Category: Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador

Blinken Says Trump’s Case ‘Did Not Come Up’ in Talks With NATO Allies

Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said on April 5 that the topic of former President Donald Trump facing criminal charges did not come up during a meeting with NATO allies. Blinken was in Brussels to take part in the NATO foreign ministers’ meeting, as well as to attend a ceremony marking Finland’s accession to the…


Mexican Military, Police Seize Control of American Company’s Quarry Facility

Mexican police and military personnel reportedly seized control of a quarry facility owned by Alabama-based Vulcan Materials Company for the apparent benefit of CEMEX, a Mexican building materials company. According to a letter from Vulcan chairman and CEO J. Thomas Hill, at 5:30 a.m., on March 14, CEMEX employees, along with the Mexican Navy and…


Mexican Military, Police Seize Control of American Company’s Port Facility

Mexican police and military personnel reportedly seized control of a quarry facility owned by Alabama-based Vulcan Materials Company for the apparent benefit of CEMEX, a Mexican building materials company. According to a letter from Vulcan chairman and CEO J. Thomas Hill, at 5:30 a.m., on March 14, CEMEX employees, along with the Mexican Navy and…


Mexican President Praises Biden For Not Building Border Wall Even When ‘Conservatives Don’t Like It’

Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has praised President Joe Biden for taking a stand against the U.S. border wall, and criticized conservatives during the North American Leaders’ Summit on Tuesday. It comes as the United States sees a surge in illegal immigration across the southern border. “You, President Biden, you are the first president of…


Immigration Crisis, Free Trade, Clean Energy Among Topics Discussed at North American Leaders’ Summit

Despite tensions between them, President Joe Biden, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, and Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador delivered a unified front in public statements on Jan. 10 to mark the conclusion of the two-day North American Leaders Summit in Mexico City. Typically called the “three amigos summit” because of the close diplomatic and…


US, Canada, and Mexico Announce Plans to Boost Semiconductor Manufacturing

Ahead of the North American Leaders’ Summit between President Joe Biden, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, and Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador later in the day, the White House released a statement Tuesday morning that said the three countries will take steps to bolster the continent’s semiconductor industry. The United States, Canada, and Mexico will deepen…


United States and Mexico Pledge Billions for ‘Infrastructure Modernization Effort’ at the Border

The United States and Mexico have agreed to invest nearly $5 billion to improve infrastructure along the 2,000-mile border between the two countries. President Joe Biden’s Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act includes a $3.4 billion investment in infrastructure at land ports of entry along the border with Mexico. These projects will “create good-paying local jobs,…


United States, Mexico Pledge Billions for ‘Infrastructure Modernization Effort’ at Border

The United States and Mexico have agreed to invest nearly $5 billion to improve infrastructure along the 2,000-mile border between the two countries. President Joe Biden’s Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act includes a $3.4 billion investment in infrastructure at land ports of entry along the border with Mexico. These projects will “create good-paying local jobs,…


Mexican President Says Mexico Doing Better Than US on Virus

MEXICO CITY—Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said Tuesday that his country is doing better than the United States in dealing with the coronavirus pandemic, even though Mexico’s per capita death rate is probably higher and the country has vaccinated less than one percent of its population. López Obrador said Tuesday that comparing countries is…