U.S. pressure to crack down on corrupt politicians has squeezed President Claudia Sheinbaum of Mexico ahead of her meeting with Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
For months, Claudia Sheinbaum, Mexico’s president, has tried to manage two complex relationships at the same time: Mexico’s with the United States and her own with her powerful party at home.
President Claudia Sheinbaum and her cabinet are said to be frustrated that they have worked hard to meet Washington’s demands, and yet it never seems to be enough.
White powder, purportedly finished fentanyl, at a Sinaloa Cartel fentanyl lab in Culiacán, Mexico, last year. The Mexican government has launched an aggressive crackdown against the cartel.