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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73,000 Doctors Have Applied for Mexico’s Primary Health Care Clinics Initiative
The clinics will offer free care and 60 basic medicines starting in January, while home visits have already detected more than 568,000 hypertension patients.
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US Ambassador Johnson Acts Like a Meddling Policeman, AMLO Says
In his new book Pueblo, López Obrador calls the revoking of his son’s visa “villainous” and accuses U.S. agencies of fabricating cases with phony evidence.
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Ambassador of Palestine Asks Mexico to Review Companies Linked to Israeli Settlements
The UN has identified 214 companies tied to Israel’s settlements in Palestinian territory, among them the Mexican conglomerate Orbia.
