The Trump administration is considering launching drone strikes against cartels in Mexico in an effort to stem the flow of fentanyl and other drugs through the southern border, NBC News reported on Tuesday. The report, which cited multiple former and current US...
Trump Says 25% Tariffs on Canada, Mexico Will Take Effect on Tuesday
President Trump has said that the US will impose 25% tariffs on Canada and Mexico on Tuesday, saying there's "no room left" for the two countries to avoid the measures. Trump signed an executive order on February 1 to impose the 25% tariffs on all goods coming from...
CIA Expands Drone Flights Over Mexico To Hunt for Fentanyl Labs
The New York Times reported on Tuesday that the CIA under the new Trump administration has expanded secret drone flights over Mexican territory to hunt for fentanyl labs. US officials told the Times that the drone flights started under the Biden administration but...
Trump Pauses Tariffs on Mexico and Canada After Speaking With Leaders
On Monday, President Trump said he was pausing recently announced tariffs on Mexico and Canada for one month after speaking with Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. "I just spoke with President Claudia Sheinbaum of Mexico....
Trump Acknowledges His Tariffs May Cause ‘Pain’ for Americans
On Sunday, President Trump acknowledged that his plan to impose tariffs on Canada, Mexico, and China will likely cause "pain" for Americans but insisted it will be worth it to bring about a "golden age" in America. The president wrote on Truth Social: "THIS WILL BE...
Trump Says He Will Designate Mexican Cartels as ‘Terrorist Organizations,’ Vows To ‘Take Back’ Panama Canal
President Donald Trump signaled in his inauguration speech on Monday that he was preparing for confrontations in the Western Hemisphere by vowing to label Mexican cartels as "foreign terrorist organizations" and "take back" the Panama Canal. Trump said in the speech...
Trump Says He Won’t Rule Out Military Force To Take Panama Canal, Greenland
At a press conference on Tuesday, President-elect Donald Trump repeated his calls for the US to take the Panama Canal and Greenland and said he wouldn't rule out the idea of military force. When asked if he would avoid using economic and military coercion, Trump said,...
DeSantis Pledges to Send Military Into Mexico to Fight Cartels on ‘Day One’
Florida Governor Ron Desantis said on Wednesday night that he would send the military into Mexico to fight drug cartels on "day one" of his presidency if he wins the 2024 presidential election. At the Republican presidential debate in Milwaukee, DeSantis was asked if...
Mexico Calls for Russia’s Participation in Saudi-Hosted Ukraine Talks
Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said Monday that his country would attend talks on Ukraine that are set to be held in Saudi Arabia this weekend only if Russia is invited. "If there's acceptance from both Ukraine and Russia to look for solutions to...
Mexican TV Spots Anti-Tank Missile Launcher That Has Been Sent to Ukraine in Hands of Cartel
Mexican TV has reported that a militant affiliated with Mexico's Gulf Cartel was spotted carrying an advanced rocket launcher, the same type that the US has shipped thousands of to Ukraine. Azucena Uresti, a news anchor for Milenio TV, identified the rocket launcher...