Tag: Mexico

This 2017 photo taken in Cozumel, Mexico shows people on a pier at sunset over the Caribbean. The embassy issued a safety alert Friday warning U.S. citizens visiting the area to exercise caution. U.S. government employees are barred from using tourist ferries that run between Cozumel and Playa del Carmen while an investigation is ongoing regarding undetonated explosives. (AP Photo/Marjorie Miller)

Undetonated explosives found on Mexican tourist ferry off coast of Cozumel

Melissa Quinn · March 2, 2018 6:43 pm

President Trump announced tariffs of 25 percent on steel imports and 10 percent on aluminum imports on Thursday, and justified them as a way to protect U.S. national security. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)

Goldman Sachs: Steel tariffs a likely prelude to NAFTA exit

Sean Higgins · March 2, 2018 4:53 pm

As congressional wrangling over a DACA fix continues, young rural immigrants on the brink of college are waiting for their dreams to begin. (Daniel Allott)

Beltway Confidential

With DACA in flux, ‘Dreamers’ from Trump country navigate a college minefield

Daniel Allott · March 2, 2018 5:01 am

Rep. Mark Meadows, R-N.C., sent a letter to the House on Thursday asking for a "full retroactive" repeal of Obamacare's individual mandate. Meadows is concerned that Americans may not realize that they still face penalties if they don't have health insurance in 2017. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

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Mark Meadows wants ‘retroactive’ repeal of Obamacare’s individual mandate this tax season

Daniel Chaitin · March 2, 2018 12:49 am

U.S. Ambassador to Mexico Resigns

Grant Wishard · March 1, 2018 8:31 pm

U.S. Ambassador to Mexico Roberta Jacobson said Thursday she's planning to resign in May. Jacobson announced she's leaving "in search of new opportunities." (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

US ambassador to Mexico leaving in May

Tristan Justice · March 1, 2018 7:35 pm

Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced on Tuesday that the Justice Department's inspector general will investigate alleged abuses of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, a move condemned by President Trump on Wednesday. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

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13 Republicans ask Jeff Sessions to appoint second special counsel to investigate FBI, DOJ

Daniel Chaitin · February 28, 2018 11:13 pm

U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer is leading the U.S. efforts to renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement between the U.S., Canada, and Mexico. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Top NAFTA goal is changing ‘rules of origin,’ trade rep says

Sean Higgins · February 28, 2018 10:20 pm

Jared Kushner's contacts with foreign officials were the subject of scrutiny within the White House, and reportedly played a role in his inability to secure a security clearance. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Foreign officials talked privately of manipulating Jared Kushner: Report

Melissa Quinn · February 27, 2018 11:12 pm

U.S. District Judge Gonzalo Curiel on Tuesday rejected arguments by the state of California and advocacy groups that the Trump administration overreached by waiving laws requiring environmental and other reviews before construction on a southern border wall could begin. (AP Photo/Elliott Spagat, File)

Hispanic judge Trump once disparaged as ‘Mexican’ rules in favor of border wall construction

Kelly Cohen · February 27, 2018 10:08 pm

White House Watch: The DACA Deadline Dies

Andrew Egger · February 27, 2018 5:50 am

Senate Majority Whip Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, (pictured center) is cosponsoring a bill with Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., and more than a dozen other senators from both parties. The bill would improve the nation's background check system used for scrutinizing most firearms purchases. However, House Republicans are likely to oppose it unless they can add language allowing concealed carry permit holders to legally bring their weapons to other states. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

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Trump and Congress move on guns after Florida

Susan Ferrechio · February 27, 2018 5:01 am