People’s Mañanera August 14
President Sheinbaum’s daily press conference, with comments on returning migrants, sovereignty, media freedom, falling homicides, and the economy.
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Dollar Trades at 16.98 Pesos, a Low Not Seen Since May 2024
Mexico’s ‘super peso’ smashes past the 17-peso barrier to 16.98 per dollar, its strongest since May 2024, another embarrassment for the doomsayers who told everyone to buy dollars.
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The Cancellation of US Visas Is Political, the President Responds. And It Is Interventionism.
After Washington revoked the visa of AMLO’s son, Sheinbaum says the cancellations single out ‘politically exposed persons’ and interfere in Mexican politics.
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US Revokes Visa of AMLO’s Son; It’s a Sick Phobia, He Retorts
In an open letter to Trump, López Beltrán brands the visa revocation ‘Hitlerian’ and demands the president dismiss Marco Rubio and Christopher Landau.
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Fidel Castro: Today He Would Have Turned 100; International Delegates Highlight His Legacy and Stand in Solidarity with Cuba
At Havana’s centenary gatherings for Fidel Castro, international delegates hail his global legacy—from Angola to Palestine—and denounce the US blockade of Cuba.
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People’s Mañanera August 13
President Sheinbaum’s daily press conference, with comments on record tourism, freedom of expression and the right of reply, Alito Moreno’s US trip, and the arrests of PRI officials.
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Nearly 700,000 Liters of Stolen Fuel Seized in Nuevo León and Tamaulipas
Three raids in Nuevo León, Tamaulipas, and Sinaloa left 14 detained and seized trucks, pumps, and firearms in a crackdown on fuel stolen from Pemex.
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Beyond the USMCA: Why Sheinbaum Can’t Bet Everything on the US Economy
With Treasury yields spiking and US job losses mounting, Mexico’s USMCA shield may not hold, pushing Sheinbaum toward state-led growth and new partners like Brazil.
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Ayotzinapa Back in Spotlight – Soberanía 119
Hosts welcome the arrest of ex-Governor Aguirre in the Ayotzinapa case, dissect the State Department’s video glorifying the Monroe Doctrine, tour a turbulent South America, and skewer the PRI’s Alejandro Moreno for begging Washington for sanctions.
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The Boom in Mexican Computer Exports
Trump’s China tariffs rerouted the AI data-center supply chain to Mexico, now the world’s third-largest computer exporter—overtaking its own auto industry.
