The Latest Breaking News from Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador

Mexican president heads to Washington, migration resurgence in focus

U.S. President Joe Biden will meet his Mexican counterpart on Tuesday to discuss ways to stem Mexican migrant crossings as arrests at the U.S.-Mexico border reached their highest levels in over a decade, with both sides hoping to address jobs and investment.

Reuters · Jul 11, 2022

Former Mexican President Echeverria, famed for role in repression, dies at 100

Former Mexican President Luis Echeverria, who took office in 1970 promising a democratic opening for the country but oversaw six of the harshest years of a so-called "dirty war" against dissidents, has died aged 100.

Reuters · Jul 9, 2022

'Don't vote for that party': Mexican president slams Texas migrant policy

Mexico's president on Friday attacked the governor of Texas' latest steps to crack down on unauthorized migration, saying he would urge voters of Mexican origin in the United States not to vote for "anti-immigrant" candidates.

Reuters · Jul 8, 2022

Mexican president to pitch anti-inflation plan to Biden

Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Friday that during a planned visit to Washington next month he would propose to his U.S. counterpart Joe Biden that they craft a joint anti-inflationary plan to tackle surging prices.

Reuters · Jun 24, 2022

U.S. to offer 300,000 work visas for Mexicans, Central Americans - Mexican official

The United States will announce an offer of 300,000 work visas to Mexicans and Central Americans when the Mexican president visits Washington next month, Mexico's interior minister said Wednesday.

Reuters · Jun 23, 2022

Mexico president will ask Biden to look into WikiLeaks' Assange case

Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Tuesday he will ask U.S. President Joe Biden to address the case of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, saying Mexico would open its doors to him if he were released.

Reuters · Jun 21, 2022

U.S. climate envoy Kerry urges Mexico to accelerate energy transition

Mexico should accelerate its efforts to help tackle global warming, U.S. climate envoy John Kerry said on Tuesday after a meeting with President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador.

Reuters · Jun 14, 2022

Mexican President shares video of Ted Cruz, mocking him as an NRA stooge, at press conference

Florida Republican accuses Obrador of handing ‘over sections of his country to drug cartels’ and being ‘an apologist for tyranny in Cuba’

The Independent UK · Jun 9, 2022

Mexico president trades barbs with Cuban-American senators

Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador took swipes at Cuban-American Senators Marco Rubio, Ted Cruz and Bob Menendez during a regular press conference Wednesday morning, piling on from criticism lobbed in recent days.

Reuters · Jun 8, 2022

Venezuela's Maduro praises Mexican president, says summit exclusion is 'discrimination'

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro praised the "courage and clarity" of Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador for choosing not to attend this week's Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles.

Reuters · Jun 7, 2022