The governor of a Mexican state who is wanted by the United States on drug trafficking charges abruptly stepped down from his role, one day after returning to office. Sinaloa Gov. Ruben Rocha Moya said in a social media post on Friday that he was resuming leadership of the northwestern state, a role he stepped…
The U.S. Justice Department unsealed indictments on Tuesday against four members of one of Mexico’s most powerful drug cartels accused of seeking to purchase arms and ammunition in exchange for drugs in the Czech Republic. The four alleged members of the Jalisco New Generation cartel, known by its Spanish acronym CJNG, were arrested in the…
A coalition of 25 states on Monday filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration, alleging that it exceeded its authority in imposing a new round of sweeping tariffs last month. The import duties, enacted under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974, target 60 economies with rates ranging from 10% to 12.5%. “This is President…
President Trump’s newly announced tariffs target 60 economies with rates ranging from 10% to 12.5%. They replace Section 122 levies, which expired early Friday morning. The new tariff schedule, announced by the White House Thursday evening, is enacted under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974. It places tariffs of up to 12.5% on a…
The Supreme Court agreed Monday to review an Alaska bush pilot’s claims that state authorities have tried to illegally seize his $95,000 airplane after a passenger brought a six-pack of beer on a flight bound for a dry village. The pilot, Kenneth Jouppi, sued to block his plane’s seizure after he was convicted of an…
