Hondurasgate Confirms US Meddling in Mexico
Kurt Hackbarth and Jose Luis Granados, hosts of Soberania: The Mexican Politics Podcast and co-hosts of Sin Muros of Canal Once in Mexico City join Teri Mattson on WTF Is Going on in Latin America & the Caribbean?
The “Hondurasgate” scandal, stemming from leaked audio recordings in May 2026, alleges a coordinated, foreign-backed plot to destabilize the administration of Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum. The scandal suggests that former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández—released from US custody after a 2024 drug trafficking conviction—worked with allies of Donald Trump and Israeli-linked figures to launch smear campaigns against left-leaning governments in Latin America.
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Mayor of San Miguel Amatitlán, Oaxaca, Shot Dead; He Was Attacked Upon Leaving His House
Joel Ángel Bravo Martínez, mayor of San Miguel Amatitlán in Oaxaca’s Mixteca region, was shot dead leaving his home.
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Commissions Approve Impeachment Trial Against Samuel García; NL Congress Gives Him 15 Days to Make a Statement
The Nuevo León Congress approved an impeachment trial against Governor Samuel García over alleged triangulation of nearly one billion pesos.
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Section 22 of Oaxaca in Favor of Continuing CNTE Strike; National Leadership Defines Course of Walkout Today
CNTE’s national leadership meets today to define the course of the strike.
