Foreign Direct Investment Reached a Record High of $40.8 Billion in Sheinbaum’s Second Year
The United States, Spain and Canada supplied 60% of the inflows, and the first quarter of 2026 set another record at $23.6 billion under Plan México.
News Briefs
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Authorities Investigate the Origin and Destination of Fuel Seized in Guanajuato
The seized site held storage facilities resembling Pemex’s; officials have not said who operated it or made any arrests, pending the investigation.
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Historic ‘Huachicol’ Seizure in Guanajuato, Thanks to Setting Aside Political Differences and Tightening Coordination, Sheinbaum Says
More than 50 million liters of stolen fuel were seized as Guanajuato’s daily homicides fell from over 12 to about four, a 75% drop.
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Mexico’s Culture Ministry Announces Mass Book Purchase for the National Library Network
A 50-million-peso call opens Monday for Mexican and independent publishers, paired with a sales-tax exemption for bookstores worth 200 million pesos a year.
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Sheinbaum and Trump Talk. A Deal Appears Imminent
Politico and Bloomberg report a Wednesday call a U.S. official called “constructive,” days before the September 28 and 29 USMCA review, as Trump pushes to close a deal before the U.S. midterms.
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“I’d Like a Report on What the U.S. Does Against Drugs,” Sheinbaum Says
The president turned the tables on Washington’s drug scorecard, pointing to U.S. consumption, the opioid crisis, money laundering, and the guns flowing south into Mexico.
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The President, at the Parade: Mexico Does Not Bow Down, Does Not Kneel, and Is Not for Sale
On Independence Day, Sheinbaum cast Mexico as a nation “born from the rebellion of a people who refused to accept injustice as their destiny.”
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In Her Second Cry of Independence, Sheinbaum Reasserted National Sovereignty
From the National Palace balcony before a packed Zócalo, President Sheinbaum delivered her second Cry of Independence: “Long live a free, independent, and sovereign Mexico!”
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Claudia Sheinbaum’s Cry at the Zócalo Drew More Than 300,000 Attendees: Mexico City Authorities
Mexico City’s government reported that more than 300,000 people packed the Zócalo for Sheinbaum’s Cry of Independence, with celebrations spilling into boroughs across the capital.
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Mexico’s Cry of Independence 2026: Thousands Arrive at Mexico City’s Zócalo
Hundreds of thousands pour into the heart of Mexico City for Sheinbaum’s second Cry of Independence, ringing the same bell Hidalgo sounded 216 years ago.
