President Donald Trump is granting a one-month exemption on his stiff new tariffs on imports from Mexico and Canada for U.S. automakers.

Authorities in northern Mexico on Wednesday found 70 pounds of fentanyl hidden inside boxes of sliced cactus, a quintessential Mexican food staple known as nopales.

Vice President JD Vance participated in an aerial tour of the U.S.-Mexico border on Wednesday, joined by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard. The trio also visited a Border Patrol detention facility.

The Hong Kong-based conglomerate that operates ports near the Panama Canal has agreed to sell shares of its units that operate the ports to a consortium including BlackRock Inc., after President Donald Trump alleged Chinese interference with the operations of the critical shipping lane.

U.S. gun companies are asking the Supreme Court this week to stop an unusual lawsuit from Mexico, a case that coincides with a critical moment for relations between the two countries.

President Donald Trump said Monday that 25% taxes on imports from Mexico and Canada would start Tuesday, sparking renewed fears of a North American trade war that already showed signs of pushing up inflation and hindering growth.

Mexico President Claudia Sheinbaum said Monday that her administration was waiting to see if U.S. President Donald Trump makes good on his threat to impose 25% tariffs on Mexican imports.

The Strykers likely will be transported to the border by rail and truck, after earlier discussions included the possibility of a road march from Fort Carson, an official told The Washington Post. Army officials see it as useful for the soldiers to continue training with the vehicles while deployed to the border. 

Guyana’s President Irfaan Ali on Saturday denounced an incursion by an armed Venezuelan naval vessel in disputed waters that are home to a mammoth offshore oil deposit being developed by ExxonMobil.

Another 1,140 soldiers working in support and sustainment jobs will deploy to the U.S.-Mexico border to help federal agents, the military announced Friday, bringing the total number of troops working in support of Customs and Border Protection to over 5,000.