Did Mexico's Top Cop Play a Role in the Killing of a DEA Informant?
A man expected to testify in Genaro García Luna's federal trial has accused the ex-security chief of helping to reveal the informant's identity to a cartel.
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As Republicans Thirst for War With Mexico, Democrats Push to Make Them Vote on It
Populist Republicans’ response to the new war powers resolution highlights the growing pains of their anti-war coalition with progressive Democrats.
The U.S. Is Unhappy That Mexico Is Spending Money on Its Own Citizens
Mexico’s populist president should instead be spending more on furthering U.S. interests, according to a leaked intelligence document.
Mexico Arrested El Chapo's Son Before International Summit: “Was It a Gift to Biden?”
With Joe Biden making a historic visit to Mexico, Washington’s fixation on immigration overshadows everything else.
Trial of Mexico’s Former Top Cop Neglected U.S. Role in War on Drugs
Genaro García Luna was convicted on Tuesday of accepting millions in cartel bribes. But the information U.S. officials had went mostly unexplored.
Mexico’s Former Top Cop Is on Trial in New York. Will the U.S. Be Implicated?
Genaro García Luna, a drug war insider facing charges of colluding with two major cartels, was in a position to collect dirt on officials on both sides of the border.
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Texas State Police Purchased Israeli Phone-Tracking Software for “Border Emergency”
The software was licensed as part of Gov. Greg Abbott’s troubled Operation Lone Star border crackdown.
Leaked Cables Show White House Opposes Palestinian Statehood
Despite Biden’s pledge to support a two-state solution, cables argue that Palestine should not be granted U.N. member status.
It's the GOP, Stupid: How the Party Gave Us a New Mexico Pol Accused of Hiring Assassins
There’s no distancing the Republican Party from Solomon Peña — or his alleged acts of political violence.