Killing of Cartel Boss Sets Off Chaos in Mexico, and Trump Has a New Plan for Tariffs
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From The New York Times, it's The Headlines. I'm Tracey Mumford. Today's Monday, February 23rd. Here's what we're covering. In Mexico, the government's announcement that it killed the nation's most wanted cartel boss has set off a wave of mayhem. Authorities said that Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, known as El Mencho, died in a government operation to capture him yesterday. He was widely regarded as one of the country's most violent criminal figures, overseeing a powerful gang that trafficked drugs like cocaine, meth, and fentanyl, and expanded into other enterprises, too. After his death, violence broke out across the country as cartel operatives responded with an unsettling show of force. Armed groups blocked roads and set fire to supermarkets, banks, and vehicles.
One witness described seeing masked men force everyone off of a city bus and light it on fire in Puerto Vallarta, a popular tourist destination. The violence has spread across at least 13 states, though the bulk of it has unfolded in the city of Guadalajara. Concerts and soccer matches were canceled yesterday, some flights were diverted, and the U.S. government warned American citizens in some areas to, quote, shelter in place until further notice. In the past, previous captures of cartel leaders have ignited violence like this, sometimes among rival gangs jockeying for power, sometimes from groups lashing out at the government. Mexico's president, Claudia Scheinbaum, has urged Mexicans to stay calm.
and said things are proceeding as normal in most of the country. Under Scheinbaum, Mexico has launched its most intense campaign against the cartels in more than a decade, and El Mencho's death marks a major victory for her administration. It could also ease pressure on the country from President Trump, who has threatened strikes in Mexico if it doesn't address drug trafficking and smuggling. Some security analysts say, though, that despite Scheinbaum's aggressive approach, the cartels remain too powerful and too entrenched to fully eradicate. In Washington.
Today I will sign an order to impose a 10% global tariff under Section 122.
President Trump is pushing forward with his plans for tariffs. Despite the Supreme Court's ruling on Friday that struck down many of those he'd put in place.
It's ridiculous, but it's okay because we have other ways, numerous other ways.
Right after the ruling, he announced a 10% global tariff. Then said Saturday he was raising it to 15%. To impose the new surcharges, he's using a different legal authority than the statute the justices ruled on. He's invoking a provision of a 1970s trade law that no president has used before. Trump has also continued to lash out against the justices who ruled against him, calling them fools and lapdogs.
I think it's an embarrassment to their families. You want to know the truth? The two of them?
Yeah. He's taken particular aim at Neil Gorsuch and Amy Coney Barrett, both of whom he appointed. At the budget level, the court's ruling has unleashed a new level of volatility for the U.S.
What happened after the killing of Mexico's most wanted cartel boss?
Tariffs had become a key source of government revenue, and it's unclear if Trump will be able to make up the difference to help pay for the expansive tax cut he signed into law last year. For now, the question of what will happen to the billions of dollars in surcharges that were already collected from companies is still up in the air. The Supreme Court left it to the U.S. Court of International Trade and lower courts to figure out how refunds should work. The Trump administration has said it could take years to sort out.
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