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It Would Be a Mistake to Dismiss Brandon Herrera

The Democrats are right to sense an opportunity in Congressional District 23, but the forces that have elevated and continue to sustain figures like Brandon Herrera are real, especially in Texas.
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The Security and Economic Implications for México From the U.S.-Israel-Iran War

México occupies a unique position in the ongoing U.S.-Israel-Iran conflict because of its deep economic and security ties with the United States. The next several months will determine if the conflict shocks México’s economy.
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Politics and Hysteria: One U.S. Military Aircraft and Seven Mexican Military Aircraft Crossing the Border Was Just What the Conspiracy Buffs Needed

An American military plane lands in México, and seven Mexican military aircraft depart México to U.S. airports turns a routine matter into a conspiracy of an imminent attack on México by the U.S.
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum at the National Palace holding a telephone call with Donald Trump, January 12, 2026. Also present, Secretary of Security Omar Hamid García Harfuch, Foreign Minister Juan Ramón de la Fuente and Undersecretary for North America, Roberto Velasco Alvarez.

Amid Military Threats by the Trump Administration, México’s President Asserts Sovereignty in Telephone Call with Donald Trump Yesterday

Amid escalating threats by the White House to take unilateral military action in México targeting drug trafficking, Claudia Sheinbaum reaffirmed México’s sovereignty in a telephone call with Trump yesterday.
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House Democrats Forward Letter Warning Against Unilateral Military Action in Mexico

A group of 72 House Democrats recently forwarded a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio warning that any unilateral military action against Mexico would be “disastrous.”
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Has Trump Eroded Cuban Support for Republicans?

Staunch supporters of the Republicans since the early 1990’s, the Cuban American vote seems to have shifted towards the Democrats even if progressives dominate the party.
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Opinion: Zohran Mamdani and Claudia Sheinbaum on How to Bargain Against Trump – The Losers? The Democratic Party Old-guard And MAGA Republicans

Zohran Mamdani entered the White House on Friday with the singular mission to keep Donald Trump at bay. He succeeded. Like México’s Sheinbaum, both show how to bargain against Trump.
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The Rise of the Social Democrats in the United States

New Gallup polling shows that Americans have been slowly souring on capitalism over the last 15 years.
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The Dichotomy of Mexican Noninterventionism: the Estrada Doctrine and MORENA

Former President Andrés Manuel López Obrador reasserted the Estrada Doctrine for the nonintervention of other country’s internal affairs only to begin working on regime change in South American countries. Claudia Sheinbaum continues the trend started by AMLO.
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The Nobel Peace Prize For 2025 Goes To Maria Corina Machado

This morning, The Nobel Foundation announced that this year’s Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to María Corina Machado. She has been leading the opposition to Venezuelan growing authoritarianism.