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Top stories on Mexico<\/strong><\/h4>

The LA Times reported Wednesday that two Morena governors, Alfonso Durazo (Sonora) and Am\u00e9rico Villarreal (Tamaulipas), have had their US visas revoked and are under investigation for ties to organized crime. Sheinbaum \u2013 who had given a fiery nationalist speech on Sunday attacking US interventionism and defending Mexico\u2019s sovereignty \u2013 said the governors must answer for themselves (both have denied wrongdoing) while also asserting again the moves are part of a broader campaign against Morena.<\/p>

The New York Times published an opinion piece by analyst Carlos Bravo Regidor arguing that the indictment of Rocha Moya has put Sheinbaum in an \u201cimpossible dilemma\u201d and has also given her an opportunity to utilise US pressure to confront criminal governance. Mr. Bravo\u2019s column is surprisingly diplomatic in parts: namely the line that Rocha\u2019s case only \u201chints at the possibility\u201d that cartel power may have contaminated the ranks of Mexico\u2019s governing party. Indeed. It may also have been somewhat overtaken by events. After Sheinbaum\u2019s Sunday speech and AMLO\u2019s subsequent letter, it seems increasingly clear which course she has chosen: to dig in, frame the issue as sovereignty, and resist what she presents as US meddling. The question now at this point is perhaps less what Sheinbaum will do, and more what Washington does in response.<\/p>

In economic news, Bloomberg reported on the continued decline of investment in Mexico, but also on growing private capital interest in the Sheinbaum administration\u2019s energy projects. One US energy executive noted a new \u201copenness and receptiveness toward the private sector,\u201d with his industry now \u201ccautiously bullish\u201d on Mexico. Bloomberg also profiles Fibra SOMA, the high-end real estate trust that among other luxury properties oversees Soho House CDMX, and shortly will be finishing another Soho House in Cabo San Lucas.<\/p>

The World Cup countdown generated substantial foreign coverage. In Mexico City, CNTE teachers\u2019 union protesters vandalised World Cup statues and snarled traffic; Sheinbaum donated her opening game ticket to a 21-year-old female football player from Veracruz; and the underground resale market for premium seats at the CDMX stadium (which are privately owned) is reportedly bringing in millions of pesos. Guadalajara \u2014 capital of the \u201cbirthplace of tequila\u201d and home turf of the CJNG \u2014 also drew attention, with Bloomberg profiling crime in the city (considered unlikely to affect tourists), and a more in-depth story by guest reporter Stephen Woodman for CrashOut Media.<\/p>

In crime news, The Guardian examined the ongoing extortion crisis, and a drug trafficking tunnel was discovered beneath a retail storefront in San Diego. Bloomberg also covered the arrest of the mayor of Cuautla, the latest in the \u201cEnjambre\u201d operation, which has netted more than 85 officials since 2024, many on extortion charges.<\/p>

On the cultural front, the LA Times covered a sold-out LALIFF screening of a documentary about a Palestinian-Mexican family, with Mexican-American actress and Palestinian rights activist Melissa Barrera as executive producer. The paper also reviewed Diego Luna\u2019s new film\u00a0Mexico \u201886<\/em>, described as \u201cacidly humorous,\u201d which premieres today on Netflix.<\/p>

Blogs destacados en ingl\u00e9s sobre M\u00e9xico<\/strong><\/h4>

As previously mentioned, reporter Stephen Woodman wrote for CrashOut Media this week about the history of Guadalajara as a crime hub, and how families of missing people hope to utilise the World Cup to bring attention to their plight. In the context of what looks like a right-wing victory in Colombia, The Mexico Political Economist published an excerpt from the director\u2019s book about the Mexican right and how it has missed out on the regional trend. And Miranda Intelligence\u2019s daily Substack covered key developments in energy, fintech, public affairs and politics in Mexico.<\/p>