President Claudia Sheinbaum's defense of Mexico amid threats from Donald Trump has helped propel her approval rating to 80%.

Senior Mexican security and diplomatic officials will meet with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio in Washington on Thursday, President Claudia Sheinbaum told reporters on Wednesday, as bilateral tensions over drug gangs and migration simmer.

Federal Attorney General Alejandro Gertz Manero told reporters Tuesday that Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada has asked Mexico for repatriation.

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum says she’ll propose reforms to the country’s constitution aiming to reinforce the nation’s sovereignty, after the US designated several Mexican cartels as foreign terrorist organizations – a move that could potentially lay the groundwork for direct US strikes inside Mexican territory.

Alejandro Gertz Manero said extradition process usually takes no more than 45 days, but there have been cases in which they have had to wait up to 12 years for a response.

Trump said Monday that his planned 25% tariffs on all Mexican and Canadian exports to the U.S. “are going ahead on time, on schedule,” meaning the duties would take effect on March 4 at the conclusion of a one-month suspension.

Mexico President Claudia Sheinbaum reacted strongly to a State Department order declaring that several of the country’s drug cartels were terrorist organizations, which led Elon Musk to say they

President Claudia Sheinbaum said the U.S. labeling of drug cartels as foreign terrorist groups “cannot be an opportunity for the United States to invade our sovereignty.”

Mexico President Claudia Sheinbaum says surveillance drone flights by the U.S. government over Mexico are occurring in collaboration with and at the request of her government

Mexico and the U.S. continue discussions about security and trade as a tariff deadline approaches. Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum hopes to secure an agreement despite U.S. President Donald Trump's assertion that tariffs on imports are due soon.