The 62-year-old scientist-turned-politician will receive a country with a number of immediate challenges, foremost among them stubbornly high levels of violence, a sluggish economy and

Claudia Sheinbaum takes office Tuesday as Mexico's president, becoming the first woman to lead a country that is the United States' biggest trading partner. Her inauguration launches a six-year term during which she will navigate Mexico's all-important relationship with its northern neighbor,

Claudia Sheinbaum is Mexico’s first female leader in the nation’s more than 200 years of independence MEXICO CITY — Claudia Sheinbaum takes office Tuesday as Mexico’s first female president in the nation’s more than 200 years of independence.