President Donald Trump said he would extend trade talks with Mexico for another 90 days following a "very successful" call with Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum.
As the Trump administration pressures Mexico to crack down on drug cartels or face severe trade tariffs, a major scandal has erupted linking high-ranking political figures to one of Mexico’s most violent criminal organizations. Interpol has issued a Red Notice for Hernán “Comandante H” Bermúdez Requena, the former Public Security Secretary for the state of Tabasco, who is now accused of leading "La Barredora," an armed wing of the Cartel Jalisco New Generation (CJNG)—a group recently labeled by the U.S. as a foreign terrorist organization.
President Trump has escalated pressure on Mexican drug cartels by designating them as foreign terrorist organizations, laying the groundwork for potential U.S. military action. This designation has enabled surveillance flights over Mexico and the deployment of Navy warships off its coast. Intelligence and military coordination is increasing as the Trump administration explores targeted strikes to dismantle cartel operations responsible for the fentanyl crisis.
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that the United States and Mexico reached an agreement to combat the sewage crisis along the Tijuana River.
A 40-year-old Compton man, Elpidio Reyna, is in custody after allegedly launching a deadly rock attack on federal law enforcement officers in Paramount, California.
Mexican activist Gabriel Hernandez Tovar was assassinated in Reynosa, Tamaulipas last week, just days after a Mexican judge removed his court-ordered police protection. Hernandez had previously been kidnapped four times by the Gulf Cartel, one of six Mexican organized crime groups officially designated as foreign terrorist organizations by the Trump administration.
An illegal immigrant from Mexico has been charged with staging her own kidnapping by ICE officers in an elaborate hoax that was promoted by LA Mayor Karen Bass and used to raise thousands in donations. Yuriana Julia Pelaez Calderon, 41, living in South Los Angeles, now faces federal charges of conspiracy and making false statements to law enforcement. She faces up to five years in prison if convicted.
President Donald Trump has announced plans to impose 30% tariffs on all imports from the European Union and Mexico, intensifying his administration’s push for fair trade and stronger border enforcement. The new tariffs are set to take effect August 1 and follow a wave of trade actions targeting America’s largest trading partners.
Hundreds of protesters rallied in Mexico City’s Condesa and Roma on July 4–5 to denounce gentrification fueled by American digital nomads and short‑term rentals.
