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Mexico's Ruling Party Just Had a Very Bad Election Day
President Enrique Peña Nieto’s PRI party lost seven of the dozen governorships at stake in Sunday’s election, including four that the party has controlled for 87 straight years.
Mexico's President Wants to Legalize Same-Sex Marriage
President Enrique Peña Nieto said he wants to reform the constitution to guarantee marriage equality throughout the country. Normally shy of social issues, the president’s Twitter photo appeared with a rainbow photo filter.
'Trump Emergency': Mexico Reacts to the Real Possibility of a Trump Presidency
Former President Vicente Fox apologized for his earlier comments about the "fucking wall," while a high level official from the current government said preparations for a "Trump emergency" are underway.
Mexico's Ruling Party Cries 'Witch Hunt' at Landmark Anti-Corruption Bill
The proposal aims to tackle the multitude of corruption scandals swirling around Mexico’s politicians by requiring public officials to upload documentary explanations of their assets, tax returns, and potential conflicts of interests.
Parents of Mexico's Missing 43 Students Fear They Will Never Get Answers
The families had pinned their hopes for finding out what happened to the students on a panel of international experts monitoring the government’s probe. Now those experts are about to leave the country because the government will not renew their...
International Experts Say Mexico Has Blocked the Search for Truth in Missing Students' Case
The experts — attached to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights — say confessions of detainees with credible complaints of torture underpin key parts of the official version of what happened to the 43 students.
Mexico's Marijuana Laws Are About to Get Much More Relaxed
President Peña Nieto has proposed raising the non-criminal threshold to one ounce, and legalizing medical uses of marijuana, though he still personally opposes further decriminalization.
Inside a Clandestine Marijuana Workshop for Cancer Treatments in Mexico
Mexico's politicians are making nosies about legalizing medical marijuana in the future, but some Mexicans are not prepared to wait, and are learning how to cook up their own treatments in clandestine courses.
Here's What to Expect at the Big Drug Meeting This Week at the UN
Diplomats from around the world are gathering in New York for UNGASS, a special session of the UN General Assembly that will shape the future of global drug policy.
Mexico’s President Has Changed His Mind and Will Attend the Big UN Drug Meeting After All
After much criticism for his decision not to attend the United Nations special session on global drug policy next week, Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto has reversed course.
Mexican Soldiers and a Federal Agent Caught on Tape Torturing a Woman
The video appears to back allegations of widespread torture in the context of Mexico’s drug wars, and the prominent role given to the army within them.
New Evidence Points to Federal Police Role in the Disappearance of 43 Mexican Students
The national human rights commission says it has a credible witness who saw and heard federal police agents okay the abduction of between 15 and 20 of the students.