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A Look At The First 6 Months Of Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador's Term

5:59pm June 06, 2019

Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador is six months into his term. NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with political analyst Denise Dresser about the job he's done so far.

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An employee works at a wiring harness and cable assembly manufacturing company in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, that exports to the U.S. in 2017. The auto industry says threatened tariffs would play havoc with supply chains.

Ohio To Juárez And Back Again: Why Tariffs On Mexico Alarm The Auto Industry

10:38am June 06, 2019

by Camila Domonoske

The U.S. auto industry opposes President Trump's threatened tariffs on goods imported from Mexico. It says the taxes would increase the cost of vehicles and play havoc with supply chains.

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Negotiations To Avert Mexico Tariffs Continue In Washington

10:17am June 06, 2019

Meetings between the White House and Mexican officials did not resolve the conflict over the border, and President Trump repeated his threat to impose tariffs on Mexico Wednesday night.

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Tariff Talks Between U.S. And Mexican Negotiators Press On

10:17am June 06, 2019

by Franco Ordoñez

President Trump tweeted that talks with Mexican officials would continue Thursday — raising hopes they may be able to reach an agreement to avert potentially crippling tariffs on Mexican imports.

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News Brief: Tariffs, D-Day Anniversary, Syria To Repatriate Americans

6:23am June 06, 2019

Negotiations to head off tariffs on Mexico continue. President Trump is in Normandy to commemorate D-Day's 75th anniversary. And, 8 Americans are being repatriated to the U.S. from northern Syria.

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Cargo trucks pass the secondary fence that divides the United States and Mexico in Otay Mesa, Calif., on May 31. Vice President Pence held a meeting with Mexican officials on Wednesday over threats to raise tariffs on that country.

U.S.-Mexican Tariff Talks Continue As White House Meeting Ends Without A Deal

9:27pm June 05, 2019

by Franco Ordoñez

The administration is under pressure from Mexico and top Republicans to back off of a threat to impose tariffs on that country if it does not make an effort to curb illegal immigration.

Mexican Officials Are Trying To Talk The Trump Administration Out Of A Trade War

5:13pm June 05, 2019

by Michele Kelemen

Facing the threat of U.S. tariffs, Mexico's Foreign Minister meets with top Trump administration officials. The U.S. wants Mexico to do more to stem the flow of migrants from Central America.

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Business Leaders, Workers Tied To Mexico's Export Economy React To Threat Of Tariffs

4:47pm June 05, 2019

by Carrie Kahn

Businesses in Mexico are not too worried that President Trump is going to actually tax all of their goods into the the U.S. They are hoping for a quick, amicable resolution.

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A View From Both Sides Of The Border On Planned U.S. Tariffs On Mexico

6:56am June 05, 2019

U.S. and Mexican negotiators are meeting, less than a week before tariffs are set to take effect on all imports from Mexico. President Trump wants Mexico to crack down on Central American migrants.

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News Brief: Mexico Tariffs, Census Hearing, Candidates And Big Business

6:30am June 05, 2019

by Noel King

There's growing U.S. opposition to Trump's planned tariffs on Mexico. What's the real reason behind the citizenship question for the census? And, 2020 presidential candidates take on corporations.

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