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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Lazzeri Delivers Copies of His Credentials in Washington as Mexico’s New Ambassador
In his first official act in Washington, Lazzeri named protecting migrants and keeping the T-MEC as North America’s engine among his top priorities.
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Sheinbaum Announces Historic Electricity Expansion Plan of 32,000 Megawatts; 70% of Them from Renewable Sources
The 739-billion-peso plan will lift the public sector to 61% of generation, cut gas dependence, and build the Americas’ largest solar plant in Sonora.
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People’s Mañanera June 24
President Sheinbaum’s daily press conference, with comments on energy sovereignty, housing in Michoacán, the Mexican economy, national sovereignty, Mexican humanism, and the lie detector.
