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February 24, 2026
Malcolm Ferguson
Mexico Threatens Legal Action Against Elon Musk After Cartel Comment
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said she is considering legal action.
February 23, 2026
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
MAGA Senator Deletes Post Accidentally Comparing ICE to Cartel
Mike Lee really thought he cooked with his initial post.
February 23, 2026
Malcolm Ferguson
Violence Erupts in Mexico as U.S. Helps in Killing of Cartel Leader
The Trump administration has admitted to a role in the killing of the cartel leader known as “El Mencho.”
February 13, 2026
Edith Olmsted
Trump Is Totally Unbothered by El Paso Airspace Closing for a Balloon
Multiple federal departments have lied about why the airspace closed.
January 15, 2026
Malcolm Ferguson
Trump Now Wants to Send U.S. Troops to Mexico
The Trump administration is putting pressure on Mexico, emboldened by its recent military operation in Venezuela.
January 6, 2026
Edith Olmsted
Trump’s DOJ Quietly Changes Crucial Detail in Charges Against Maduro
The Venezuelan president originally was charged with running a drug cartel.
December 18, 2025
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Trump Is Bombing Boats Because Stephen Miller Wanted to Bomb Mexico
The White House insisted Donald Trump isn’t influenced by anyone when he sets policy.
August 15, 2025
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Trump Is Ready to Invade U.S. Ally if It Doesn’t Cave to His Demands
Donald Trump has drawn up attack plans for Mexico.
May 14, 2025
Hafiz Rashid
Trump Makes Stunning Deal With Mexican Cartel Leader
Why were family members of notorious cartel leader El Chapo allowed into the United States?
April 8, 2025
Malcolm Ferguson
Trump Weighs Bombing Mexico—Because Everything Else Is Going So Well
Donald Trump is considering drone strikes on one of our closest trade partners.
February 21, 2025
Ben Makuch
Green Berets and Reaper Drones: Trump’s Shadow War in Mexico
The U.S. military’s growing footprint south of the border is making the outbreak of violence—and the deployment of more American troops—far more likely.
October 10, 2022
Timothy Noah
We Only Ever Want to Bust OPEC When We Can’t
Tough talk about applying antitrust law against the oil cartel means nothing unless we follow through, and the time to do that isn’t now.
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