just as the woman piped up with a different city: “Puerto Peñasco.” The troops searched the vehicle, finding a plastic bag of fentanyl pills under the spare tire. Since Operation Northern Border kicked off on Feb. 5, Mexico’s national guard has ...

President Claudia Sheinbaum of Mexico took steps sought by President Trump, including sending troops to the border and cracking down on drug cartels. The tariffs went into effect anyway.

U.S. President Donald Trump imposed on March 4 a 25 percent tariff on Mexican and Canadian imports and also raised tariffs to 20 percent on China. Trump had threatened tariffs over problems with the border, such as the trafficking of drugs like fentanyl.

After a call with President Sheinbaum, Trump announced that most Mexico imports will not be subject to tariffs until at least early April.

President Claudia Sheinbaum’s government made major concessions — and delivered results — to avert President Trump’s 25 percent tariffs. He imposed them anyway.

The bill does not link tariffs to fentanyl smuggling but seeks expanded authority to sanction state-owned or state-controlled Chinese entities, including banks, involved in financing foreign opioid trafficking. The measure also would have the U.S. government track more chemicals that can be used to make methamphetamines.

There is no reason, rationale or justification to support this decision that will affect our people and nations … Nobody wins with this decision,” Sheinbaum said at her regular