The U.S. Is Investigating Two More Mexican Governors for Connections to Cartels
The probes target officials tied to alleged cartel links as Washington revokes more visas and deepens pressure on Mexico’s ruling party.
- U.S. Ambassador Ronald Johnson rejected President Claudia Sheinbaum's sovereignty warnings on Monday, stating the fight against organized crime should "unite us," not become a political dispute.
- Washington has shifted strategy from targeting cartel leaders to investigating elected officials, with the Trump administration now probing two prominent Mexican governors suspected of organized crime ties.
- The Justice Department has charged Gov. Rubén Rocha Moya of Sinaloa, while the United States has revoked visas for at least 50 politicians and officials in Mexico, though few have publicly confirmed losses.
- Sheinbaum faces political pressure as 2027 midterm elections approach, with her party's majority in the Mexican congress and 17 state governorships at stake amid uncertainty over which officials may be next targeted.
- Escalating rhetoric arrives as both countries prepare for a free trade agreement review next month, amid questions about whether American far-right sectors are using Mexico to influence 2026 elections.
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El Jalapeño: US Embassy introduces new policy to mind its own business
All stories in El Jalapeño are satire and not real news. Check out the original article here. MEXICO CITY — The U.S. Embassy in Mexico said Tuesday it has launched a new initiative to help Americans understand the difference between bilateral cooperation and commenting on Mexico’s internal affairs, after Ambassador Ronald Johnson drew a public rebuke from President Claudia Sheinbaum for weighing in on domestic politics. The program, informally c…
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KVIAThe U.S. is investigating two more Mexican governors for connections to cartels
The U.S. investigation into two Mexican governors suspected of working with organized crime threatens to deepen a growing rift between the U.S. and the Sheinbaum government.
Mexican President issues strong response after Ronald Johnson posted on social media that the fight against drug cartels should unite both nations.
The Mexican government has set limits to the United States ambassador to the country after his incisive statements on the shared fight against drug trafficking. President Claudia Sheinbaum responded Tuesday to Ronald Johnson, after he questioned on his social networks that politicizing the fight against drug cartels is a “lost opportunity” to protect the population when it should be a goal that unites both countries. “I say this respectfully, to…
U.S. Ambassador to Mexico Pushes Back on Sheinbaum Sovereignty Warning, Says Turning Cartel Fight Into Politics Is 'a Missed Opportunity'
Johnson's comments came a day after the Mexican president delivered a speech criticizing U.S. pressure surrounding organized crime investigations involving local officials
MEXICO CITY.- President Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo questioned the dissemination of the alleged investigations carried out by the U.S. government against the governors of Sonora and Tamaulipas, Alfonso Durazo and Américo Villarreal, both militants of Morena, and considered that there is a right to question the intention behind these revelations. [...] La entrada Sheinbaum questions dissemination of investigations against governors aparece primero en…
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