TPPF's Joshua Treviño and Ariana Guajardo discuss Joshua's findings from a recent expedition to Mexico City, with a focus on Claudia Sheinbaum's first six months as President of Mexico. They also look ahead to the upcoming deadline for reauthorizing the USMCA trade agreement.

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TPPF Issues Recommendations for Aggressive Diplomacy with Mexico

Morena's Proyecto de Nación (2024-2030)

In this special episode recorded at TPPF's 2025 Texas Policy Summit, Melissa Ford returns to the show to discuss the United States flying drones in Mexico and the Trump administration's latest foreign terrorist organization (FTO) designations for Mexican cartels.

Joshua Treviño and Ariana Guajardo discuss Mexico’s concessions on border security in response to President Trump’s tariff threats. They also shine a spotlight on the corrupt Mexican state-cartel alliance, cover the latest border clash at Fronton Island, and break down new Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s “Americas First” foreign policy approach.

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The Trump Administration Unabashedly Embraces the Monroe Doctrine

Marco Rubio: An Americas First Foreign Policy

It’s Time To Start Treating Mexico Like A Hostile Foreign Power

Trump’s Tariffs Would Reverse Decades of Integration Between U.S. and Mexico

Cartels Use Children As Pawns When Democrats Play Games With The Border

McAllen Police Department statement

Yes, There Is a Mexican State-Cartel Alliance