Jalisco lawmaker Enrique Velázquez González is pushing federal agencies to remove customs obstacles that have kept medicinal cannabis treatments from reaching patients with neurological conditions. 

July 24 marked the first official celebration of National Tequila Day, a newly established date to honor Mexico’s iconic spirit both domestically and internationally.

President Claudia Sheinbaum made a last-minute decision to attend the 2026 World Cup final in New York after receiving a direct personal invitation from U.S. President Donald Trump during a phone call last Friday.

Not since the fatal shootings in January of two white citizens in Minneapolis by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents have such persistent complaints about ICE been heard. The July 7 shooting death of Lorenzo Salgado, who was born near Mexico City, came to Houston illegally decades ago and built a construction business there, has sparked demonstrations and international media coverage similar to the killings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti, yet it dwarfs the reaction to earlier killings of Latinos by ICE.

The United States government has identified Juan Carlos Valencia González, alias “El 03,” as the new leader of the Jalisco Nueva Generación Cartel (CJNG), according to an update to the National Counterterrorism Center’s International Terrorism Guide.

Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada, the 76-year-old co-founder of the Sinaloa Cartel, has formally accepted a life sentence in the United States while requesting that he not be incarcerated in a maximum-security prison due to his deteriorating health, according to a letter submitted to the court by his defense team on Monday.