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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Mexico’s Education Secretary Warns Canal Once’s Archive Was Indeed Damaged. It’s Still Not Known How Much
After the two-month IPN takeover, Mexico’s education secretary found broken, scattered material in Canal Once’s 70-year archive; investigation files are now open.
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Homicides in Mexico Fell 16.6% in 2025, the Biggest Drop in the Last 12 Years
The 2025 toll of 27,989 was Mexico’s lowest since 2016, with 5,561 fewer killings than the year before and the rate down to 21.4 per 100,000.
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People’s Mañanera August 3
President Sheinbaum’s daily press conference, with comments on a new health city in Oaxaca, student stipends, regulating cell phones in schools, Channel 11, and dialogue with teachers.
