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Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) planned to assassinate Israel's ambassador to Mexico, Einat Kranz-Neiger, but the plot was foiled last summer by Mexican security services, according to U.S. and Israeli officials.

Why it matters: U.S. officials claim this is further evidence that Iran has an extensive overseas network plotting against American and Israeli targets, including in Latin America.

Guyana is racing ahead on oil production and wealth since Exxon struck crude off its coast a decade ago.

Why it matters: The South American nation, about the size of Idaho, shows how quickly oil money can transform — and test — a country.

Seven people at Joint Base Andrews fell ill after a "suspicious package" containing "negative sentiments" towards President Trump and his actions was sent to the Maryland military facility, the U.S. military said Friday.

The latest: "There were no specific threats towards the President or other government officials" in the package that was sent Thursday, but the statement from the 316th Wing of the U.S. Air Force at the base said "emergency responders evacuated the building and connecting building and established a cordon around the area" as a precaution.

President Trump's views on climate change were denounced by several Latin American leaders in Belém, Brazil, on Thursday at the COP30 UN summit.

The big picture: Without naming Trump, Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva said "extremist forces that fabricate fake news and are condemning future generations to life on a planet altered forever by global warming." Chile and Colombia's leaders both specifically singled out the U.S. president in their COP30 speeches.

A Trump administration official told Axios that D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser is not under federal investigation, hours after the New York Times reported that the Justice Department was probing one of her foreign trips paid by Qatar.

Why it matters: Bowser is weighing a fourth term bid while navigating an unpredictable relationship with President Trump.

Kazakhstan President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev is expected to announce during a meeting with President Trump on Thursday that his country will join the Abraham Accords, U.S. officials tell Axios.

Why it matters: While Kazakhstan and Israel have had full diplomatic relations for more than 30 years, the move is designed to reinvigorate the Abraham Accords as the U.S.-led framework for cooperation between Israel and the Arab and Muslim world, a senior U.S. official said.

The Congressional Budget Office is investigating a recent apparent cyberattack on its networks, a spokesperson confirmed Thursday.

Why it matters: CBO is responsible for studying the financial impact of each bill that's introduced in both the Senate and House of Representatives.

The Supreme Court on Wednesday heard oral arguments on a challenge to President Trump's tariff powers, with even conservative justices sounding skeptical of the White House's position.

The big picture: You can't divine a SCOTUS ruling from questions, or even their tone, but the odds have definitely shifted against this type of executive authority.

Nearly two in three Latinos say it's a bad time to be Latino or Hispanic in the U.S. — a spike in pessimism since just last year and a total reversal from three years ago — according to a new Axios-Ipsos Latino Poll in partnership with Noticias Telemundo.

The big picture: The survey shows that Latinos' overall sense of optimism, safety and belonging has plunged across several measures since President Trump took office.

Mexico's President Claudia Sheinbaum said Wednesday she's pressing charges against a man who groped her on the street a day earlier.

The big picture: Video of Tuesday's incident on a Mexico City street went viral and Sheinbaum said on X that she would "review the legislation so that this crime is punishable in all" of the 32 Mexican states.

A new peace prize will be awarded at the World Cup draw in Washington, D.C., on Dec. 5 that recognizes "exceptional actions for peace and unity," soccer's international governing body FIFA announced Wednesday.

The big picture: FIFA president Gianni Infantino said in a statement that in an "increasingly unsettled and divided world, it's fundamental to recognize the outstanding contribution of those who work hard to end conflicts and bring people together in a spirit of peace."

Democrats' surprising victory margins Tuesday were fueled by dramatic gains among people who've drifted to the GOP in recent years — particularly Black, Latino and young voters, exit polls showed.

• Also jumping out of the results: In winning the races for governor in Virginia and New Jersey, Abigail Spanberger and Mikie Sherrill not only won a solid majority of women voters, they were backed by nearly half the men who voted in each state, CNN's surveys indicated.

Why it matters: The deeper Democrats looked into the numbers Wednesday, the more encouraging it seemed for a party that has been in the wilderness much of the year since President Trump's election.

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has sounded his loudest alarm about the U.S. falling behind to China on AI, telling the Financial Times that "China is going to win the AI race."

Why it matters: The trillion-dollar bet on AI's success, pushed by the Trump administration, hinges in large part on Nvidia, the dominant maker of chips for AI computing.

• Huang's warning reflected an apparent frustration with mounting calls for regulation in the U.S.