navy officers
Manuel Roberto and Fernando Farías Laguna stand accused of steering a lucrative illicit enterprise that cost Mexico billions
Roberto Lazzeri, the financier who will lead the critical relationship between Mexico and the US
President Claudia Sheinbaum is reinforcing her team with technical experts ahead of the review of the USMCA trade treaty and greater demands from Washington
Mexico’s Sheinbaum shifts away from the inherited confrontation with Spain over colonial era abuses
The Mexican president is downplaying the demand for an apology from the Spanish monarchy, and instead focusing on promoting indigenous culture in a global context that requires prioritizing ties with other progressive governments
Mexico’s slow and steady return to fracking
Over the course of a few months, President Sheinbaum has distanced herself from her opposition to this gas extraction technique
Mexico’s Sheinbaum shakes up foreign ministry to further prioritize the relationship with Trump
The appointment of Roberto Velasco, a young official specializing in relations with the US, as the new Secretary of Foreign Affairs represents a commitment to generational change for a department with multiple open fronts
Mexican president welcomes King Felipe’s ‘gesture of rapprochement’ in admitting abuses during Spanish conquest
Spain and Mexico have reached their closest point in seven years following diplomatic tensions over the interpretation of colonial history
The king of Spain takes another step: The ball is now in Mexico’s court
Felipe VI’s acknowledgment of ‘abuses’ during the colonization of the Americas awaits a response from Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum
Spain’s King Felipe VI acknowledges that there were ‘many abuses’ in the colonization of America
The monarch’s statement comes as Spain seeks to ease tensions with Mexico following the 2019 dispute with Andrés Manuel López Obrador
Mexico confronts drug trafficking
The fall of El Mencho marks the end of a policy of non-aggression that was in practice an abdication of state authority
Marx Arriaga: Why Mexico’s top textbook official barricaded himself in his office for four days
The former Educational Materials chief welcomed EL PAÍS into the space, where he held out for nearly 90 hours before being notified of his dismissal
The debate over fracking in Mexico: Energy sovereignty versus environmental risk
Mexico is preparing to enter the gas extraction market with this method, which has sparked intense debate both within and outside the government. EL PAÍS brings together the views of six specialists on this technique — voices both defending and criticizing it
Crisis in Cuba stirs the ideological core of Mexico’s government
No other regional issue, not even the US military attack on Venezuela, has prompted such a firm reaction from Mexico, which has a long tradition of aligning itself with the island
Disappearances, the biggest challenge in Claudia Sheinbaum’s security strategy
Analysts, academics, and security experts are divided on how the number of missing persons in Mexico should be measured, while the government compiles a new registry
Imelda Castro, the woman who wants to rule the cartel battleground of Sinaloa
Sheinbaum’s emblematic phrase, ‘It’s a time for women,’ is set to be repeated in at least 10 of the 17 Mexican states that will elect new governments in 2027, including the northern state
The Interoceanic Train, the Mexican alternative to the Panama Canal
The deadly derailment of a passenger train in Oaxaca on Sunday has put the spotlight on the least scrutinized of López Obrador’s railway megaprojects
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