Outgoing Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador on Sunday signed an overhaul of the country's judicial system that critics warn will weaken democracy.
Why it matters: López Obrador says the constitutional reform, which includes making judges elected officials instead of appointees, would tackle corruption in the justice system and reduce high rates of unprosecuted crimes. Justice workers say it will only weaken checks and balances in the courts.
A senior Biden adviser, Amos Hochstein, cautioned Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday against initiating a wider war against Lebanon, three sources familiar with the meetings told Axios.
Why it matters: Hochstein's message came as the Israeli military and security cabinet have been ramping up preparations for a war against Hezbollah in Lebanon, which they hope would allow tens of thousands of displaced Israelis to return home.
The FBI is investigating threats sent to Wittenberg University in Springfield, Ohio, following baseless conspiracy theories about Haitian immigrants eating pets.
Latinos in two crucial Western states appear hesitant to go all in for Vice President Harris as she embraces border security measures popular among white swing voters in the Midwest.
Why it matters: Early polls suggest Latinos in Arizona and Nevada — battleground states where immigration raids and racial profiling have been big concerns — are leaning toward Harris over Donald Trump.
But Harris doesn't appear to have won over enough Latinos to get the boost she'll likely need to win those states. Many Latinos there want Democrats to strike a balance between better border security and respecting the needs of U.S. citizens and legal residents.
