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US ambassador says Mexico 'closed the doors' on security cooperation and denies its violence problem
Read full article: US ambassador says Mexico 'closed the doors' on security cooperation and denies its violence problemU.S. Ambassador Ken Salazar has lashed out at Mexico's failure to accept aid in the fight against drug cartels, claiming the country "closed the doors" on security cooperation.
US not responsible for surge of violence in Sinaloa, American ambassador tells Mexico
Read full article: US not responsible for surge of violence in Sinaloa, American ambassador tells MexicoU.S. Ambassador Ken Salazar has rejected accusations by Mexico’s president that the U.S. shares some responsibility for cartel violence in Sinaloa state.
Catholic leaders raise concerns over judicial reform pushed by Mexico's president
Read full article: Catholic leaders raise concerns over judicial reform pushed by Mexico's presidentMexico’s Catholic leaders have raised their concerns over a controversial judicial reform pushed by President Andrés Manuel López Obrador.
As Mexican protesters block Congress over judicial overhaul, lawmakers head to vote in nearby gym
Read full article: As Mexican protesters block Congress over judicial overhaul, lawmakers head to vote in nearby gymProtesters in Mexico City are blocking entrances to Congress over proposals that would make judges stand for election.
Mexico puts relations with US and Canadian embassies 'on pause' for slamming judicial overhaul plan
Read full article: Mexico puts relations with US and Canadian embassies 'on pause' for slamming judicial overhaul planMexico’s president says he has put relations with the United States and Canadian embassies “on pause” after the two countries voiced concerns over a proposed controversial judicial overhaul.
US ambassador confirms Mexican drug lord Ismael 'El Mayo' Zambada was brought to US against his will
Read full article: US ambassador confirms Mexican drug lord Ismael 'El Mayo' Zambada was brought to US against his willThe U.S. ambassador to Mexico has confirmed that drug lord Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada was brought to the United States against his will when he arrived in Texas in July on a plane along with fellow drug lord Joaquín Guzmán López.
US ambassador visits conflict-ridden Mexican state to expedite avocado inspections
Read full article: US ambassador visits conflict-ridden Mexican state to expedite avocado inspectionsUnited States Ambassador Ken Salazar has praised Mexico’s effort protect American agricultural inspectors in the conflict-ridden state of Michoacan on Monday, a week after the U.S. suspended avocado and mango inspections following an attack on inspectors.
US will gradually resume avocado inspections in conflictive Mexican state, ambassador says
Read full article: US will gradually resume avocado inspections in conflictive Mexican state, ambassador saysU.S. government inspections of avocados and mangoes in the Mexican state of Michoacan will gradually resume.
Assault on US avocado inspectors in Mexican state led to suspension of inspections
Read full article: Assault on US avocado inspectors in Mexican state led to suspension of inspectionsTwo employees of the U.S. Agriculture Department were assaulted and temporarily held by assailants in the Mexican state of Michoacan, prompting the U.S. government to suspend inspections of avocado and mango shipments.
US diplomat warns of great consequences for migrants at border who don't choose legal pathways
Read full article: US diplomat warns of great consequences for migrants at border who don't choose legal pathwaysU.S. Ambassador to Mexico Ken Salazar has warned that migrants who do not opt for a legal pathway into the United States will face consequences.
Mexico's president admits he briefly fainted due to COVID-19
Read full article: Mexico's president admits he briefly fainted due to COVID-19Mexico’s president has acknowledged he did “briefly faint” over the weekend before he was diagnosed with COVID-19, something his spokesman had previously denied.
Report: Mexico's immigration enforcement relies on military
Read full article: Report: Mexico's immigration enforcement relies on militaryMexico’s immigration enforcement is increasingly militarized with the armed forces and National Guard now accounting for more migrant detentions than immigration agents.
Biden ambassador nominees include envoys to Israel, Mexico
Read full article: Biden ambassador nominees include envoys to Israel, MexicoPresident Joe Biden has unveiled picks for nine ambassadorial postings, turning to a group that includes career diplomats, political allies and an American aviation hero.
Biden campaign ‘flooding the zone’ with celebrity backers
Read full article: Biden campaign ‘flooding the zone’ with celebrity backersThe four-time Grammy winner isn't the only Biden playlist mainstay helping his campaign against President Donald Trump. Still, Biden has gone beyond celebrities in search of campaign surrogates. Stars generate candidate buzz, help with fundraising and can build campaign event crowds — even for those online. His reelection campaign has been holding its own online events with top supporters nearly every night for months and says its online events average 2.6 million views per broadcast, though its headliners are often the president’s children. The Trump campaign has also seized on Biden's preferred venue for participating in online events, a basement studio in his Delaware home — accusing the former vice president of hiding from voters.