Cartels

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Finger-pointing, feuding, and frustration over El Paso airspace fiasco

Jamie McIntyre -

February 12, 2026 7:09 am

Security forces install barbed wire along the U.S. border in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico

Defense

Pentagon allowed CBP to use anti-drone laser before FAA closed El Paso airspace

Claire Carter -

February 11, 2026 10:09 pm

Rep. Veronica Escobar (D-TX) speaks during a Democratic Party campaign event in Florida, October 2024.

Defense

Cause of El Paso airspace closure in dispute as Congress questions cartel drone explanation

David Zimmermann -

February 11, 2026 2:01 pm

White House

Trump hails ‘productive’ phone call with Claudia Sheinbaum on drug trafficking efforts

Claire Carter -

January 29, 2026 1:40 pm

A collage of Ryan Wedding, a Canadian drug smuggler, and Attorney General Pam Bondi and FBI Director Kash Patel.

Justice

Olympic snowboarder-turned-alleged drug lord Ryan Wedding captured by FBI after yearlong manhunt

Kaelan Deese -

January 23, 2026 11:14 am

FILE - In this Jan. 18, 2010 file photo, steaks and other beef products are displayed for sale at a grocery store in McLean, Va. Republicans are increasingly using food — especially beef — as a cudgel in the culture war. In statements, tweets and fundraising emails, prominent GOP governors and senators have accused climate-minded Democrats of trying to push Americans to eat less red meat. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Opinion

Inflation didn’t eat your steak. A cartel did

Peter Navarro -

January 23, 2026 7:00 am

Claudia Sheinbaum speaks to a rally in Mexico City

World

Mexico transfers 37 suspected cartel members to US as Trump amps up rhetoric about land strikes

Claire Carter -

January 21, 2026 11:49 am

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks about the US Navy's new Golden Fleet initiative.

News

Rubio and Mexico’s foreign secretary discuss ‘stronger cooperation’ against cartels

Washington Examiner Staff -

January 12, 2026 2:29 am

President Donald Trump and Julion Alvarez.

Immigration

How Trump used sanctions and visa bans on Latin American entertainers to fight cartels

Kaelan Deese -

December 22, 2025 8:00 am

First Nation police chiefs join Texas Department of Public Safety marine units to patrol the Rio Grande River in Hidalgo County, Texas. L-R: Dwayne Zacharie, President of the First Nations Chiefs of Police Association, Ranatiiostha Swamp, Chief of Police of the Akwesasne Mohawk Territory, Brooks County Sheriff Benny Martinez, Jamie Tronnes, Center for North American Prosperity and Security, Goliad County Sheriff Roy Boyd. Photo: Bethany Blankley for The Center Square

Immigration

Canadian groups, First Nation police support stronger border security

Center Square -

December 12, 2025 3:32 pm

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Tag: Cartels

Finger-pointing, feuding, and frustration over El Paso airspace fiasco

Pentagon allowed CBP to use anti-drone laser before FAA closed El Paso airspace

Cause of El Paso airspace closure in dispute as Congress questions cartel drone explanation

Trump hails ‘productive’ phone call with Claudia Sheinbaum on drug trafficking efforts

Olympic snowboarder-turned-alleged drug lord Ryan Wedding captured by FBI after yearlong manhunt

Inflation didn’t eat your steak. A cartel did

Mexico transfers 37 suspected cartel members to US as Trump amps up rhetoric about land strikes

Rubio and Mexico’s foreign secretary discuss ‘stronger cooperation’ against cartels

How Trump used sanctions and visa bans on Latin American entertainers to fight cartels

Canadian groups, First Nation police support stronger border security

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